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Betting shops \ Community Campaigns \ Haringey \ Paddy Power \ Wood Green
No Paddy Power at the Lordship N22
From the campaign; Earlier this year Paddy Power Bookmakers applied to Haringey Council for a premises licence to open a betting shop on Lordship Lane in Wood Green potentially making it the third betting shop in a small parade of 20 shops. There was overwhelming objection to the application by local residents and businesses, some of whom had […]
Alexandra Park \ Event \ Haringey \ History \ War
‘We Will Not Fight, We cannot Kill’ Alexandra Park Library 29th July
WW1 Conscientious Objectors. 2014 marks one hundred years since the outbreak of the First World War. The war claimed the lives of over 16 million people across the globe. Yet in the rush to claim history for military glory, the lives and trials of Conscientious Objectors often goes untold. Come and join us in hearing […]
Darren johnson \ Music \ Music venues
Video: Darren Johnson AM on protecting London’s live music venues
Green London Assembly member Darren Johnson urges Mayor’s cultural adviser to protect London live music venues. Johnson voiced concerns that there is no specific strategy to stop the closure of the ever shrinking number of live music venues and asked for the Mayor to use his position as “an extremely powerful advocate” to take action.
Books \ Event \ Housmans \ Robert Kingham
‘Machen’s London Adventure’ 23rd July
THE THREE IMPOSTERS PRESENT ‘Machen’s London Adventure’ with Robert Kingham Wednesday 23rd July, 7pm at Housmans bookshop. Three Impostors press (www.threeimpostors.co.uk) unveil their new edition of Arthur Machen’s ‘The London Adventure’, a classic of psychogeographical writing in the form of an unorthodox memoir of the time Machen spent as a reporter for the Evening News […]
Broadwater Farm \ Event \ Mark Duggan \ Tottenham
Peaceful Vigil: Justice for Mark Duggan August 4th
Join us on the third anniversary of Mark’s death, Monday August 4th. Mark’s family are still fighting for justice and they need your support. There will be a meet up point at Broadwater Farm at 5 pm. The Vigil will take place at 6 pm, Ferry Lane, near Jarrow Road N17, where Mark was shot. Nearest […]
Author: Jim Jepps \ Jeremy Corbyn \ legislation \ Nick de Bois \ police powers
The emergency snooping bill – How did North London MPs vote?
By Jim Jepps Today’s rushed Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill has been a travesty from the start. When the government’s communications act got bogged down in the Parliamentary mud earlier in the year the government decided to speed the process up and have fast tracked essentially the same legislation, passing it in just a week . […]
Amnesty International \ Event \ Newington Green \ Walk
Dissenters’ Walk: Newington Green 17th July
Dissenters of Newington Green Where: The Dissenting Academy, 92 Mildmay Park, N1 4PR When: Thursday 17th July, 7 pm (until 9 pm) Cost: £10 – raising money for Amnesty International Book with Eventbrite led by Rob Smith For many years Newington Green was a tiny hamlet, far from London, where radical thinkers and dissenting religious groups came to […]
Abortion \ Cristina Rios \ feminism \ interview \ Migrants \ Mireia Gargallo \ My belly is mine
Interview: Protesting Spanish abortion law in London
Interview with Cristina Rios and Mireia Gargallo Whilst Cristina and Mireia are both Spanish immigrants living in London, and are both political activists working in the My Belly is Mine campaign, and indeed are good friends – the two, in many ways, come from very different places. Mireia came to London six months ago looking for work, escaping […]
A successful first week – help us make week two even better
Editorial by Jim Jepps The North London Star has been online for exactly one week today. Two weeks ago today we held our first ever meeting of the collective that came together to make the site a reality. It’s not going too badly. Our strike coverage (photos and reports on the day, promoting what you […]
Barnet \ Camden \ Cycling \ Enfield \ Francis O'Grady \ Haringey \ Housing \ Islington \ Jeremy Corbyn \ Mayor Hugh Rayner \ Press round-up \ strikes \ Walthamstow
North London press weekend round-up
This week has seen local stories on strikes, corruption, insults, development and air pollution. Let’s take a look. In the Barnet Times there’s the shocking story of the Barnet Mayor who’s accused of receiving more than £28,000 from the housing fund without ever declaring an interest while making decisions on how that fund is […]
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