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Best of Britannia Fair supplies Olympic hangover cure

The fair. Credit: Gordon McGoochan The first Best of Britannia fair showcased established and emerging British talent in music, design and entrepreneurship in Clerkenwell last weekend. The brainchild...

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Fire station closures leaked

At risk? Clerkenwell fire station is earmarked for closure. © Copyright R Sones and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons By Alex Taylor and Nicola Bartlett The future of Islington and Clerkenwell...

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Historic parade disrupted as Lord Mayor’s golden carriage breaks down

Lord Mayor’s carriage. Photo: Roberto Arias Web The Lord Mayor’s parade ground to a halt as it passed through Islington on Saturday, when the axle snapped off a wheel of the 250 year old stage coach –...

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Farringdon keeps seven-storey building at bay

Farringdon’s demolished Cardinal Tower Image: Creative Commons License An application to build a seven-storey block on Farringdon Road was refused last night by an Islington planning committee amid...

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Power cut leaves Clerkenwell in the dark

Image: Glen Bowman Clerkenwell suffered a blackout last Wednesday when a power cut left homes, streets and businesses without electricity for up to eight hours. The outage hit Clerkenwell Green at...

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The Clerkenwell restaurant where diners eat in darkness

General Manager Dominique Raclin. Image: Alex Taylor Islington may boast hundreds of restaurants but one Clerkenwell eatery really can claim to offer its customers something different – the opportunity...

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Comedy Review: The Pajama Men at Union Chapel

Going to church to watch men in pajamas sounds a bit absurd but this made Saturday night’s comedy show at Union Chapel even more refreshing. Comedy at Union Chapel. Image: Invisible Dot The...

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Boris risks lives with plans to slash and burn fire services

Clerkenwell Fire Station faces closure under the Mayor’s cuts. Image: R Sones We should all be worried that the London Fire Authority has abandoned its court battle against Boris’ proposed fire station...

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Review: Franck Ash Band at the King’s Head Theatre

“We’ve got a lot of Blues for you tonight,” declared guitarist and vocalist, Franck Ash, as he turned Islington’s King’s Head theatre into a slice of the American South for the evening. Jack Daniels...

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