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Islington Tribune - NEWS
Published: 29 May 2009

‘FIND MY SON’ PLEA AFTER DROWNING

Mother urges Danish authorities to continue search for body

AN Islington mother this week pleaded with the Danish authorities to continue searching for the body of her son, who drowned... > more

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Six secret schools are first to get a taste of free meals
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Man who fought way back to fitness died after doorstep fall
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13m viewers to watch the fab Flaw!
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Seeing red over Green roof
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Smoker fumes over fine for throwaway butt

A LEGAL adviser accused the Town Hall of playing “Big Brother” after he was fined £50 for stubbing a cigarette out on the pavement.
David Leigh, who works for mental health charity Mind in Islington, based in Archway, is threatening to refuse to pay the fine. He is determined to appeal, on the grounds that he was not aware of the... > more

‘Bounty on heads of Ben’s killers’ claim - SHOCKED members of “a family” who were neighbours of schoolboy Ben Kinsella set to track down... > more

Playground builders’ jobs saved - THE private company which runs Islington schools has been forced into a climbdown over plans to axe a revolutionary... > more

Street cleaners ‘drink tea as we sweep our square’ - A LEADING magazine photographer this week accused street cleaners of “sitting... > more

‘Snoopers? We just take pride in our little patch’ - ISLINGTON'S army of green volunteers angrily hit back this week at claims they could/... > more

Ball helps club hit charity goal - LEGENDARY rock giants The Who switched from pinball to football last week at Arsenal’s star-studded Legends... > more

Police station crackdown targets knives and drugs - POLICE have sent a warning to anyone hoping to bring drugs and knives into Finsbury Park... > more

Clean sweep Caretaker takes title - TENANTS living in Canonbury say their estate has never been cleaner – and it’s all thanks to Manuel Gaspar. > more

Top earners cost Town Hall £1m - NINE Town Hall officials earned more than £100,000 a year, according to a report by the Taxpayers’ Alliance. > more

Town Hall staff paid an ‘absolute fortune’ - COUNCILLORS and Town Hall officials have been warned to keep their “snouts out of the trough” in the... > more

Saying it with flowers: ‘Passionate’ tributes at leaving ceremony - FORMER Liberal Democrat leader Councillor James Kempton said farewell ... > more

Arcade’s big payout gamble lost - COUNCILLORS in Holloway celebrated this week after plans to triple the number of high-payout machines at a gaming... > more

Police ask for ‘crime postcards’ - ISLINGTON Police have been inundated with postcards this year – but instead of being filled with holiday... > more

Forecourt eviction traders stage demo - HIGHBURY Corner traders fighting eviction from a station forecourt are to protest on Monday. > more

‘Brutal’ killer to serve 18 years - A PRISONER released early has begun a life sentence for the horrific killing of his lover while high on cocaine... > more