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Islington Tribune – by PETER GRUNER
Published: 21 August 2009

Shiri Shalmy

One year on… and gallery lies empty
A YEAR after arts exhibitions were kicked out of a converted public toilet in 115-acre Finsbury Park, the building remains empty.
And this week a row blew up over the eviction of arts promoter Shiri Shalmy from the gallery [...]

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Islington Tribune – by PETER GRUNER
Published: 7 August 2009

From left, Business Forum chief executive Talal Karim, previous chief executive Despina Johnson, London Assembly member Jennette Arnold and Forum chairman Paul Morris

£80m shops, offices and homes plan for buzzing fashion centre

Entry arch to go up at street market under ambitious regeneration scheme
THE man who [...]

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Neglect is hurting street, say residents
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02 July 2009
ALMOST 100 people have signed a petition calling for a boost for a boost for one of Finsbury Park’s most interesting high streets.
People living in the Stroud Green Road area of Finsbury Park say its diversity, lively cafes and pubs and rich variety of restaurants make it [...]

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slington Tribune – by PETER GURNER
Published: 26 June 2009

Paul Morris: ‘Bitterly disappointed’

Row erupts over who takes clean-up credit
Community group dismisses politicians’ claims
AN embarrassing row has blown up in Finsbury Park over who is responsible for major environmental and anti-crime improvements to rundown Blackstock Road.
FinFuture – an independent, community-led body representing residents and businesses [...]

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Councillors report for May/June 09
Council performance
The Audit Commission have found that “Hackney Council has continued to ‘improve strongly’ and remains a ‘three star’ council.
Hackney is delivering significant improvement in priority areas such as community safety, children and young people and adult social care. The pace of improvement is higher than the national average with three [...]

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Islington Tribune – by PETER GRUNER
Published: 3 April 2009

Jeremy Corbyn

‘We don’t want slums back’
MP’s warning at meeting aimed at saving Finsbury Park from falling victim to the recession
ISLINGTON North MP Jeremy Corbyn has called for Finsbury Park to fight the recession and save young people from the danger of growing up in [...]

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Islington Tribune – by PETER GRUNER
Published: 20 February 2009

Tumi Monika, a shop assistant at Best Look in Fonthill Parade

Street where chic meets cheap is to get all dressed up
Parade of fashion shops will put up welcome sign as part of profile-raising makeover
FINSBURY Park’s Fonthill Road fashion centre – frequented by television personality Vanessa [...]

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CALL TO RENOVATE TOWNHOUSES
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16 February 2009

Townhouses have fallen into disrepair

A charity has called on a squalid stretch of townhouses overlooking Finsbury Park to be restored to its former glory.
The Victorian properties in Seven Sisters Road used to be prestigious residences but many have fallen into disrepair.
Now FinFuture, the charity which works to [...]

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Bid to revive run-down terrace
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04 February 2009

A derelict hotel in Seven Ststers Road

THEY were once some of the most prestigious residences in London – a row of stunning townhouses overlooking Finsbury Park.
But the wealthy merchants who once inhabited the homes in Seven Sisters Road are long gone and many of the properties themselves [...]

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Traders’ power cut showdown
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14 January 2009

Mark Adolphus, from EDF, MP Jeremy Corbyn and Despina Johnson, of FinFuture

OUTRAGED traders plagued by 18 months of massive power cuts met with electricity bosses to demand compensation on Monday – only to suffer another blackout the very next day.
More than 50 businesses and residents in Finsbury [...]

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