Arts

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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Poem posted around London catches public’s eye

German painter Paula Baader has tagged around 40 copies of the poem "Butterfly's Kiss" on walls from Hackney Wick to Clapham, including one near Islington’s London Art House.

Legendary nightclub granted £78k to survive

Legendary nightclub Electrowerkz has been offered a £78,000 grant from the Arts Council England. 

“Gay is good”: heartfelt messages found in the basement of radical King’s Cross bookshop

Gay liberation graffiti has been discovered in the basement of Housmans Bookshop in King’s Cross, which survives from its previous use as an office for the Gay Liberation Front.

Black History Month “Takeover” at radical Islington church

Newington Green Meeting House, celebrated for its history of radical activism, will host a series of events in October oriented around Britain's Black community. The...

Park Theatre awarded £250,000 grant by Government

Park Theatre in Finsbury Park received £250,000 as part of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund, which it plans to use to “prepare [their] building so it’s ‘Covid-secure’”.

Sessions Art Club to open at Old Sessions House in Farringdon

Clerkenwell residents will see a new hospitality and arts venue open in March at the Grade II* Old Sessions House. Sessions Arts Club will occupy...

Cally revamp underway

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