[from Hackney Gazette]
DO YOU KNOW THESE MEN?
hg.editorial@archant.co.uk
17 April 2008
CCTV image
POLICE have issued CCTV images of a group of people they want to speak to in connection with a vicious assault on a bus in Manor House.
Cops believe the four may have vital information on the attack on two brothers on the N29 bus [...]
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[from Islington Tribune]
Islington Tribune - by ROISIN GADELRAB
Published: 11 April 2008
‘Terror’ of attacked clubber
A CLUBBER has described to an Old Bailey jury her “absolute terror” when she was ambushed by a girl gang early one Sunday.
The 17-year-old, from Barnsbury, was on her way to meet a cousin in Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park, when [...]
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[from Islington Gazette]
Man stabbed at bus stop by teen gang
nlnews@archant.co.uk
14 March 2008
The scene of the stabbing in Seven Sisters Road
A MAN who was attacked in broad daylight by a group of teenagers staggered nearly two miles to a friend’s house before realising he had been stabbed.
The victim was assaulted on Friday afternoon by [...]
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[from Hackney Gazette]
MAN CHARGED OVER SHOOTING
hg.editorial@archant.co.uk
13 March 2008
A man has been charged with three counts of attempted murder of police officers and possession of a firearm.
Carlton Sam, 22, from Hackney, appeared at Thames magistrates’ court on Monday.
He was remanded in custody in Brixton prison. His trial is scheduled to start at the Old [...]
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[From Islington Gazette]
Protest over Arsenal sports centre
nlnews@archant.co.uk
05 March 2008
Jeremy Corbyn MP (left) with Ian Shacklock at the protest
CAMPAIGNERS behind a petition urging Arsenal to build a new sports centre alongside the Emirates Stadium protested outside of Islington Town Hall last week.
The original plans for the club’s new £350million stadium at Ashburton Grove, Holloway, [...]
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Posted in Amwell Court, Blackstock Road, Brownswood Road, Brownswood ward, Crime, FinFuture, Hackney, Kings Crescent estate, People, Police, Portland Rise, Regeneration, Royal Mail, School, Woodberry Down, Youth on 3 March 2008 | No Comments »
Councillors Report – March 08
Kings Crescent estate
Negotiations with the potential new development partners are going well. They have inevitably raised a significant number of issues concerning the draft PDA, so will take some time - at least a couple of months - before we know for certain whether we can proceed with them.The refurbishment of [...]
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Posted in Andover estate, Crime, Finsbury Park, Finsbury Park ward, Hackney, Highbury West ward, Islington, London, Police, Six Acres estate, Tollington estates, Tollington ward, Youth on 27 February 2008 | No Comments »
[from Islington Gazette]
Bid to drive kids away from crime
nlnews@archant.co.uk
27 February 2008
HUNDREDS of Islington youngsters at risk of becoming fully-fledged gangsters will get individual programmes to steer them away from drugs and violence.
As part of a new pledge to “get tough on gangs”, Islington Council and the police have drawn up a list of hardened [...]
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Posted in Brownswood ward, Crime, Crouch End ward, Finsbury Park, Finsbury Park ward, Hackney, Haringey, Harringay ward, Highbury West ward, Islington, Kings Crescent estate, London, Manor House, Portland Rise, Seven Sisters Road, Seven Sisters ward, Six Acres estate, Stroud Green ward, Tollington ward, Woodberry Down, Youth on 18 February 2008 | No Comments »
The web site Piczo claims to have updated information about the Gangs in London with information about the ones in N4 area.
The following links document better which are the gangs in N4 locating them in a map: Hackney and Islington.
For N4 the names are Blue City, Queens Drive, Finsbury Park Man Dem, Holly Park Boyz [...]
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Posted in Blackstock Road, Brownswood ward, Business, Crime, Finsbury Park, Hackney, Highbury West ward, Islam, Islington, London, Mosque, People, Police, Unemployment, Youth on 18 February 2008 | 1 Comment »
[from El Watan and originally reported in this forum dedicated to Finsbury Park]
Unfortunately the article is in French, and you need to make an effort to read it or translate it. Although I understand French I don’t have the time to translate the article, maybe somebody could help?
[...]
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[from Islington Tribune]
Who will put black teenagers on road to success?
THE search is on for entrepreneurs from Islington’s Afro-Caribbean community who will “inspire” young people to venture into business and improve their life prospects.
Community worker Desmond Riley is planning to launch a series of talks in May aimed at teenagers who might enjoy working for [...]
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