Islington celebrates ‘unsung heroes’ at community awards
Mayor presents Civic Awards and Ben Kinsella prize to unsung champions, including a fire cadet, lifelong volunteer and beloved caretaker
Read MoreAnimal Instinct, Pangolin London, exhibition review: ‘Majestic and compelling’
The sculpture gallery’s wildlife-themed show is ‘engaging’ and accessible to a wide audience
Read MoreWhittington maternity unit saved in win for campaigners
Archway hospital spared the axe by NHS bosses following consultation on closure due to falling birth rates
Read MoreTown Hall plans to borrow £35m to buy back sold-off council homes
Latest round of ex-Right to Buy purchases comes as number of borough’s homeless households grows by more than 400 in a year
Read MoreCouncil shells out £3k to disabled woman who feared being ‘left to die’
Local government and social care watchdog says Town Hall’s inaction was ‘incomprehensible’
Read MorePlace Revisited, Modern Art, exhibition review: ‘Deliciously otherworldly’
Five abstract painters approach landscape ‘in their own idiosyncratic language’
Read More‘Ditch cars for good,’ says Islington councillor as study shows cleaner air after ULEZ expansion
Caroline Russell says ‘it’s a shame it took so long’ for City Hall to extend low-emission zone
Read MorePupils join forces on bus tour protest against Islington primary closures
‘It’s not our kids’ job to balance budget,’ say teachers leading strike action
Read More‘Undo the loo leash’: Campaigners plead with council for more accessible toilets in Islington
Loos for Islington petition triggers Town Hall debate following long-running campaign to lift lid on lack of facilities
Read MoreParties trade blows over housing and scrutiny as council passes budget
Outgoing finance chief Diarmaid Ward delivers swansong budget before stepping down in May
Read MoreTown Hall announces ‘hybrid’ parking to curb ‘explosion’ of dockless e-bikes
Council to install more parking bays, restrictions and incentives as hire bike trips skyrocket
Read MoreStalled: A New Musical, King’s Head Theatre, stage review: ‘Circling the drain’
This production, set in a ladies’ loo, shows ‘not every place of human interaction needs to be musicalised’
Read MoreLess than a third of primary schools regularly visit their local library, report shows
School staff say not enough time or help available to facilitate trips, though library visits overall climb back to pre-Covid levels
Read MoreAt Home: Alice Neel in the Queer World, Victoria Miro, exhibition review: ‘Open, honest images’
The American artist’s portraits offer a ‘uniquely personal expression of each individual’
Read MorePrimary pupils protest plans to close Islington schools
Local MP Jeremy Corbyn slammed for suggesting council had an ‘agenda’
Read MoreCitra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Power that stretches across cultures’
Sasmita inverts patriarchal motifs to ‘reclaim representation of and for women’
Read MoreNumber of women sleeping rough in Islington rises by a third
Charity Solace Women’s Aid claims male violence ‘almost universal’ for homeless women
Read MoreAntigone [on strike], Park Theatre, stage review: ‘An uneven, if innovative, production’
Alexander Raptotasios’s adaptation of the Sophocles tragedy is led by audience votes, but the benefits are ‘unclear’
Read MoreIslington warns of ‘unsustainable’ housing strategy as two in three councils fear ‘collapse’
Southwark Council report, sponsored by Town Hall, calls on government to fix ‘broken’ budget model
Read MoreFirebird, King’s Head Theatre, stage review: ‘A middle-of-the-road tale’
This adaptation of the real-life Cold War classic, like the film before it, is lacking in personality
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