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Islington Tribune - NEWS
Published: 5 June 2009

POLICE SWOOP ON SMOKER IN ROW OVER FAG

Warden calls in cops over refusal to accept discarded butt fine

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Fire hero former caretaker ‘is being forced out of home’
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PM dishes out praise for free meals

PRIME minister Gordon Brown has hailed the Town Hall’s decision to forge ahead with plans to introduce free school meals for all primary school children.
Mr Brown surprised his own local party members by throwing his full support behind the policy, which was forced on Islington’s ruling Lib Dems when Labour... > more

Storm over the 33 letters which went up on estate noticeboards - A LETTER which went up on 33 noticeboards at a Finsbury estate was at the centre of a huge... > more

Ben was ‘stabbed doing nothing at all’ - ANYONE who listened to the way in which schoolboy Ben Kinsella met his “horrific” death must have been moved... > more

Minister accused of ‘about-turn’ over university inquiry pledge - POLITICIANS and union chiefs have demanded an apology from a government minister after... > more

Family’s ‘blood on the carpet’ ordeal - A HIGHBURY couple were happy to help when paramedics wanted to turn their garden and then dining room into an... > more

Council letter on housing list could spark fury, warns mayor - ISLINGTON’S mayor Anna Berent has clashed with her own officials who are threatening to take... > more

Teenagers throw street signs at passer-by who comes to aid of woman - POLICE are hunting youths who hurled street signs and bits of wood at a man after he... > more

Estate’s tenants call time on derelict pub - TENANTS are pressing for the removal of a derelict pub at the entrance to their homes. > more

Literary GCSE pupils have all the write ideas - THE creative talent of nine young writers, aided by some innovative teaching ideas, has led to the launch of an... > more

Teenager’s body flown home - THE body of teenager Bradley Carty, who drowned off the coast of Denmark, is expected to be flown home today (Friday). > more

Marathon tribute: Runner remembers dad who died from cancer - A VOLUNTEER who works with autistic children in Clerkenwell has taken part in a 26-mile... > more

Silver service at Goldsmiths’ Hall - GOLDSMITHS’ Hall in the City was shining from all directions on Tuesday as the second British Silver Week got under way. > more

Farmers’ food fete - ISLINGTON Green will be alive with fresh produce on Saturday as London Farmers’ Market celebrates its 10th anniversary. > more

Arson arrest after takeaway blazes - A MAN has been arrested in connec tion with an alleged arson attack on a Subway restaurant in Islington. > more

Plain-clothes police grab phone snatcher - A TEENAGER stole a mobile phone from a woman in front of two plain-clothes policemen in Holloway this week. > more