‘A wasted opportunity’: Council lambasts Chancellor’s Spring Statement
Islington Council has called the Chancellor’s Spring Statement a ‘wasted opportunity’ as Philip Hammond failed to remove red-tape blamed for halting funding for new...
Islington sees high growth in new business start-ups
Islington has the fourth-highest rate of new start-ups in London, defying a downward trend seen across the capital.
According to Companies House and the Office...
Islington’s Bitcoin friendly soup stop
Soup, sandwiches, smoothies, and bitcoin. An Old Street cafe is home to London's first ever cryptocurrency ATM.
A new vegan choice as Islington pub ditches beef for beans
Few pubs have the gall to question Brits’ taste for steak pies and beer-battered cod. But The Blacksmith and the Toffeemaker, on St. John...
Calls for affordable housing on old Holloway Prison site
The future of the ten acre estate formerly home to Holloway prison is still up in the air, 12 months after closing. Over 5000 people...
London’s first black bookshop under threat from closure
London’s groundbreaking first black bookshop could close after 50 years unless it finds a significant cash injection.
New Beacon Books, which opened in Finsbury...