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Islington Tribune - NEWS
Published: 17 October 2008

SOBELL SUNK BY SWIM POOL IN SCOTLAND

£46m leisure centre revamp estimate based on Edinburgh scheme

A SECRET council report reveals how leisure chiefs based their claims it would take £46million to refurbish the Sobell Centre by comparing the job with work on a deluxe Olympic training... > more

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Storm over plans for ‘Vegas-style’ casino
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Streets at war over ‘boring’ gardens
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‘We’re not safe in our homes’ warning after garages blaze
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Rushed to casualty, mum misses out on Alex’s X Factor joy
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Shrink makes a song and dance about prostitution

Psychotherapist’s gritty musical tells story of teenager forced into selling sex by her mother

THE hard-hitting story of a prostitute who coerces her 13-year-old daughter into her illicit world might not sound like musical material. > more

Town Hall cash safe, but meltdown hits pensions - FINANCE chief Andrew Cornwell has taken emergency measures to shore up the Town Hall coffers last week... > more

Christmas cancelled as charity is closed - CHRISTMAS Day has been cancelled for the borough’s loneliest elderly people after staff sickness decimated the charity... > more

On stage… the teenagers who live with knife crime - YOUNG people from an estate in Canonbury are appearing as extras in a hard-hitting play about knife crime... > more

Family question ruling on drugs death man - RELATIVES say questions remain unanswered after a coroner ruled that a man died at his Upper Holloway... > more

Plight of patients who must live with anxiety - MENTAL health campaigners called for a major battle this week against moves to reduce desperately needed services... > more

‘Green’ turbine puts wind up flat-dwellers - NEIGHBOURS angry at their flats being used for a wind turbine “experiment” claim it is causing noise, vibration and... > more

Brothers cleared of estate murder - TWO brothers wept in the dock at the Old Bailey this week when the “nightmare” of a murder charge was lifted from them. > more

Watching the birdy? - CAT calendars were flying off the shelves on Wednesday at the launch of a unique exhibition of photos – taken exclusively by felines. > more

‘Wild West London’ night of club boss - THE licensee of one of Islington’s most exclusive venues – where celebrities such as Graham Norton and Lawrence... > more

Councillor tells of shock after son is attacked by street gang - STREET crime became a reality for a leading Islington Lib Dem councillor Meral Ece this week after... > more

Platform set for female gaming champ hunt - THE capital’s first tournament where female computer gamers can pit their wits against each other is being... > more

Three deny Ben’s murder - THE grieving parents and actress sister of stabbing victim Ben Kinsella were in court at the Old Bailey this week to see three youths... > more

MP’s fight for NHS ‘palace of the people’ - EMILY Thornberry MP has told how she fell in love with the Finsbury Health Centre and will do everything in her power... > more

Chapel horror films to raise cash for roof - HORROR films are set to be shown at Union Chapel later this month to raise funds for its roof appeal. > more

Families reclaim park with a party after crackdown on street drinking - MORE than 200 people enjoyed a day of music, football, face-painting and free massages... > more

Crash biker over limit - A SPEEDING motorcyclist was two-and-a-half times over the drink-drive limit when his bike hit a kerb, sending him flying into a bus shelter... > more

Market spruce-up - VICTORIAN buildings once earmarked for demolition at Smithfield Market are to be protected from the elements. > more