Islington News

• Islington Could Be First to Ban 'Chuggers'

  

  Charity fundraisers who target pedestrians - so-called charity muggers - could be stopped if a new by-law is brought in.

• Occupy Protesters Take Over New Site In Tank

  

  Occupy London protestors have taken over a disused magistrates court in east London - driving to it in a tank.

• Labour Hold Islington

  

  Alice Perry has been elected to the St Peters Ward with 52 per cent of the by-election vote.

• Strike Over Alzheimers Service Move

  

  The PCS Union claims Alzhiemers sufferers in London will be left vulnerable to exploitation if plans to relocate services go ahead.

• London Ambulance Service Admits Catalogue of Errors

  

  A woman in Islinton was left brain damaged after waiting nearly two hours for an ambulance which was just 100 yards away.

• Woman Seriously Injured After Old Street Crash

  

  She was involved in a collision between her bike and a skip lorry.

• Writers' Cemetery gets Grade One Listing

  

  Bunhill Fields Cemetery in the City, which is the resting place of some of English literature's greatest names, now has protected status.

• Dramatic CCTV Of Shop Owners Fighting Back

  

  See the CCTV as a shopkeeper and his son fought back against robbers armed with a gun and a knife.

• Islington Country's First 20mph Borough

  

  The limit is in place on all roads except main routes.

• Brooke Kinsella supports Islington anti-knife crime event

  

  The actress and anti-knife campaigner joined school children to spread the message of the dangers of carrying weapons.

• £250,000 To Tackle Knife Crime

  

  The fund is in memory of Ben Kinsella who was murdered in Islington in 2008.

• Flat Fire Rescue In Islington

  

  Thirty people had to be led to safety.

• New School Buildings in Islington

  

  The rebuilds are already said to be improving standards.

• Extra Help Offered to Families of Disabled Children in Islington

  

  Money is available to pay for short breaks.