Islington man Sunny’s running, cycling and hiking challenge will help raise £250k for Mental Health UK
An Islington man is raising money for Mental Health UK by hiking up a mountain, cycling 100 miles and running a half marathon.
Business of the week: Young Actors Theatre, the Barnsbury drama school churning out Hollywood stars
Each week, we profile a company that’s caught our eye doing business here in Islington. This week, we visit the Young Actors Theatre in Barnsbury Road, which offers the borough affordable drama classes alongside its charity work.
Super 5 League: Mabley Green’s first women’s five-a-side football league crowns its 2017 champions
A small group having a kickabout one February evening led to the creation of Mabley Green’s first women’s football league. As the league champions prepare to lift the cup, the Gazette finds out why it’s such a big step for Hackney’s female players.
Anna Scher: Legendary Islington theatre teacher (and one-time Gazette writer) looks back on half century of drama
Anna Scher’s drama classes have been a pillar of Islington for 49 years. The one-time Gazette columnist reviews the highlights of a hugely influential career.
Business of the week: Why there’s rarely silence in The Library, Upper Street’s intimate live music venue
It’s rarely quiet in this Library.
N1 Women’s Institute celebrates 10 years of empowerment
N1 Women’s Institute has marked its 10th anniversary by providing a bench in the St Mary’s Church garden.
Mossbourne teens hike 96 miles to top of Ben Nevis to raise £1,000 for Hackney sports charity
Five lads from Mossbourne Community Academy hiked 96 miles to the top of Ben Nevis to raise money for a Hackney sports charity.
Video A road accident demo, horses and 6,000 balloons on Clapton Common? Must be the Shomrim open day
Six thousand balloons were given out at Shomrim’s annual open day on Clapton Common.
Woman taken to hospital with leg injury after ‘cleaning fluid’ spill at Stamford Hill school
A woman was taken to hospital after what is believed to have been a cleaning fluid spill at a Stamford Hill school building this afternoon.
Bananas growing in Canonbury?! Green-fingered Christina is delighted as her Ramsey Walk garden bears fruit
Despite the English summer, Christina Janvier has succeeded in growing bananas with large, lush leaves in her Canonbury garden.
