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Everyone has a story. What can you do to transform retirement from the lonely years to the busy years? Well, you could find a dog in need, then train it up so you can both visit retirement homes, hospices and hospitals spreading a bit of dog joy. That’s exactly what…
Everyone on Islington Faces Blog has a story.  Anyone love camping? Me too – but it is a surprisingly tricky thing to do in Islington, which is famously the London borough with the least green space. It’s especially hard if you don’t have a back garden with a bit of grass big enough…
Everyone on Islington Faces Blog has a story.  Islington has the second highest level of child poverty in London (and the fourth highest in England). What’s to be done? Step forward Barry Edwards, 65, who grew up in one of the poorest parts of Finsbury Park. In May 2013 Barry became Mayor of Islington…
Everyone on Islington Faces Blog has a story. Many families debate fiercely about whether to stay living in Islington as the kids grow up. The lure of idyllic countryside and a slower pace of life (not to mention cheaper houses and allegedly better schools) often wins. Only problem is the people moving out…
Everyone on Islington Faces Blog has a story. Regulars to Islington’s Freightliners Farm or Camden’s Kentish Town City Farm may have been seen a big-bearded Billy Connolly look-alike whipping up swift pen portraits of the animals or even doing a caricature sketch for a bargain carboot price. If so, that’s Islington-resident Robbie MacGregor. Interview by Nicola Baird… 
