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Marshy land, Soul II Soul and Hamza the Hook - do you recognise this map's view of Finsbury Park?

By harrisonw

opposite Finsbury Park station, 10 Stroud Green Road N4 2DF

By LiseS at 11:54 on 18/05/10

As part of the British Library's Magnificent Maps exhibition currently on display, artist Stephen Walter has produced "The Island". The map is a hand-drawn satirical illustration of London, covered with frivolous detail and curious snippets of history, and showing the "island" of London as cut off from the rest of the surrounding commuter belt. But do you agree with the artist's view of Finsbury Park? Down...
Summer fun for under-10s at Lollibop!

By Sarahkk

Let's hope the weather cheers up

By LiseS at 22:18 on 11/05/10

Summer may be coming in fits and starts this year, but we're assured it will have made its way to N4 by July, so parents may well be happy to hear about Lollibop. The event is a music festival aimed at kids aged 10 and under, and will take place in Clissold Park during the summer holidays, on 18 and 19 July. The festival will feature a circus Big Top; 'Dr Doo's Little Zoo' with cute baby animals of all...
Plans for Hornsey Town Hall unveiled

By LiseS

Comments are still open on the planning apllication here:

By LiseS at 17:30 on 30/03/10

As we recently reported, plans for the redevelopment of the iconic modernist Hornsey Town Hall have been made available to the public. The proposed arts centre to be housed within the Garde II listed building will include a theatre, studio space, cinema and roof-top garden. The "cultural hub" in the Town Hall building will reflect its use until 1980 as a concert hall. Other plans for the revamp of the 1930s Art Deco...
Rise to rise again as UpRise

By LiseS

Details still tbc according to the website, but why not pop along to the fundraising party this...

By LiseS at 08:30 on 06/02/10

A new one day festival will continue the legacy of Rise after a two-year hiatus this summer. UpRise: London United Against Racism will mark a return of the event in an updated form. "Rise was a landmark event for Londoners, and it is for this reason that we have been working tirelessly to plan UpRise, a festival with the same purpose as Rise," said co-organiser Mike Barnard. Rise was Europe's largest anti-racism festival,...
Victory for Whittington Hospital campaign as Health Secretary calls closure "inconceivable"

By LiseS

I'm certainly relieved!

By LiseS at 22:26 on 29/04/10

Campaigners against the closure of the Whittington Hospital A&E are celebrating today following the announcement by Health Secretary Andy Burnham that closure of the local A&E service is "inconceivable". Speaking at today's rally, Burnham said, "The Whittington A&E is a vital service in its local community. This is a service in which we have invested £32 million over the past few years and as far as...

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Sainsbury's Local to open on Stroud Green Road

By LiseS at 16:03 on 19/08/10

A new branch of Sainsbury's will shortly be arriving on Stroud Green Road to rival the Tesco Metro store already on the road. The new store will take over the former site of independent retailer Woody's, which closed in June. Plans for the closure of Turkish retailer Woody's, and the planning application for the Sainsbury's store, became known in March this year. Known for its tempting barrels of olives, Turkish meats and...
Strangled wife found near sleeping baby

By FinsburyPark-People at 21:20 on 09/08/10

A man strangled his wife and rang 999 to say where her body was – but said to “be careful” as the children were asleep, a court has heard. Ronald Tyler, 47, was said to be “obsessively jealous” over 40-year-old Julie McKinley, the Old Bailey heard. The mother-of-five’s lifeless body was found in bed in the same room as the couple’s 22-month-old son at their home in Finsbury Park, north...
Cider-drinkers ready to rejoice as racecourse is Wurzelised

By FinsburyPark-People at 11:00 on 29/07/10

The fourth annual cider festival returns to Bath Racecourse tomorrow. This is event has been a highlight of the season and possibly the most popular racing fixture at Bath Racecourse. People can sample a host of local and national ciders across the course with the evening climaxing in a live performance from the West Country legends The Wurzels after the racing. The West Country legends will be performing tracks from their...
Whittington Hospital A&E - new fears

By LiseS at 18:20 on 28/07/10

The Defend the Whittington Hospital Coalition has raised fresh concerns about the future of the hospital's A&E department following an information request to NHS North London. In April, campaigners were jubilant when then-Health Secretary Andy Burnham announced the future of the Whittington's A&E and maternity departments was secure. Since the May elections, however, the future...
Madness rocking on

By FinsburyPark-People at 08:00 on 23/07/10

John Nurden john.nurden@KRNmedia.co.uk WILL Madness star Suggs make the Earth move this weekend? It is almost 18 years to the day since the Nutty Boys virtually brought the house down, literally, with their two-day Madstock reunion concert at London’s Finsbury Park. More than 75,000 fans jumping up and down together during One Step Beyond shook the ground so hard it registered five on the Richter scale on August...