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Residents177History lesson: the church that defied convention
Middlesex Street resident and City Matters contributor, Ian McPherson, reveals a lesser known secret about the site of Sir John Cass's School, and what used to lie beneath.
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Residents333Barbican residents still fighting long list of issues
From construction worries to continued Tube noise pollution, Barbican Estate residents are fighting on all fronts. Defoe House resident Helen Hudson has the update on local issues.
By Helen Hudson -
Residents439City residents urge Corporation to protect their green spaces
Many residents complain not just of the material neglect shown to what is studied worldwide as important modernist architecture, but of the institutional failure to genuinely attach cultural value to these boxy coloured buildings we call home.
By Billy Mann -
Residents416Positive steps made towards implementing Neighbourhood Watch
A few weeks ago I attended a workshop in Artizan Street Community Centre that had been arranged to explore what kind of Neighbourhood Watch scheme residents might actually want.
By Ian McPherson -
Residents426All options being considered to address conflict of interest fears
There is a big debate going on about the future of the Barbican residential committee, which is the board responsible for the running of the City's largest estate.
By Helen Hudson -
Residents484Dangerous driving compromising Fann Street crossing
Safety is being compromised by motorists heading north on Goswell Road lunging into prohibited U-turns, swinging with menace over Fann Street’s busiest crossing point.
By Billy Mann -
Residents426‘Bold and pragmatic’ steps over use of CDMPs
"As the father of two young children, I know there is no more natural an instinct than the need to protect your child from harm with all your energy."
By Mark Field -
Residents703Middlesex Street tragedies prompt Neighbourhood Watch talks
Two recent tragic deaths in the City's Middlesex Street Estate has local resident Ian McPherson asking, shouldn't we all be looking out for each other just a little bit?
By Ian McPherson -
Residents481Sir John Cass farewells headteacher Tim Wilson
Sir John Cass Primary School's departing headteacher Tim Wilson looks back at his time at the helm of this popular City primary school with our resident columnist Ian McPherson.
By Ian McPherson -
Residents498Fighting on all fronts: Barbican battles rage on
From construction pollution to thundering Tube noise, Barbican Estate residents are fighting on all fronts. Defoe House resident Helen Hudson has the update on local issues.
By Helen Hudson