As chief reporter at the Islington Gazette when Ben Kinsella was murdered, Meyrem Hussein had a better insight into Islington’s knife crime problem than most. She recalls how Ben’s death caught the attention of the national press – but says too little has changed in the decade since.
City University is planning a major transformation with a £130m redevelopment of its buildings.
Dozens of poignant words, hundreds of scraps of materials and thousands of painstaking stitches have been brought together in a six-month labour of love.
A project to stop old people in Islington from falling ill and dying in cold weather has been named one of the most innovative public services in Europe.
A store that started as a penny bazaar and is now one of the country’s biggest names celebrated its 100th anniversary.
A McDonald’s in Holloway wants to open until the early hours – prompting concerns from a number of neighbours.
Pop star turned street artist – dubbed the “female Banksy” – has found herself in a heated row with an auction house after it threatened to sell a piece of graffiti said to be created by her.
A piece of street art believed to be by a mysterious artist dubbed the “female Banksy” is about to go to public auction – leaving the graffiti star “beside herself”.
Campaigners have been granted a temporary reprieve
Keen bookworms already know that books are not boring – but now they are spreading that message by sharing and swapping their favourite reads.
