Caledonian Park, Holloway, Islington

 

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Residents delighted to be rid of notorious Market Estate namenlnews@archant.co.uk07 October 2009 “The Market Estate name is going to fade away. The residents were fed up of the stigma,” said Stephen Ross, Southern Housing’s project director for the Market Estate“The Market Estate name is going to fade away. The residents were fed up of the stigma,” said Stephen Ross, Southern Housing’s project director for the Market EstateTHE HISTORIC Market Estate name, which has become synonymous with drugs, prostitution and anti-social behaviour in recent years, will soon be gone for ever.Only three of the decaying 1960s towers on the Holloway estate remain, with the last long-suffering tenants due to be rehoused in new blocks by the end of January.The area's notable past will live on through the clocktower and new street names such as Drovers Way, but the Market Estate name will be ditched - to the delight of residents.Sharon Jobe, chairwoman of the Market Estate Tenants' and Residents...

THE gang leader caged with two fellow savages for knifing to death Ben Kinsella is CROWING how he is still the "King of Swagger" behind bars.Evil Michael Alleyne, 18, shows NO remorse for the GCSE student's murder in a sickening letter from his cell - which he signs as from the "Stab Gang".benkinsella.180x250He brags of "taming" the prison where he is serving life and issues a rallying call to the remnants of his drug-dealing street crew with the underlined words: "Death before dishonour."Alleyne - who sent his vile message to one of them - declares: "The team 4 life."The disgusting taunts will horrify 16-year-old Ben's family, including his EastEnders actress sister Brooke Kinsella, 26.Alleyne was jailed for life with cohorts Jade Braithwaite, 20, and Juress Kika, 19, after Ben was mercilessly knifed while out celebrating the end of his exams in Islington, North London.The thugs, who called themselves the "Market Massiv...

'I'm the King of Swagger': Ben Kinsella murderer caught bragging about killing By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:39 PM on 05th October 2009 * Comments (135) * Add to My Stories Michael Alleyne No remorse: Killer Michael Alleyne has boasted he is the 'King of Swagger' to fellow inmatesThe teenager who stabbed Ben Kinsella to death has bragged that he is the 'King of Swagger'.Michael Alleyne, 18, was given a life sentence for murdering Kinsella in June last year but has shown no remorse.In a letter written from his prison cell, which he signed from the 'Stab Gang', he boasted: 'I’m the King of Swagger in North London - everyone knows dat.'Alleyne also bragged about 'taming' the prison where he is serving his life sentence.He went on to issue a rallying call to the remaining members of his drug-dealing street crew - 'Market Massiv' - and said: 'Death before dishonour.'Alleyne was jailed alongside fellow gan...

Residents delighted to be rid of notorious Market Estate name nlnews@archant.co.uk 07 October 2009 “The Market Estate name is going to fade away. The residents were fed up of the stigma,” said Stephen Ross, Southern Housing’s project director for the Market Estate   “The Market Estate name is going to fade away. The residents were fed up of the stigma,” said Stephen Ross, Southern Housing’s project director for the Market Estate THE HISTORIC Market Estate name, which has become synonymous with drugs, prostitution and anti-social behaviour in recent years, will soon be gone for ever. Only three of the decaying 1960s towers on the Holloway estate remain, with the last long-suffering tenants due to be rehoused in new blocks by the end of January.   The area's notable past will live on through the clocktower and new street names such as Drovers Way, but the Market Estate name will be ditched - to the delight of residents.   Sharon Jobe, chairwoman of the Market Estate Tenants...

 

 

 

       

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