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  • 2 weeks ago | islingtontribune.co.uk | Isabel Loubser

    A CAFE which shot to notoriety with a controversial collaboration with Burberry has announced that it is closing its doors. Norman’s Cafe, in Archway, opened in 2020 as a modern take on a greasy spoon, and quickly attracted thousands of customers with their servings of British classics, including beans on toast and jam roly-poly. But the cafe came under fire during London Fashion Week in 2023 after Burberry took over its blue gingham interior and plastered logos on plates and ketchup bottles.

  • 2 weeks ago | islingtontribune.co.uk | Isabel Loubser

    Doris JamesA FORMER school teacher who lived most of her life in Islington has celebrated her 102nd birthday in style by taking a tour around all the places that shaped her. Doris James was born on Sebastian Street in Clerkenwell and later spent more than 50 years living in Highbury, before eventually leaving the borough to move into a care home in Essex last year.

  • 2 weeks ago | islingtontribune.co.uk | Isabel Loubser

    Gina Harkell and Katie Dawson, co-chairs of Friends of Finsbury ParkA COMMUNITY group is calling for an end to festivals in Finsbury Park following a High Court ruling that restricts the use of public parks for commercial events. The Friends of Finsbury Park have spent a decade campaigning for Haringey Council to stop using the park as a “cash cow”. Now, bolstered by a battle that has been raging in south London, they have renewed their efforts.

  • 2 weeks ago | islingtontribune.co.uk | Isabel Loubser

    The Afro Hair & Beauty show will take place at the Business Design Centre on Sunday and MondayBEAUTY businesses from across the borough, and further afield, will be taking over the Business Design Centre this weekend for a 44th annual convention of “Europe’s premier” Afro Hair & Beauty show. Barbers, hairdressers, make-up artists, and skincare specialists are all expected to showcase their skills and their products to the public on Sunday and Monday.

  • 2 weeks ago | islingtontribune.co.uk | Isabel Loubser

    Litter on the Regent’s Canal towpathCAMPAIGNERS are gearing up to fight back against the “appalling” level of litter on Islington’s canals that they say is caused by a decision to remove all bins. Cleaner Canals have launched their campaign on Instagram, and are encouraging residents to write to MP Emily Thornberry, after they say litter has turned “a beautiful area into a dumping ground”.

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