Isabelle Gerretsen

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Cally revamp underway

Story Street to be pedestrianised in plans to make the Cally Islington's second liveable neighbourhood

Local grocery shop provides a greener way to shop

Refill Therapy, an Islington grocery shop, aims to reduce food waste by stocking ethically sourced refillable food.

“My brand is who I am”: In conversation with Tiana Esparon

The fashion brand owner talks sustainability, womanhood and showing personality through crochet

Domestic abuse rises by 20 per cent in Islington

Finsbury Park had the highest number of reported offences in Islington between February 2025 and February 2026, totalling 244.

Hundreds of households in Islington saved from homelessness this year

Islington ranks in the top 5 per cent for addressing homelessness across England.

Behind the artistic collective aiming to revive Islington’s radical history

Amy Rushton takes us through Cubitt Community Collective, a volunteer-led independent press gallery aiming to revive the radical history of Islington, who are currently working on their next issue.
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New enterprise BuddyHub tackles loneliness among older Islington residents

Since caring for her mother’s early-onset dementia when she was just a teenager, Catherine McClen has been acutely aware of the isolation of older...

Crossrail will make Farringdon one of London’s “best-connected economic hubs”, business leaders say

Crossrail is set to turn Farringdon into one of the capital’s best-connected economic hubs, business leaders say. One hundred local businesses, including Alexander McQueen...

A daring race around the world recreated

A Canonbury writer raised over £1,000 for charity by following in the footsteps of investigative journalist Nellie Bly. Last year, Rosemary Brown set out on a...

HIV activist makes it to the Rainbow List

The HIV activist and board member of an LGBT housing charity in Canonbury has been nominated on The Independent’s Rainbow List - a compilation...

Awful Tinder date has bizarre twist

Canonbury dating blogger Lauren Crouch never anticipated the impact one bad Tinder date would have. Her blog received 500,000 hits after she revealed how a...

Cally revamp underway