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Islington Tribune - NEWS
Published:3 April 2009

'DISGUST' OVER £1,000 MEETINGS

Area committee chairmen paid thousands for two-hour sessions

COUNCILLORS have come under fire for pocketing £1,000 from every committee meeting they have chaired to discuss problems specific to the borough’s wards. > more

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Shooting victim leaves hospital bed to see murdered dad buried
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MPs: Advice hotline can’t cope with demand for help in slump
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We’re sticking with lollipop man, Fred, for at least 6 months
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Youths on the streets at night are taken home by new patrol
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First Lady tells girls: ‘You can be what you want’

Delight as the wife of US president makes surprise visit to school

OBAMA-MANIA came to Islington yesterday (Thursday) with a surprise visit by the First Lady of the United States to a girls’ school in Angel. > more

Ice cream van – we’re loving it - LIFESTYLE TV presenter Lowri Turner is leading a queue of angry mothers in defending an ice-cream vendor... > more

Brrr... as flats boiler blows hot and cold - FREEZING tenants who claim they have been without regular heating since November are demanding compensation... > more

Top cop Bob set to retire with ‘record to be proud of’ - POLICE Borough Commander Bob Carr is set to retire from the force. > more

Musician leaped to his death from flat - A MUSICIAN died after jumping through the window of his mother’s flat on Christmas Day, an inquest has... > more

‘We don’t want slums back’ - ISLINGTON North MP Jeremy Corbyn has called for Finsbury Park to fight the recession and save young... > more

Katie: ‘Georgia on my mind’ - JAZZ singer Katie Melua spoke of her “difficult and emotional” return to her home nation as she visited a collection... > more

Businessman’s body in limbo - THE body of a retired Holloway businessman has gone unclaimed in University College Hospital (UCH) for almost... > more

Junior zookeepers visit their home for animals - SCHOOLchildren got a preview of an extraordinary animal habitat they designed themselves on... > more

Pensioner died in house fall - AN elderly Polish émigré who died when she fell down stairs at her Finsbury Park home has been hailed as... > more

Youth worker found hanged - IT took at least two weeks before a youth worker who hung himself over Christmas was found at his Holloway home... > more

Museum campaigner who contributed to the brighter side of life - Jim Lagden’s sudden and totally unexpected death represents a great loss for Islington... > more

Dog mess patrols win recruits - DOG walkers have offered to work with wardens to keep parks clean. > more

Careering ahead: Mayor toasts young achievers - YOUNG people leaving care to branch out into a life of independence have been honoured... > more

Asbestos work kills electrician - A RETIRED electrician died from asbestos-related disease after working without protective clothing, an... > more