Islington Gazette
@islingtongztte
Followers
35K
Following
411
Media
2K
Statuses
33K
Islington's best, biggest and oldest newspaper, established 1856. Tweet/DM @EmmaReporter
Islington
Joined February 2010
Korean superstars Blackpink are the latest headliners announced for 2023's BST Hyde Park. The K-pop group will perform on Sunday, July 2, joining a series of events that already includes Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Billy Joel and P!nk. Last…
2
394
1K
Jeremy Corbyn MP joins volunteers to give free Christmas presents to kids in Finsbury Park @NatHempServ @hadfieldsam @streetskitchen @jeremycorbyn Merry Christmas Eve!.
6
146
322
Child refugee who slept rough in Finsbury Park for two years thanks charities and Arsenal for changing his life
8
132
239
‘People-friendly streets’: Survey finds 90% in favour of Islington’s traffic-control measures
26
70
202
Top YouGov pollster discredits @IslingtonLibDem tweet claiming @jeremycorbyn forecast to lose Islington North seat at next election.
26
149
174
Man named Brady Dennis Bergkamp Wright admits £4,000 Travelodge rampage
24
207
174
'We need to build solidarity across borders', says MP Corbyn ahead of online refugee event
2
49
152
IT'S RAINING IN ISLINGTON. WE THOUGHT THIS DAY WOULD NEVER COME.
9
24
143
Coronavirus: Islington Council will provide temporary accommodation where rough sleepers can self-isolate during pandemic.
9
61
138
Islington Council’s cleaning team ditches diesel vans for six new e-bikes
7
37
128
Arsenal pub Tollington Arms listed 'to prevent it being turned into flats'
2
17
135
Corbyn aide Kat Fletcher refuses to comment on exit poll. With a cheerful grin.
1
22
125
Former homeless man becomes ‘London’s happiest bus driver’ – and thanks Islington charity for helping turn his life around @SHPcharity
5
63
118
Tributes paid to 'Gooner legend' who died of Covid 'caught at Euros final'
0
22
115
Emily Thornberry thanks ‘beautiful’ Islington South and attacks ‘squatter’ Theresa May
5
55
114
Michael Ball has hosted his first BBC Radio 2 Sunday Love Songs after taking on the role from the late Steve Wright. 👇 Full story.
0
0
1
Politician: ‘I was lost in Upper Street – then I saw a horse getting on a bus’
7
106
121
Arsenal fans raise £35,000 for Islington Giving in just five days by shunning Box Office pay-per-view match
0
33
105
Highbury Corner, 1958 (picture: Islington Local History Centre)
6
44
94
Islington Council backs Marcus Rashford campaign after government votes against free school meal holiday extension
1
19
92
Highbury Corner in 1987 (picture: Islington Local History Centre)
18
33
89
Cameron Leslie at #FabricReview: 80 suspected dealers arrested. Only one prosecution. "Perhaps police should be looking at themselves".
0
64
85
We're 162 years old today. The front page of the September 20, 1856 edition was mainly taken up with adverts, and for some reason the top stories were about Naples and America
5
36
90
Network Rail has been accused of planning to "decimate" a wildlife corridor as it plans to cut back four miles of trees and vegetation along its tracks from Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace. 👇 Full story.
0
0
4
This shell of a 400-seater theatre has sat empty underneath Islington Green for a decade. The venue, beneath the old Collins Music Hall site, could now finally be set to open. Full story:
6
49
82
Traffic has 'reduced by two thirds' in Canonbury West LTN
17
20
86
Health care assistant Mira Solmaz stole from cancer patients at St Bartholomew's Hospital. 👇 Full story.
0
0
1
An iconic Highbury pub beloved by generations of Arsenal football fans is set for a new lease of life.
1
18
74
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he has “nothing to hide” after claiming the party's candidate has been told not to attend hustings in Islington North. 👇 Full story.
5
39
66
Imam gets OBE for bringing ‘wonderful Finsbury Park community together’ after terror attack.
4
28
69
General reminder that if you @ us in racist tweets, we're very obviously going to report you to Twitter.
0
6
64
As the anniversary of D-Day approaches on June 6, learn the meaning behind the ‘D’ and what it stands for. 👇 Full story.
0
0
5
This gorgeous cat was stolen from Nisa in St John Street, Islington. Please share to help bring her home #FindBella
5
190
63
Islington Council unveiled a plaque in memory of Finsbury Park terror victim Makram Ali this afternoon. @SadiqKhan told his family: "You represent the best of humanity"
18
26
60
Drapers Arms: The Barnsbury pub which donates all Valentine’s Day takings to domestic violence charity Refuge
0
34
60
"You'd call your mates on a Saturday and ask: 'Coming to The Arsenal?' No tickets. Those days are gone"
7
49
59
BREAKING: Farringdon nightclub Fabric could win right to reopen this afternoon
1
67
62
Shop owners: ‘Arsenal decline under Kroenke and Wenger is hurting small businesses outside Emirates Stadium’
10
66
59
BREAKING: Caroline Russell holds her seat in Highbury East with 46% of the vote #LocalElections2018.
5
20
56
Islington Council is aiming for 70 per cent of the borough to be covered by low traffic areas.
43
8
54
Lifelong Arsenal fan Phyllis, 96, finally sees her team in action – and wins her bet
1
39
57
Amazing news: Islington Boxing Club (@IslingtonABC) has guaranteed its future in the borough by agreeing a 99-year lease!
