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WAR HERO IS ‘TOO OLD TO CARRY FLAG’
88-year-old veteran blames ban on ‘health and safety madness‘
A WAR hero from Highbury has been banned from carrying his regimental flag at Westminster Abbey this Sunday because it’s claimed he’s too old. > more |
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Arsenal KO world title boxing bouts
Emirates Stadium ‘unlikely’ to stage contests
CLAIMS that world championship boxing contests are lined up for the Emirates Stadium were dismissed this week.
Arsenal won permission to host three concerts a year, at a licensing hearing... > more |
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Pitch perfect... the stallholder voted our first market leader - A CHAPEL Market stallholder has been crowned Islington’s top market trader. > more
Tower developers reject ‘tall stories’ - THE developers behind a 150-metre skyscraper on Old Street have insisted they have no plans to reduce the scale of the project. > more
Heart attack while nurse took break - AN alternative therapist died following a freak heart attack at the Whittington Hospital after she was left unattended during... > more
It ain’t right: Schoolgirl rapper’s message after knife killings of teens on streets - SCHOOLGIRL Leah Williams decided she had to do something after a series... > more
Would you credit it? A ‘bank’ that prefers you to save... not borrow - THE offices of Islington and City Credit Union, a dilapidated community centre in Archway... > more
Makes a change: Town Hall rivals united by the Obama campaign - AMERICA’S president elect, Barack Obama, has brought a moment’s harmony to the... > more
Report reveals ‘the dirty secret of our café society’ - A POVERTY report has revealed the stark truth behind Islington’s leafy, café-culture image. > more
Online tribute to the victims of war - ISLINGTON soldiers and civilians who lost their lives in war are being commemorated in an online Book of Remembrance. > more
Neighbours’ sleepless nights as backpackers move into street - A FAMILY home turned into a backpackers’ hostel has sparked a petition protest from neighbours. > more
Community choir on song for BBC finals - AN AMATEUR community choir has beaten off stiff competition to reach the finals of the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year. > more
Arts school gets a big cash boost - URDANG Performing Arts Academy, based in the old Finsbury town hall, has been awarded one of the largest public grants... > more
Stabbing victim ‘serious’ - A STABBING victim is in a serious condition in hospital after being attacked in Finsbury Park on Monday. > more
Death sci-fi style: Film explores grief - A FORMER mental health patient, Oliver Bowes, has written, directed and stars in a film about grief and bereavement being... > more
Dancers join Aids battle - DANCERS will highlight the global fight against HIV and Aids later this month. > more |
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