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Islington Tribune - NEWS
Published: 27 July 2007

ZIMMER FLAME!

OAP band that made it in US set to cover Prodigy hit Firestarter

POOR old international superstar Alfie Caretta. At 90 years old you’d think this Archway crooner would be able to have a rest.
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‘Sell-off’ traders in mortgage crisis - HEARTBROKEN small traders desperate to buy their own properties in the “great council sell-off” are facing having... > more

‘They’re making mugs of us all’- ISLINGTON Council is accused this week of spending more than £140,000 on an image makeover, including almost... > more

Policeman injured during arrest - A POLICEMAN had his jaw broken as he tried to arrest an alleged teenage drug dealer. > more

Park boozers told to give up drink - STREET drinkers have been barred from boozing in a Holloway park – but can still hang out there. > more

“Stub it out’ message for messy smokers - THREE of Islington’s worst spots for smoking-related rubbish have been named. > more

New clash on ‘aparthotel’ for executives - A WAR of words erupted this week over plans for a so-called “super-rich” enclave for international business... > more

University under fire as sandwiches are binned after three hours - ONE of London’s leading homeless charities has criticised City University for... > more

School hit by flooding - HEAVY rain on Friday caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a Finsbury Park secondary school. > more

Class of ’07 mark a decade of summer fun - GRADUATES of Islington’s Summer University met Town Hall Lib Dem leader Councillor... > more

Smoking ban leads to rise in bin fires - FIRES in rubbish bins have risen dramatically following the ban on smoking in public places. > more

Prescription drugs did not kill woman, rules coroner - A CORONER has rejected a post-mortem report into an HIV positive woman found dead at her... > more

School’s top-class fundraisers - AN Islington private school has raised more than £1,500 for charity. > more

‘Chainsaw massacre’ as trees are hit by cutbacks - DISTINCTIVE street trees in Highbury have been cut back so severely by contractors that... > more

School’s ‘voice of reason’ bows out - A CANONBURY school has said goodbye to its chairwoman of governors. > more

‘Protest over BT charge cost me my lifeline’ - A DISABLED man claims his phone was cut off after he refused to pay a charge imposed by BT because... > more

Families flock to mayor’s picnic as event proves to be a big hit - AN INVITATION to the Mayor’s picnic was too good an offer for many Holloway families... > more

Fun in park for everyone? This must be Paradise! - IT was a case of Paradise found on Saturday as fun-seekers flocked to Holloway’s biggest park. > more

Flower power set to banish summer blues - HOLLOWAY Road, normally infamous for its roar of traffic and clouds of pollution, was transformed seemingly... > more