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Whatever happened to the nearly men?

By Islington-People at 08:00 on 23/07/10

LESS than three months after the general election which saw Greg Clark increase his majority in Tunbridge Wells by over a third to 55.9 per cent, we asked Labour Party candidate Gary Heather and Liberal Democrat David Hallas about their battlefield memories and how it feels to return to civilian life. “I won’t say I was demoralised by losing, because I always knew I wasn’t going to win,” said Mr Heather, who...
'Fairer' housing services promised to Islington residents

By abi_silvester at 16:30 on 23/06/10

Housing is probably the biggest issue for most residents of densely-populated Islington, and improving affordable accommodation for all has long been a priority of Islington North MP Jeremy Corbyn. Now, leasholders and tenants in Islington have some potentially good news in the form of a new council pledge to make housing fairer. Read on to find out what's changing. A key part of the plan, introduced by the new Labour-led council, is...
Whittington and Sobell now 'safe': are you convinced?

By abi_silvester at 12:32 on 03/06/10

In the run-up to the election, Islington residents couldn't miss the two big local battlegrounds, which certainly swayed a lot of voters I spoke to, prior to May 6. So what's the latest on the future of the Sobell centre and the Whittington A&E? True to his word, new Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has stated that he is effectively calling a halt to the planned closure of vital services at the Archway hospital, and has gone as far...