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Number of Islington opiate addicts seeking help doubles during lockdown

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Ed Sheridan, Ldrs Reporter

People seeking opiate drug help more than doubled while fewer dealers were on the streets during the lockdowns, Islington Town Hall figures have revealed. In a trend noted by drug services throughout London, 212 new patients sought treatment in...

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Finsbury Park mentoring charity appeals for BAME volunteers

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Islington's Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 event to go ahead online

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Thousands back petition for exemptions in Highbury People Friendly Streets

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Arsenal fan's search for every Highbury Stadium match since 1940s

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Two 16-year-olds charged with murder of Islington student

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Old Street roundabout project moves into final phase

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Period poverty on the rise during pandemic, warns women's group

Sally Patterson

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Man wrestled to floor during attempted robbery in Finsbury Park

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Islington man sentenced for antisemitic graffiti in Stamford Hill

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Lockdown Zoom plays by disabled artists 'without constraints'

Bridget Galton

Islington dancer recounts apartheid struggles in new book

Sofia Vyas

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Designated Covid care setting celebrates intervention on insurance issues

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Tributes paid to Islington student fatally stabbed in Tottenham

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Hackney author tells how a mysterious death mask links to a well known...

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Thames Water faces councillors’ anger over billing changes for tenants

Ed Sheridan, local democracy reporter

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Album: Hello Cosmos – Dream Harder

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Spot tiny art 'gems' along The Parkland Walk

Bridget Galton

Highbury woman launches pen pal initiative to fight lockdown loneliness

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Teaching mentor comes 'full circle' working at Islington school

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Islington writers among the winners of 2021 awards

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Islington charity choir smashes fundraising target with help from Brian Eno

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Residents' 'frustration' as Royal Mail works to deliver in lockdown

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Arsenal legend Nigel Winterburn relieved to see Mesut Ozil depart

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Arsenal look to bounce back at home to West Ham

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Residents' 'frustration' as Royal Mail works to deliver in lockdown

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Teaching mentor comes 'full circle' working at Islington school

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Police search for suspects after teen stabbed in the face in the Cally

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Highbury woman launches pen pal initiative to fight lockdown loneliness

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Thousands back petition for exemptions in Highbury People Friendly Streets

Franki Berry

Nearly 3,000 people have backed a petition calling for residents and businesses to be exempt from the new Highbury low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTN). Traffic schemes, coined People Friendly Streets, have been rolling out in different areas of...

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Number of Islington opiate addicts seeking help doubles during lockdown

Ed Sheridan, Ldrs Reporter

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Knife Crime

Two 16-year-olds charged with murder of Islington student

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Islington man sentenced for antisemitic graffiti in Stamford Hill

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Finsbury Park mentoring charity appeals for BAME volunteers

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Lockdown Zoom plays by disabled artists 'without constraints'

Theatre

Bridget Galton

The latest in a series of Zoom plays from Hackney's Graeae Theatre tackles everything from sibling rivalry to an awkward meeting between ex lovers. Crips Without Constraints Part 2 is the work of deaf and disabled writers and directors, and...

Hackney author tells how a mysterious death mask links to a well known...

Bridget Galton

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Album: Hello Cosmos – Dream Harder

Stephen Moore

Spot tiny art 'gems' along The Parkland Walk

Bridget Galton

Elemental artworks go on virtual show

Bridget Galton

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Arsenal legend Nigel Winterburn relieved to see Mesut Ozil depart

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Jacob Ranson

Arsenal legend Nigel Winterburn spoke with relief as Mesut Ozil finally departed the north London outfit to join Turkish side Fenerbahce. Winterburn feels an albatross has been lifted from the shoulders of the club which he says will now allow...

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Arsenal look to bounce back at home to West Ham

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Mikel Arteta turns focus to new signings after Arsenal let fringe...

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Arsenal face back to back clashes with Southampton

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Arsenal's Danielle van de Donk voted into first ever UEFA Women’s Fans...

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‘If we can’t bring the people back to our building, then we should go to them’

Theatre

Zita Whalley

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In March, Arcola Theatre - which turned 20 this year - closed its doors to the public, cancelling its anniversary programming and community outreach. Apart from the executive director and accountant, staff were furloughed. "Everything stopped...

Theatre company offers support and creativity for care leavers during...

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Dunns the doughnut kings mark 200 years

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The ‘Grand Old Man of India’: The history of Britain’s first Asian MP in...

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Statue for Mary Wollstonecraft on Newington Green splits opinion: ‘It...

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Number of Islington opiate addicts seeking help doubles during lockdown

Finsbury Park mentoring charity appeals for BAME volunteers

Islington's Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 event to go ahead online

Thousands back petition for exemptions in Highbury People Friendly Streets

Arsenal fan's search for every Highbury Stadium match since 1940s

Two 16-year-olds charged with murder of Islington student

Old Street roundabout project moves into final phase

Period poverty on the rise during pandemic, warns women's group

Man wrestled to floor during attempted robbery in Finsbury Park

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Islington man sentenced for antisemitic graffiti in Stamford Hill

Lockdown Zoom plays by disabled artists 'without constraints'

Islington dancer recounts apartheid struggles in new book

Designated Covid care setting celebrates intervention on insurance issues

Tributes paid to Islington student fatally stabbed in Tottenham

Hackney author tells how a mysterious death mask links to a well known...

Thames Water faces councillors’ anger over billing changes for tenants

Album: Hello Cosmos – Dream Harder

Spot tiny art 'gems' along The Parkland Walk

Highbury woman launches pen pal initiative to fight lockdown loneliness

Teaching mentor comes 'full circle' working at Islington school

Islington writers among the winners of 2021 awards

Islington charity choir smashes fundraising target with help from Brian Eno

Residents' 'frustration' as Royal Mail works to deliver in lockdown

Arsenal legend Nigel Winterburn relieved to see Mesut Ozil depart

Arsenal look to bounce back at home to West Ham

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