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Published: 24 August 2007

SHOP BOSS: ‘ARSONISTS WON’T WIN’

Anger as store is targeted for second time in six months

DETECTIVES are investigating a mystery blaze at a mini-supermarket in Archway after it was set on fire for the second time in six months. > more

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‘It was worth all the sacrifices,’ insist delighted GCSE pupils
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Back in business... the market given the boot by developers
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Ex-hostel blast sparks probe

INVESTIGATORS are examining how a former hostel in a Finsbury back street caught fire on Saturday morning.
Judd House, in Mora Street, had recently been vacated by squatters after lying vacant for up to a year.
Much of the ground and first floors were gutted by fire and witnesses said... > more

Mobile phone thefts linked to Algeria - DOZENS of mobile phones are being stolen to order every week and ‘fenced’ through middlemen in Finsbury Park who... > more

Best ever GCSEs - ISLINGTON students have scooped their best ever GCSE results this year, it was announced yesterday (Thursday). > more

Dead addict ‘let down by system’ - A FAMILY doctor has hit out at mental health care services after the death of a former crack cocaine addict who had been... > more

Patient who owes hospital £90,000 - FOREIGN embassies and private and overseas patients have run up millions of pounds in unpaid NHS bills at hospitals... > more

No-go zones mixed message? - A SENIOR Liberal Democrat councillor appears to be sending out mixed messages over Town Hall measures to curb unruly youths. > more

Anger as council spends £700 per day on snacks - TOWN Hall officials have been accused of spending nearly £185,000 on gourmet nibbles and... > more

Firefighters warn of gas cylinder danger - A CAMPAIGN has been launched to ensure businesses safely store highly volatile acetylene gas cylinders. > more

Inspector allows ‘key worker’ flats on green space - A GOVERNMENT inspector has granted an appeal by a developer to build 19 flats on half an acre of green... > more

Accused faces trial - AN accused failed to have a charge of murdering a minicab driver dismissed this week. > more

Butler flees after gang’s threat - A BUTLER narrowly escaped being beaten by a baseball bat during a robbery near Essex Road on Saturday night. > more

International dance party? We wouldn’t miss it for the world! - A DAZZLING dance spectacular was just one of the attractions at the Annual International... > more

Anger as Ethiopian restaurant gets go-ahead for 5am opening - A RESTAURATEUR from Finsbury Park his hit back at residents’ claims that extended opening... > more

Loyalty card aims to boost smaller shops - THE daughter of Big Issue founder John Bird has launched an innovative “save our shops” campaign in Islington. > more

Con callers thwarted - TWO women con artists were outwitted by a pensioner when they tried to trick their way into her Islington home. > more

Big Top skills give kids ring of confidence - ACROBATIC youngsters learned all the tricks of the circus trade at a workshop this week. > more

Bar boss struck with champagne bottle - A BOTTLE of Champagne was used to cosh a bar manager over the head during a brawl at a Finsbury bar. > more

Go on have a laugh... it might just do you good - A GOOD laugh is supposed to be a natural tonic. And at an alternative health event in Islington next weekend... > more

Lib Dem quota ‘has cost us 150 homes’ - THE Lib Dems are accused this week of being “soft on developers” by failing to make 50 per cent of new housing affordable. > more

High flier - A MENTORING scheme has given a student a taste of the high-powered life of a City lawyer. > more