Yet Blackstock Road is still not that area where you can open such diverse type of shops. Yet the crisis kicked in and attempts of creating a new high streets are vanishing. So that’s the reason behind the owners of Colibri Fashion Boutique that decided that was time to move to greener pastures in the not…
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Rage Against The Machine live @ FP on 6th June 2010
The rage factor Rage Against The Machine reached the Christmas No. 1 spot thanks to those that bought the single and now the massive ‘Thank you’ gig that was promised is finally here! On Sunday 6th June, Finsbury Park will host the victory party to end all victory parties! Doors will open at midday. The victory marks a…
Woodberry Down regeneration ‘breaks new ground’ with PDA agreement
[news link] Woodberry Down regeneration ‘breaks new ground’ with PDA agreement Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Housing Tuesday 23rd March 2010 – 2:20pm One of the capital’s most high-profile regeneration projects continues to break new ground with the signing of a £1billion, 20-year Principal Development Agreement (PDA). The PDA between Hackney Council, Berkeley…
“Welcome to Finsbury Park” workshop on 23.03.10
Transition Finsbury Park organises a workshop the 23rd of March 2010 called “Welcome to Finsbury Park”. During that workshop, local residents will be invited to draw a subjective map of the area and to exchange ideas about what truly constitutes the N4 neighbourhood. To prepare the workshop, we are looking for videos of less than…
Struggling traders set for emergency meeting in Finsbury Park with ‘fat-cat’ banks (Monday 8 March)
[news link] Struggling traders set for emergency meeting in Finsbury Park with ‘fat-cat’ banks (Monday 8 March) Published: 5 March 2010 by PETER GRUNER BRITAIN’S “fat cat” banks stand accused of turning their backs on traders in Islington at a time when they desperately need financial help to dig their way out of the recession….
£4.5million worth of heroin seized from van
[news link] £4.5million worth of heroin seized from van nlnews@archant.co.uk 05 March 2010 ONE hundred kilos of heroin with an estimated street value of £4.5million has been seized by police in Finsbury Park. The heroin was discovered in the back of a Renault van, stopped by officers in Upper Tollington Park, at 3.30pm on Thursday….
‘Stolen goods’ cafe shut down
[news link] ‘Stolen goods’ cafe shut down nlnews@archant.co.uk 19 November 2009 A CAF: that had been taken over by dealers in stolen mobile phones has been shut down. La Roma in Blackstock Road, Finsbury Park, had become the hub of a stolen goods trade among north African men. And when police raided it on November…
Gillespie Park Festival – 13 September 2009
Event Details Title Gillespie Park Festival Date 13 September 2009 Times 1pm – 6pm Availability Available Description This will be the 23rd Gillespie Park festival, consisting of a wide range of music and dancing, including rap, line dancing and Morris dancing, plus childrens activities such as storytelling, drumming and football. Costs Free Notes Places: No…
Access to Finsbury Park tube – Online Petition
Give us access to Finsbury Park In a City the size of London, the Underground system is the quickest way to get around and we are disappointed with the Mayor’s decision to shelve 22 of the 45 planned step free access projects across London only committing himself to providing step-free access at 29 per cent…
Finsbury to feature in moody love story
[news link] Islington Tribune – by PETER GRUNER Published: 4 September 2009 Hugh Grant Finsbury to feature in moody love story A NEW £1.5million feature film could do for Finsbury Park what the movie Notting Hill, starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts, did for Notting Hill. Broken Lines, due to be premiered in the UK…
Burglary rates are falling, insist police
[news link] Burglary rates are falling, insist police nlnews@archant.co.uk 26 August 2009 POLICE insist soaring rates of burglary insurance claims are at odds with the borough’s falling break-in rates in crime-hit streets. Hornsey and Crouch End were named and shamed as the second most risky areas to live in the capital according to the number…
BLAZE at derelict Stoke Newington library sparks fears of explosion
[news link] BLAZE at derelict Stoke Newington library sparks fears of explosion. hg.editorial@archant.co.uk 26 August 2009 A mystery blaze at a derelict library sparked fears of an explosion after gas cylinders were discovered inside this morning . Flames engulfed the former council-run Brownswood Library on the corner of Brownswood Road and Seven Sisters Road, Stoke…
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