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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.
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Little Angel Theatre celebrates its 60th anniversary

Islington’s Little Angel Theatre has unveiled digital and live puppetry performances to celebrate its 60th anniversary which will include a community project in Summer.

Men knit too: Knithub 24 aims to ‘break the glass ceiling’ with its hand knitting class

Not even a global pandemic can stop Knithub 24 from crafting a movement close to their heart: helping more men learn how to knit, writes John

Art gallery swings its doors open to Islington

Looking for a place to experience emerging talent? Look no further: the CANAL Gallery is opening its doors to art lovers around Islington this month.

Grrl Zine and Newington Green Meeting House launch feminist magazine workshop

An online workshop organised by publishers Grrrl Zine and Newington Green Meeting House to create a feminist magazine platforming creative work from the Newington...

Serena Joy, Offred and you? Charity auctions the chance to become a character in Margaret Atwood’s next work of fiction

Have you ever dreamed of being a character in one of Margaret Atwood’s books? Or of joining a private book club with David Nicholls? Freedom From Torture, a charity helping asylum seekers and refugees who have survived torture, offers these star-studded experiences as part of an auction accompanying their Resilience Reading online event.

Highbury bookshop joins initiative launched as Amazon alternative

Ink 84 in Highbury Park has joined over 130 independent bookshops for the UK launch of Bookshop.org, “an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores”. 

Cally revamp underway

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