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All the Christmas light ceremonies and festive celebrations in Islington 2024
Islington is getting into the Christmas spirit with a host of festive events and unmissable celebrations. Camden Passage will come alive on November 30 with a line up of music, art exhibitions, and a catwalk show. The pedestrian street, which
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Fish and chip shop reaches national final thanks to 'phenomenal skilled people'
Regulars are "over the moon" that their favourite fish and chip shop has made the final of a competition. Toffs of Muswell Hill, in Muswell Hill Broadway, has reached the top five in the finals of The National Fish & Chip Awards 2025 in the ‘Restaurant
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'The solemnity of Remembrance Sunday - and my dismay at new Trump term'
Last week I felt proud and privileged to attend a special Remembrance Day service at City Hall. The service, which was hosted by the Mayor of London, London Assembly and the City Hall branch of the Royal British Legion, was attended by an audience
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Major London train route to shut for five days at Christmas
One of the capital’s main train routes linking north and south London will be shut over Christmas. Thameslink has revealed that no services will run between St Pancras and Sutton from Christmas Day until December 29. This means trains will
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'Ecstatic moment' for care agency after receiving first 'outstanding' rating
A care agency where people's relatives receive an "exceptional standard of care and support" has been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. Right at Home Camden, Hampstead and Golders Green was given the health and care watchdog's top
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‘Childline saved my life’ – why you should donate this Christmas
A woman who was sexually abused as a child has praised the NSPCC’s Childline service for saving her life. Nicola - not her real name – said speaking to a Childline counsellor is what stopped her from taking her own life when she was a teenager.
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'We have a £51.4m financial black hole - but still try to stand up for people'
With the countdown to Christmas well and truly underway I know it is times like this when communities help support one another. 2024 has certainly been another testing and challenging year and I am proud to be leader of a great borough where we
