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Posts Tagged ‘sports’

Islington set to abandon Finsbury Leisure Centre plans in £10m loss for council

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 24 April 2025 | 0

Leader Una O’Halloran cancels project tipped to deliver 200 homes over ballooning costs and ‘local concerns’

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These Heavy Black Bones, Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell, book review: ‘Gut-wrenching account of a person with a mixed ethnic background in a very white sport’

By Sarah Birch | Thursday 2 January 2025 | 0
These Heavy Black Bones book cover

This insight into the world of swimming offers an ‘original angle on ethnicity, excellence and learning to see oneself anew’

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‘Monstrous’: Footballers kick out at council plans for Finsbury Leisure Centre

By Noora Mykkanen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 14 February 2024 | 0

Residents are up in arms over mammoth development, but council says ‘doing nothing is not an option’ amid housing crisis

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Residents slam council’s ‘destructive’ plans for Finsbury Leisure Centre

By Noora Mykkanen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 5 February 2024 | 0

Campaign group EC1 Voices calls for a halt to developments in one of the country’s ‘densest areas’

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‘This just stinks’: Anger mounts over controversial ice rink plans following release of internal council emails

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 7 July 2023 | 0

Town Hall accused of ‘staggering arrogance’ after adviser’s call to ‘make it look as though we are listening’ goes public

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‘Terrible deal’: Finsbury Leisure Centre campaigners call on council to put ‘grandiose’ rebuild on hold

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 23 June 2023 | 0

Planning chief defends ‘great development’ and says he won’t apologise for creating new homes

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Footballers at Finsbury leisure centre kick out at ‘tragic’ plans to build over sports pitches

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 15 August 2022 | 0

NRI United say they will struggle to recruit passersby if pitches are moved to the rooftop

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Residents invited to have a say on plan to rebuild Finsbury Leisure Centre and create 180 new homes

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 12 July 2022 | 0

Consultation questionnaire says there is a ‘desperate need for new homes to tackle the housing crisis’

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