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By Gülsüm Bölük, Fatou Coulibaly, Sam Sorabjee, and Sara Valle-Martínez Nag’s Head business owners in Holloway feel disconnected from the upcoming community Christmas event to be held this weekend. Islington Council announced yesterday that a Festive Lights Event will take place in Nag’s Head Marketon Saturday, November 19, with Islington’s Mayor, Marian Spall, switching on the Christmas lights. …
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By Sara Valle-Martínez Apart from teaching us about our ancestors, art is a means of communication to express our feelings, thoughts, and even beliefs without words. In fact, it can help us inadvertently understand someone better. Sometimes that is especially helpful with children. You may think children are simple and you know what they need …
By Sara Valle-Martínez A zero-waste shop in North London is doing its bit to reduce the use of single-use plastic on groceries by encouraging customers to buy in bulk instead of packaged items. Kilo, a bulk shop in Holloway Road, opened in August 2020 after owner, Jordan Perata, 27, quitted her job as an interior …
By Sara Valle-Martínez Female students regularly put up with harassment in the Holloway area. Female students at London Metropolitan University said that they regularly have to put up with catcalls, wolf whistles and unwanted comments about how they look in the area around the campus. London Metropolitan University. Photo by Sara Valle-Martínez. Nicci Kinsler, 30, …
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