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  • Letters: Save us from the cyclists who think they can ride anywhere
    Published: 14 June, 2013 • “NO cycling” notices are posted on the gates and painted in large letters on the tarmac at the New North Road and Willow Bridge entrances to New River Walk...
  • Letters: Free school plans are threat to this beautiful green oasis
    Published: 14 June, 2013 • “THE lack of green open spaces has been one of Islington’s failings for the past 150 years and what you have should be held onto at all costs”...
  • Letters: Drugs on doorstep
    Published: 14 June, 2013 • THE communal courtyard of the otherwise wonderful council block where I live in Clerkenwell unfortunately seems to serve mainly as a place to buy, sell and take drugs...
  • Letters: School has stepped up a level to become one of our best
    Published: 14 June, 2013 • MANY of our neighbours will know that Holloway School has been rapidly improving over several years now, but parents and students will be especially encouraged by the...
  • Letters: We should know who’s paying for Whittington’s outside experts
    Published: 14 June, 2013 • WE were grateful for the communication from the chief executive of the Whittington Hospital, Dr Yi Mien Koh, (Why it makes sense for the Whittington to call in...
  • Letters: Police should keep out of parking issues
    Published: 14 June, 2013 • THE other day I was stopped in my car. I had not committed a driving offence and there was no warrant for my arrest. It turns out that a council had arranged for their...
  • Letters: Why we’re standing up for legal aid
    Published: 14 June, 2013 • LIBERAL Democrats have a proud record of defending civil liberties. Our opposition to the government’s proposed “snoopers’ charter”...
  • Letters: Honour our great nurses
    Published: 14 June, 2013 • THERE is still time to nominate nurses, care teams and midwives who provide outstanding care to the people of Islington, but hurry as nominations close on Monday. The...
  • Letters: The spirit of zumba
    Published: 14 June, 2013 • A VOTE of thanks to The Hyde Group, developers of the new Packington estate. Since last August it has supported weekly zumba fitness classes at the estate’s...
  • Letters: Call it a peace memorial
    Published: 14 June, 2013 • I WONDER if the time has come to rename Islington Green war memorial the “Islington Green peace memorial” (War memorial confrontation, June 7). What...
  • Letters: ‘Dog-gate’ tone unhelpful
    Published: 14 June, 2013 • YOUR article, Foul play called in clash over dog-gate, May 31, erroneously quoted the secretary of Barnsbury Square Residents’ Association (BSRA), Dr Tuan Ho....
  • Hospital is strengthening diabetes care
    Published: 14 June, 2013 • I WOULD like to reassure Jan Pollock that Whittington Health has not made any redundancies in the diabetes department and has no plans to do so (Diabetes cases are...
  • Letters: Future of fire service
    Published: 14 June, 2013 • THIS is a last chance to have your say on how the fire and rescue service is run. In the last three months we’ve talked to a variety of stakeholders and held 24...
  • The poor registrar
    Published: 7 June, 2013 • I WAS shocked and disgusted by your article on the Christian registrar (End of legal line for Christian registrar, May 31). I even checked the date to make sure it wasn...
  • Thriving markets
    Published: 7 June, 2013 • ESTABLISHED markets have been the core of our community for generations, Chapel Market in particular. It is important that they thrive whatever the economic climate,...