The Islington Gazette is a weekly paid-for newspaper covering news relating to the borough of Islington in north London, UK. It was established in 1856 and was owned by Independent News & Media until the early 21st century when it was bought by Archant.
On the 21 September 2006 the Islington Gazette celebrated its 150th birthday.
Famous quotes containing the words islington and/or gazette:
“There was a youthe, and a well-loved youthe,
And he was a squires son:
He loved the bayliffes daughter deare,
That lived in Islington.”
—Unknown. The Bailiff’s Daughter of Islington (l. 1–4)
“Every gazette brings accounts of the untutored freaks of the wind,—shipwrecks and hurricanes which the mariner and planter accept as special or general providences; but they touch our consciences, they remind us of our sins. Another deluge would disgrace mankind.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)