1
27
60
‘People-friendly streets’: Ambulance chiefs voice safety concerns over Islington Council blocking roads with bollards
17
52
60
Highbury Corner, 1970 (picture: Islington Local History Centre)
5
22
57
A "reckless and selfish" disqualified motorist who seriously injured a 12-year-old girl in a hit-and-run in Islington has been jailed for three years.
19
18
58
BREAKING: 1,000 homes will be built by Peabody on the Holloway Prison site after a £42m loan from Sadiq Khan
16
29
56
I find myself undecided as to how to treat this Qatar World Cup. Boycott? Protest? Just enjoy the football?
0
0
4
The amazing A&E workers at the Whittington were too busy to witness the Clap for Carers applause, but many were brought to tears by the videos. Now they have their own message: 'We stay here for you, please stay home for us' @WhitHealth #ClapforCarers
0
34
56
Coronavirus: @jeremycorbyn would ‘generally welcome’ introduction of Universal Basic Income #COVID19 #UniversalBasicIncome.
1
26
46
Highbury Corner in 1956 (picture: Islington Local History Centre)
2
18
48
.@jeremycorbyn and @EmilyThornberry call on Islington to ‘set example’ in anti-racism rally.
4
26
49
The Maidenhead candidate from Islington who made Theresa May’s night even more awkward @freeandytsege
0
52
49
More than 22,000 commercial properties in the capital have been empty for at least six months. @SadiqKhan is calling on landlords to use them as temporary shelters. @streetskitchen.
2
17
40
BREAKING: Henry Hicks jury rules teenager was killed as a result of police chase:
1
52
42
Museum of Homelessness gets funding to explore untold stories of homeless and LGBTIQ+ communities through Islington project @our_MoH @LGBTIQoutside @queerseum @streetskitchen.
2
16
38
A phone snatcher was caught last night in Finsbury Park. by a DOG
3
23
43
Islington Council pledges to pay ‘settled status’ fees for all its EU employees.
7
24
40
URGENT: Who has hand sanitiser and soap they can donate to Islington’s fantastic homeless outreach groups to stop #Coronavirus spreading?.@streetskitchen .@our_MoH.@SFTSLondon. @Singlehomeless .@SHPcharity.@marginsproj.
3
48
40
Please do not steal the Islington Gazette.
Buy/read/beg/borrow/steal this morning's @islingtongztte newspaper. Jam-packed with four pages of news/views/reports/ratings/analysis and informed opinion on The Arsenal. Serving the borough of Islington since 1856 and covering the club since 1913. The paper for Arsenal fans
2
6
38
Emily Thornberry wins Islington South and Finsbury with 30,188 Last time she got 22,547 #Islingtonvotes.
0
13
39
After queuing along a heavily Policed route for an hour to leave a gig in Finsbury Park we ask whether the area is suited to hosting large scale music concerts.
13
11
38
Spa Green at 70 shows how ‘council housing can be the best quality’.
0
28
41
Jeremy Corbyn @ Holloway prison march: "these marches are important to show community concern about housing"
1
59
39
Three adults and a child were shot in an alleged drive-by shooting in Dalston. 👇 Full story.
0
3
2
Islington sees lowest cumulative coronavirus case rate in London
2
17
36
Highbury's Clock End. Arsenal v Manchester United in the FA Cup, February 20, 1988 (picture: PA)
5
12
35
Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz takes over as leader of Islington Council
2
8
39
Islington theatre secures future by raising £120,000 from supporters
0
9
36
Young woman born and raised in Islington in year-long battle with Home Office for immigration status
4
58
38
A history of Islington Town Hall (including this brilliant David Rocastle pic from Arsenal's 1989 title win)
2
28
37
Councillor set to become first Black female deputy leader in Islington
0
8
37
BREAKING: Islington's Angel Wings are officially staying. thanks to the campaign of a 10-year-old girl
1
14
34
St Mary's Church, Upper Street, shortly after it was bombed in 1942. Picture: Islington Local History Centre
2
19
37
There With You: Piebury Corner donates £3,000 of produce to drop-in centres feeding vulnerable people during coronavirus pandemic
1
9
36
"10 for Ben": @kinsellatrust holding 10k walk through Islington to mark decade since knife tragedy
2
20
35
The Islington Gazette is holding a hustings for the Islington South and Finsbury election candidates. Join us!
1
33
37
Many Arsenal fans will remember Alex Morgan, the singing policeman.
4
21
33
Caledonian Market, circa 1930s (picture: Islington Local History Centre)
1
16
32
Coronavirus: Islington’s first walk-through testing site will finally open at the Sobell Centre
1
20
33
Congratulations to Imam Mohammed Mahmoud, who today received his OBE. Here's a piece we did on him making the New Year's Honours list,.
0
10
35
There's a fire engine at Islington town hall! But no need to panic - it's there because the borough's wonderful firefighters @LFBIslington were given the freedom of the borough this evening. Read more on our website tomorrow.
2
13
33
The story of Caledonian Market: ‘It was the greatest in the world’
2
33
36
Arsenal fans might remember this game in January 1988. 500 police officers were unable to contain the violence
14
28
33
0
15
35
Post House: Winter homeless shelter to open in former Upper Holloway Crown Post Office
2
17
35
Jeremy Corbyn has said he is taking legal action after a Yorkshire councillor's account tweeted a doctored picture of the Islington North MP at the scene of the Liverpool terror attack.
6
11
33
Anti-racism protesters have joined councillors and religious leaders in Highbury for a vigil against the suspected antisemitic attack over the road yesterday
1
19
35
Drayton Park could open to stop station overcrowding on Arsenal matchdays after Sadiq Khan steps in
7
30
34
EXCLUSIVE: There are plans to open the old Highbury and Islington station.
2
25
34