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Safer Islington
£30K fine for high
street shop in Angel
The council has brought high street
name Holland & Barrett to book for
a serious breach of public health
after repeated instructions from
environmental health officers were
ignored.
Last month Highbury Corner
Magistrates' Court found the health food
brand guilty on seven charges under the
Food Hygiene (England) Regulations.
On 24 November 2011, Islington
Council Environmental Health Officers
first carried out an unannounced food
hygiene inspection of Holland & Barrett,
31 Upper Street, N1 0PN.
Extensive mouse droppings were
found on food shelving and underneath
the counters where there was also a
strong smell of rodent urine. A basement
stockroom was similarly contaminated.
The store manager was issued with
a report detailing the required remedial
action and subsequent inspections
followed over the next month. Contrary
to the instruction given during the visits,
stating that food should be placed in
durable lidded containers, packets of
food were again found stored on open
shelves, making them vulnerable to
attack by mice.
Cllr Paul Smith, executive member
for environment, said:
“We're on the side of residents and
work hard to make sure food in Islington
is safe.
“The £30K fine indicates how
seriously the judge took this breach of
public health.”
Mosaic artwork unveiled by Mayor Jilani Chowdhury and Freedom from
Torture staff
From torture to freedom
A unique new mosaic has been unveiled
at Gillespie Park by the Mayor of
Islington. The mosaic is a moving
account drawn on a series of tiles by
torture survivors and depicts their
journey from torture to freedom.
The project was organised by
Freedom from Torture, a local Islington
charity, in partnership with the council
and the artwork is part of the on-going
Art Therapy project that the charity
undertake in Islington.
For more information on the
charity and the work they do visit
www.freedomfromtorture.org or
call 020 7697 7777.
Keeping
safe this
bonfire night
Rhys Powell, London
Fire Brigade’s
Borough Commander
for Islington, talks
to IslingtonLife about how to
keep safe and enjoy bonfire
night this November…
“We are teaching children in
Islington about the dangers
associated with fireworks ahead of
this year's bonfire night.
“Two local primary schools will
be visiting the station on Thursday
18 October and will learn about
fireworks rules, how animals are
affected and how to stay safe
from fire.
“On a more creative note,
children from schools and youth
clubs throughout the borough have
been asked to design a fireworks
safety poster. The winning poster
will be displayed across the
borough in the run up to bonfire
night.
“Initiatives like these have been
run across the borough for the last
five years and have helped see an
overall downward trend in bonfire
night incidents.
“We went to 154 fires on 5
November last year, down 12
per cent on the previous year and
making 2011 the quietest bonfire
night in London since records
began. Working with you, we aim
to keep this same downward trend
this year. Let’s all have an enjoyable
and safe bonfire night!”
Violence Against
Women and
Girls seminars
Free half-day training seminars
on issues around violence against
women and girls are open to Islington
residents and organisations, and
those who work with them.
Find out more at www.islington.
gov.uk/vawgtraining
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