So that’s why I have so many potholes to report
Data from 2022 shows that Islington has more potholes than anywhere else in the country. … Read the full post »
Islington
Here you can read all of my posts featuring news, events or locations in the London Borough of Islington.
It’s an inner London borough in north London.
It’s a January miracle! Fence repaired after eight years
There’s been a fence left broken for eight years on Highgate Hill, near Archway Station. No more. … Read the full post »
Nine years after defunct sign removed, its pole goes too
What can you see in this photograph of Hornsey Lane, on the border between Haringey and Islington? Not very much. And that’s good news. … Read the full post »
I’ve emptied another pavement
Glory be, it’s another empty pavement victory, this time on the boundary of Haringey and Islington Councils in North London. … Read the full post »
Lovely photo looking out over Crouch End from 1938
Note the little puff of steam from the train running along what is now the London Overground train line through Crouch Hill station. … Read the full post »
Great footage from the 1969 Islington North Parliamentary by-election
Some things are rather different about elections in North Islington now compared with 1969, but as this report from the 1969 Islington North by-election shows – not everything. … Read the full post »
Steve Hitchins passes away
The sudden death last night of former Islington Council leader Steve Hitchins has brought grief to his many friends, colleagues and family. … Read the full post »
Labour councillor in Islington quits over anti-Semitism
Councillor Gary Poole (St Mary’s ward, Islington South) tweeted his resignation from the Labour Party. … Read the full post »
Former treasurer of Jeremy Corbyn’s local Labour Party resigns
A former treasurer of Jeremy Corbyn’s local Labour Party has quit the party over the latest anti-Semitism row to hit Labour. … Read the full post »
Partners for Islington up their bill, then send me a ‘free’ calendar
I’d be happier with receiving a free 2017 calendar from Partners for Improvement in Islington if I hadn’t also just received a bill from them with a big increase in their management fee for the property I’m in. … Read the full post »