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Lucy Facer: Islington Clean Air Parents

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Everybody has a story. Have you seen the ‘I love clean air’ blue hearts from Islington Clean Air Parents which have been spreading around our streets during the Covid-19 lockdown? Find out more about this new campaigning group set up by Lucy Facer and friends. Interview with Nicola Baird Lucy…

Melissa Scott-Miller: artist

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Everybody has a story. Artist Melissa Scott-Miller paints her detailed canvases around the borough, so you may have spotted her at work in Islington. Or perhaps you recognise her Islington paintings when they star in the RA’s summer exhibitions? Interview with Nicola Baird Melissa Scott-Miller paints Islington scenes – houses, back…

Richard Rhys O’Brien: the Dinner Puzzle

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Everybody has a story. Retirement has enabled Richard Rhys O’Brien to create music, books, articles and even a puzzle at a rapid pace, including a ballad of Highbury Barn through the ages. Now he’s turned history detective and needs your help to track down the missing pieces of the Dinner…

Richard Smith: 70-year-old author

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Everybody has a story. Are you determined to have a more purposeful new year? For Richard Smith, January 2020 sees the launch of his first novel, Homeward Bound, which has been living in his head for more than 20 years. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill Richard Smith…

Andrew Wilson: songs of place

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Everybody has a story. A professional writer, editor and translator, Andrew Wilson – originally from Canada – has settled in N19. In between work gigs he is sharing his love of history and theatre with Islingtonians of all ages. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill.  “I love to…

Gary Power: Canonbury artist

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Everybody has a story. Why artist Gary Power never tires of painting the same Canonbury streets. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill “All right Vincent!” is just one of the wisecracks Gary Power hears from passers-by as he paints street views around Canonbury, N1. Other people walk by…

Natalie Appiah: hair stylist

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Everyone has a story. Apprentice hair stylist Natalie Appiah reflects on her life in care. Interview by Nicola Baird.  “I’m a care leaver,” says Natalie Appiah as we start this interview. This confident young woman had already impressed Islington Faces at the hair salon where she works. Now 24, she’s…

Patrick Lawson: London’s happiest bus driver

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Everyone has a story. If you’ve been lucky enough to meet a happy bus driver then you’ll remember it. It could even have been Patrick Lawson, driver of the 26, who was nominated for TfL’s Hello London Award for Outstanding Customer Service 2018 by his passengers. Here’s more about life…

Jack Rickards: allotment gardener

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Everyone has a story. Goodbye to artist, thinker and champion allotment gardener Jack Rickards who is moving with his wife Lucy, also a painter and skilled potter, to Cornwall. Interview by Nicola Baird “It will be lovely for drawing and painting and Lucy is going to be working with a…

Robert Stuhldreer: dog trainer

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Everyone has a story. Meet dog trainer Robert Stuhldreer whose dogs you’ve probably seen starring at the Almedia theatre, in West End shows, in ads and films. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill. You’d think it would be hard for a man and his five dogs to go…