Isabel Loubser

United Kingdom

Reporter at Islington Tribune

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Hell hostel is shut down

1 week ago | islingtontribune.co.uk | Isabel Loubser

A HOSTEL used to house hundreds of asylum seekers has officially closed, with residents being given only three days’ notice of where they would be relocated to. More than 200 people – some of whom have been staying at there for almost three years – were told to pack up their things from Clink78 in King’s Cross and last week were transferred to various hotels, mainly in London or the South East.
‘The closest thing to being there’

1 week ago | islingtontribune.co.uk | Isabel Loubser |Daisy Clague

Arsenal fans celebrate outside the Clissold Park Tavern as their Gunners heroes triumphed in MadridTHEY were 500 miles from the Spanish capital – but the refrain of “North London Forever” was almost loud enough to have been heard by their heroes in Madrid. Supporters had packed the pubs of Islington on Tuesday for a night that will live long in the memory as Arsenal strolled past the 15-times European champions, Real Madrid.
TV actor joins protest outside MP’s surgery over disability benefits cuts

1 week ago | islingtontribune.co.uk | Isabel Loubser

Protesters, including Liz Carr (above, right), said Labour were letting down the most vulnerable in societyAN actor has said that the disabled community is living in “fear” as she joined dozens of protesters outside the Town Hall on Saturday to oppose Labour’s benefit cuts. Liz Carr, known for her role as Clarissa in Silent Witness, was among those speaking out against Labour’s plan to cut personal independence payment (PIP) to disabled people.
Backlash over plan to add 11 storeys to blocks

1 week ago | islingtontribune.co.uk | Isabel Loubser

Rod Gonggrijp of Community Plan for HollowayA HOUSING association’s proposals to add 11 extra storeys to blocks in the Holloway Park development has been met with a backlash from locals who say a focus on maximising profit will leave social housing tenants on the sidelines. The plans, unveiled by Peabody last week, could see two blocks grow from eight storeys to between 17 and 19 storeys.
Sixth-form college mental health staff facing the axe

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

Sixth-form tutors who are involved in a pay dispute with the governmentSTAFF at a sixth-form college say they are outraged at a restructure plan that would see mental health counsellors lose their jobs and threaten working conditions for teachers. Their concerns come a week after NEU members at Capital City College announced plans to strike following its CEO Angela Joyce’s refusal to grant them a nationally agreed pay rise.
NHS activists in banner row with museum

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

ACTIVISTS say they are “furious” after becoming locked in a dispute with a museum over the use of a historic campaign banner. The banner, used regularly during the “save the Whittington” campaign in 2010, was donated to Islington Museum several years ago. Now the group want to use it in an upcoming protest, but Shirley Franklin, who led the original campaign, says the museum are being “stroppy” about lending it back to them.
Residents’ fears over late-night noise from new bar

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

NEIGHBOURS on a quiet residential street in Angel say their peace will be wrecked by plans for a new bar that would open until after midnight. The owners of West 25, on Packington Street, have asked the council for a licence to play music and serve alcohol into the early hours of the morning from Monday to Sunday. But residents have raised concerns that the late operating hours may threaten the feel of the area.
Daughter of housing campaigner left homeless after bathroom ceiling fell in

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

Natasha Boffa, who has been homeless for more than a month, sheltering in a Travelodge foyer and at a McDonald’s restaurantTHE daughter of a councillor who was known for fighting housing cases has told how she herself has been made homeless after a housing association left her flat unfit for human habitation. Natasha Boffa, who has lived near Old Street her entire life, was moved out of her Peabody property two years ago after her bathroom ceiling collapsed.
People must not be scared to speak up, says minister

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

Adam Slate, the minister-elect for New UnityA MINISTER has warned that the right to protest is under threat as their congregation showed solidarity with those arrested in a Quaker meeting house earlier this month. Members of New Unity in Newington Green gathered last Thursday to eat hummus and breadsticks, drink tea, and talk about Gaza, climate change, and ways of protesting.
Landlord of theatre pub takes final bow

3 weeks ago | islingtontribune.co.uk | Isabel Loubser

Damien Devine (third from left) with his daughters and friends outside the Old Red Lion in AngelA BELOVED landlord poured a final pint on Saturday as he waved goodbye to the theatre pub he has owned for more than two decades. Damien Devine took over the Old Red Lion in Angel 25 years ago but has decided now is a good time to bow out.