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Feel better faster Waiting for a GP appointment for a minor condition is becoming a thing of the past thanks to the ‘minor ailments scheme’. Local people suffering from one of 25 common but non-serious conditions can get free advice, treatment and medicines direct from their local pharmacist. Every GP surgery in Islington is participating in the scheme. Patients need to speak to their local surgery and if their condition is covered under the scheme, they get a voucher that can be presented to an Islington pharmacist. The patient can then visit their pharmacist for confidential advice and treatment rather than see their doctor. Eyes front! The Eyes for Islington scheme has been featured in a Government best practice manual on improving residential areas. The Eyes are residents who have volunteered to be the ‘eyes and ears’ of the borough, reporting to the council any problems such as with litter or dumped rubbish, roads, pavements and parks. Well done Eyes and keep spotting! www.cleanersafergreener.gov.uk i-recycle centre opens It’s often been said that one person’s trash is another’s treasure and now Islington can show people why with our state-of-the-art recycling education facility, the i-recycle centre. Developed in partnership with the Science Museum, the i-recycle centre features exciting interactive displays, games and videos on recycling and waste issues. Visitors can find out about the UK’s rubbish problem, discover how to make a real difference by reducing rubbish and recycling more at home, as well as being amazed by the interesting things that can be made from rubbish. Free visits are available for schools and community groups by appointment. i-recycle is based at the Household Reuse and Recycling Centre in Cottage Road, N7. For more information contact 020 7527 5996 or email melissa.painter@ ✆islington.gov.uk Who you going to call? Bulk busters! Homes for Islington is introducing a free borough-wide bulk rapid response refuse collection service for council estates after its successful pilot resulted in the collection of 395 tonnes of household items, including 750 refrigerators. With this service, estate residents or caretakers report the presence of dumped bulk refuse and within 24 hours a team arrives to collect the items and dispose of them efficiently. The items are assessed for their suitability for recycling or renewal. Interested in becoming an Eye?, call 020 7527 2000 or ✆email eyes@islington.gov.uk 6 With the support of council residents, the pilot, begun last August and funded by the Islington Strategic Partnership, has nearly doubled its target to collect 200 tonnes of refuse. Council residents should contact their caretaker or area housing office for a bulk refuse pick up.
Sign of the times Deaf and hearing-impaired residents can now get borough information through Contact Islington, thanks to a new videophone pilot. Contact Islington is trialling videophone access with signing call centre Significan’t. Deaf and hearing-impaired residents can visit Contact Islington offices on Upper Street, link to a qualified signer by videophone, who will translate to Contact Islington staff and relay the information. Hearing-impaired customers who can access videophone elsewhere will be able to link to the signing call centre directly. The signer will then call Contact Islington and relay the conversation real-time. This pilot will extend to deaf and hearingimpaired residents what the rest of us take for granted – accurate and instant information – in a format that's right for them. For more information email ✆eoin.joyce@islington.gov.uk Town hall tours Planning a wedding? Couples looking to get married in Islington can now take a virtual tour of the interior of the town hall! The 360-degree tours show prospective couples how their wedding would look if they decided to use the town hall, on Upper Street, N1. Tackling the housing shortage Private landlords are helping provide much needed housing. In a new scheme initiated by Islington Council, incentives and support are offered to private landlords to house people including those living in temporary accommodation. If you are a landlord and would like to get involved or have an empty property that could benefit from an empty properties grant contact Dionne Maxwell on 020 7527 6073 or email landlord.enquiries@islington.gov.uk The tour starts outside the building, and takes couples through the reception, up the main stairs, into the wedding room and finally the council chamber, where the ceremony would be held. Each image rotates automatically, and also lets people zoom in and out, or pan to a particular area. To see the virtual tours, go to: http://www.islington.gov.uk/Community/ birthsdeathsandmarriages/marriages/to wnhallweddings.asp London’s largest wireless hotzone Upper Street, Islington’s bustling thoroughfare, took on a new dimension in serving the community when the council flicked the switch launching London’s largest hotzone. The ‘Technology Mile’, which stretches from Angel to Highbury Corner, is one mile of unbroken wireless broadband coverage, providing residents, workers and visitors with free access to the internet and council services. Anyone with wirelessly-enabled devices, such as laptops, notebooks and PDAs can access the network via a council landing page featuring a menu of council services and information, plus direct access to the world wide web. The mile-long network covers the throng of restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars along Upper St, all of which can now offer free internet access to their customers. All key council services are also accessible on the network of eight iPlus Points around the borough. For more information call Contact ✆Islington on 020 7527 2000. 7
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