Blogs in Islington
Posted on 5/9/09
by Lucy in Islington
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Up to 50 adults will be getting a head start in the workplace following an excellent response to Islington Council's Apprentice Scheme.
The news comes in the same week BT announced it was culling its ...
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Posted on 4/9/09
by Lucy in Islington
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Islingtonian camera man Ed Wardle has spoken for the first time about his experiences in Canada's Yukon wilderness. He finally asked to be rescued after 50 days in the extreme landscape where he ...
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Posted on 2/9/09
by Lucy in Islington
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It's a spraying, sucking, faeces-devouring machine and it's coming to a street near you.The 'poover' is Islington Council's newest acquisition in the fight against dog fouling and the first known vehi ...
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Posted on 30/8/09
by Lucy in Islington
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Road accidents in the borough have dropped to an eight-year low, according to the latest figures.New stats show the number of people killed or seriously injured in road accidents in Islington fell fro ...
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Posted on 29/8/09
by Lucy in Islington
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The Manor of Highbury remained the possession of the Knights of St John, until it was confiscated by Henry VIII in 1540. The land then stayed as crown property until Parliament beg ...
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Posted on 27/8/09
by Lucy in Islington
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Residents and visitors have until the end of August to give their favourite market trader a vote of thanks.All council-licensed traders are eligible and the winner will be given £300 free tradin ...
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Posted on 22/8/09
by Lucy in Islington
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Talking signs are to be installed in parks to give wildlife information to visitors, according to the Evening Standard.
More than 300 will be placed in 115 open spaces in Islington, including six par ...
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Posted on 20/8/09
by Lucy in Islington
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Young people in Islington have been perfecting their culinary skills with expert guidance from chefs at Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Restaurant.
The one-day Junior Fifteen Experience course was held ...
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Posted on 18/8/09
by Lucy in Islington
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Tom and Ed Martin, of the ETM Group, are expanding their empire with a partnership deal. The pair are taking over the kitchen at the popular Islington venue and adding food to the menu. Awards receive ...
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Posted on 15/8/09
by Lucy in Islington
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Some forty million people throughout the world have watched Dario Fo, Italy's premier political playwright and virtuoso clown, perform this brilliant one man show. Displaying the same subversive ...
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