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Joe Hagland: remembers N7 in the 1950s
Everyone has a story. Here longtime Islington resident, Joe Hagland talks about pubs, railways, film stars and family life on Caledonian Road back in the 1950s. Interview by Nicola Baird Joe Hagland has been a regular at Age UK Islington events for years initially as a volunteer. The Hagland family…
2016 summing up & thanks from Islington Faces
By the end of 2016 there were 222 interviews on Islington Faces so it’s obvious that everyone really does have a story. I’m always asked which is my favourite interview – but that’s impossible, as whoever I’m focussing on is always my fave. All the interviews are free to read,…
Ray Coggin: taxi driver
Everyone has a story – but taxi drivers surely have the most. Meet Black Cab driver Ray Coggin – who can talk about traffic and the stars he’s met in the back of his cab just as lucidly as London’s history. Here he gives Islington Faces a special tour of Islington…
Lisa Burrell: St Luke’s communications manager
St Luke’s Community Centre, tucked off City Road, is a place people want to go. Here Lisa Burrell, St Luke’s Communications Manager, explains how the centre attracts that magic mix of Silicon Roundabout hipsters, families, the over 55s and private clients. Interview by Nicola Baird “We want the local community to know…
Russell Selway: cycle shop assistant manager
What if you get your dream job – in a cycle shop – and then discover that being on the busy, traffic choked, siren-wailing Holloway Road has some lethal downsides? That’s why Russell Selway from Cycle Surgery Highbury discusses air pollution in this interview with Nicola Baird It’s exactly a…
Gladys Muchamore: Arsenal WW2 memories under the West Stand
Everyone has a story. Not a lot of people know that during World War Two Arsenal was used as an ARP centre and underneath the West Stand local residents had a safe shelter. That’s where Gladys Muchamore (nee Newman) and her family spent most nights during the war. Gladys’ family have always…
Jessica Tompkinson and Alan Parker: Discovery with Three
Everyone has a story. Thanks to the Discovery space that opened above the mobile provider Three’s store on Islington High Street in March 2016, 2,000 more people are ace at using their smart phones, iPads and all sorts of apps. Meet the duo Jessica Tompkinson and Alan Parker behind this…
Pete May: football writer
Everyone has a story. West Ham author, blogger and football writer, Pete May, moved to the heart of Arsenal country in 1993. While living in Islington he’s written four books about West Ham United. Here’s how living so close to Highbury and the Emirates inspires him. Interview by Nicola Baird (btw reader,…
Jean Hughes: Recycling and Waste Minimisation Officer
Everyone has a story. What do you do with your used batteries, dead light bulbs, broken hairdryers, jumping CD players/ipod docks or the old TV? Throwing them in the bin isn’t a good plan, so here are some tips on how to recycle electrical waste in Islington provided by Archway-based Jean…
