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  • Be a bright spark in Finsbury Park!

    By LiseS at 08:16 on 08/02/11
    Bright Sparks shop assistant Nikki Holmes, Cllr Catherine West and Kayas Miah and their rescued electrical goods
    The Bright Sparks Shop is a fantastic service that repairs, resells and recycles unwanted or broken electrical items. If you have a kettle, TV or computer that doesn't work and are thinking of throwing it away, why not take it in to the shop and find out if the engineers there can fix it or find it a better home? Since the shop opened in June the number of electrical goods collected has leapt from from about one tonne...
  • LBGT Month starts today!

    By LiseS at 08:03 on 01/02/11
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    This month is Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month, and Camden and Islington councils are working together to celebrate. Literary, musical and educational events are taking place across both boroughs, finishing with a fancy dress Winter Ball on 25 February at Islington's Assembly Hall on Upper Street. Cllr Catherine West, Leader of Islington Council, says, "LGBT History Month is an event that's grown hugely...
  • Changes to Islington parking permits - public meeting tomorrow

    By LiseS at 12:38 on 26/01/11
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    Islington Council's new parking permit prices and conditions have been the source of furious discussion since they were announced close to Christmas, and a meeting to discuss the changes is being held tomorrow at St John's Upper Holloway C of E Primary School from 7pm. Under the new "Roamer" scheme launching in February, all Islington resident parking permit holders will be able to park in any Controlled Parking Zone between...
  • Who's your local hero? Nominations now open!

    By LiseS at 16:05 on 14/01/11
    Civic Award winner Tony Allcock with Islington Boxing Club at last year's ceremony
    Islington Mayor's Civic Awards gives you a chance to nominate local community heroes and make sure people who are working hard for the community don't go unsung. Last year's winners included gardeners, youth workers and volunteers working with older people. You can nominate a family member, a local business person or even a next door neighbour. Islington Mayor, Cllr Mouna Hamitouche says, "Every day across Islington, people who...
  • Islington Fairness Commission meeting 11 January

    By LiseS at 12:46 on 11/01/11
    Two Islingtons? The Islington Fairness Commission is working to reduce the gap.
    The fifth meeting of the Islington Fairness Commission will take place today, Tuesday 11 January at Highbury Grove School, from 6.30 to 9pm. The theme of the meeting is "Hidden Voices", and will look at how agencies in Islington can help vulnerable and isolated people in the borough. Presentations given at this meeting, which is the fifth of seven, will look at how the needs and views of everyone in Islington can be heard...

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