Posted in Brownswood ward, Crime, Crouch End ward, Finsbury Park, Finsbury Park ward, Hackney, Haringey, Highbury West ward, Islington, London, Stroud Green ward, Tollington ward, Youth on 30 January 2008 | No Comments »
[from Islington Gazette]
‘Postcode wars’ at centre of gang feuds
nlnews@archant.co.uk
30 January 2008
THE “postcode wars” that make some estates no-go areas for Islington youths begin because teens want respect from older hardened criminals.
For feuding gang members, stepping over the “front line” between N1 and E8 can mean death.
Numerous killings, including the 2005 murder of Essayas Kassahun [...]
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An interesting report by POPPY project people regarding the problem of prostitution that notoriously affects Brownswood Road.
An extract of Hackney case study.
Hackney Case Studies - Arrests (Hackney, 2004-2006)
.1 Women in Prostitution
• In 2004-2005, 54 women were arrested an average of 1.72 times
(n=93) for loitering or soliciting for prostitution.
• The majority of women were only arrested [...]
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[from London Living blog]
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Dog Days
It’s a been a long time since I posted survival rules for London. Hell, it’s been a long time since I posted anything–though the last one about tossing Don Mitchell out of the 47th floor of the San Francisco Hilton looked pretty funny. I hate fascists. Any [...]
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Posted in Arts, Events, Finsbury Park on 28 January 2008 | No Comments »
[from Islington Tribune]
Islington Tribune - by ROISIN GADELRAB
Published: 25 January 2008
Alan Davies at the Red Rose on its closing night
End of an era as club bids a funny farewell
THEY laughed loud, they laughed long, and some of them fell asleep – four hours of stand-up signalled the end to 20 years of [...]
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[from Islington Gazette]
Murder victim dead in flat for up to three weeks
nlnews@archant.co.uk
25 January 2008
The murder scene on the Andover Estate
THE body of a man found beaten to death in his council flat could have been lying there since the New Year.
It has now emerged that the remains of James Anthony Pounal were only [...]
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Sunday, January 20, 2008
Kings Crescent and Alexandra National estates
We are writing with some disappointing news regarding the regeneration plans for these estates. Regular readers of our reports may recall that back last March we appointed new partners to take these forward. In both cases the preferred partners were developers Durkan Ltd with the Metropolitan [...]
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[from Tottenham, Wood Green and Edmonton]
Popular walk set for improvements
nlnews@archant.co.uk
23 January 2008
WORK is due to start this month on improvements to a stretch of Parkland Walk.
The work includes improvements to drainage, path repairs in muddy and rough areas, and better signs in the stretch of the walk between Highgate and Finsbury Park.
Councillor Brian Haley, [...]
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[from This is local London]
Victoria to close earlier at night from February
Late night tube commuters using the Victoria underground are facing more travel misery with London Underground planning to close the station next month up until November.
From 4 February, passengers using the underground line from 9.54pm between Mondays and Thursdays will be asked to use [...]
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[from Islington Gazette]
Award winning eco house set for TV stardom
nlnews@archant.co.uk
09 January 2008
ECO house in Prah Road, Finsbury Park, could feature on TV’s Grand Designs after winning a top award in the magazine version of the Channel 4 show
AN unusual looking new house that attracts more than a passing glance from passers by could [...]
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[from Builder & Engineer online]
Hackney gets 2012 Olympic job centre
Monday, 14 January 2008
A new construction centre will help residents get jobs created by the regeneration of Woodberry Down and the 2012 Olympic Games.
Woodberry Works trains local people so they can gain the professional qualifications and experience needed to compete for the thousands of construction jobs [...]
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