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Karl Harder: ethical investment platform

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Everyone has an #energystory #13. Q: How can people help Islington Council achieve its green ambitions such as the Zero Carbon 2030 strategy? Each Energy Story interview is inspired by the questions local people ask Islington Faces about cutting carbon/tackling the climate crisis. For this interview our question looks in…

Nicky Ludgate: making us all good neighbours

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Nicky Ludgate is a pro at bringing neighbours together. Here she explains how this happens on the New River estate and across Canonbury at Yeate Street, Elmore Street, Elizabeth Avenue and Halliford Street. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill It takes a lot of courage to upturn your…

Helen Kersley: Islington Giving

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Everyone has a story. Not everyone is aware that Islington is one of the most unequal places in the country. Here Helen Kersley explains what this means, and how Islington Giving is trying to turn this situation around by supporting local community organisations and bringing local residents, businesses, voluntary groups…

Val Henney: offering Help on Your Doorstep

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Everyone has a story. When did you last talk to a neighbour? For Val Henney, who works part time as a Good Neighbourhood Coordinator, neighbourliness has become a way of life. Here she explains how simple neighbourliness is helping people on the New River Green Estate and Peabody King’s Cross…

Natalie Simpkin: The Great Health Clinic

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Everyone has a story. For the past 70 years Islingtonians have turned to The Great Health Clinic, on the edge of the Marquess Estate, when they’ve overdone their training or just feel sore. Here Natalie Simpkin talks about this family-run Islington business. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill.…

Zabou: street artist

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Everyone has a story. Street artist Zabou is back working in Islington. Here she explains the joys of spray paint. Interview by Nicola Baird. “It’s a challenge every time when you paint a wall. Not everything is going to go right,” says Zabou. She smiles and then corrects herself: “In…

Duramaney Kamara: actor in Boy

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‘Boy’ at the Almeida is a ground-breaking show about what it feels like coming of age in austerity Britain. The play, written by Leo Butler, has a 27-strong cast of which 16 are making their stage debut, including an 18-year-old student from Islington, Duramaney Kamara. Interview by Nicola Baird Duramaney Kamara…

Steve Hatt: fishmonger

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Everyone on Islington Faces Blog has a story.  In 1895 Steve Hatt’s great grandfather, Mr William Morris, opened a fish shop on Essex Road, which he ran until 1920. Amazingly four generations of the same family have now run this famously good fishmongers. Meet the man at the helm today, Mr Hatt.  Interview by Nicola…
Roy Griffiths: carpenter artist

Roy Griffiths: carpenter artist

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Everyone on Islington Faces Blog has a story. If class, career and cancer can make or break a life then the experiences of furniture maker and shop owner Roy Griffiths shows how to turn adversity into advantage. Plus quick detours around the swinging ‘60s, art and Zen Buddhism. Interview by Nicola Baird “I was a war…

Nina Marcangelo: Alfredo’s café family

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Everyone on Islington Faces Blog has a story. Opened in 1920, Alfredo’s café was an Islington landmark for years, sited at the end of an 18th century terrace at 4-6 Essex Road. It was probably best known as a fabulous working man’s café (then reborn as the S&M café, now Meat). But it…