Council yet to engage with landlords over climate crisis strategy
Town Hall residents asked for input on climate change hope their work is not ‘just a piece of paper’
Read MoreCabinet shake-up as leader appoints new health and finance chiefs
Council AGM sees election of first Black man as civic mayor, as Cllrs Flora Williamson and Sara Hyde take new briefs
Read More‘We’ve had enough’: Housing protesters crash Islington Council’s Annual General Meeting
ACORN renters campaigners demand for ‘concrete solutions’ to community safety and housing issues prompts strong reaction from Labour councillor
Read MoreCouncil to continue locking parks after locals raise alarm over crime and disorder
Council backed down on plans to leave most public parks and gardens unlocked overnight after majority rejected the idea
Read MoreCouncil has claimed £300,000 from tenancy fraudsters since last year
Seventy-five rental properties recovered and reallocated to those on borough’s waiting list
Read More‘It might not be over’: Islington families keep up the fight following school closures
Council officers reject opposition’s move to call in decision, setting back parents’ plans for judicial review
Read MoreIslington councillor calls for protection of trans-inclusive toilets
Caroline Russell AM says any outcome following Supreme Court ruling that makes life harder for trans people would be ‘extraordinarily cruel’
Read MoreTown Hall to close two primary schools as pupil numbers fold
St Jude and St Paul’s and Highbury Quadrant will shut permanently on 31 August
Read MoreCouncillors write to Home Office over ‘damaging’ hotel asylum policy
Town Hall leaders say shared rooms exacerbate mental health crises for occupants
Read MoreIslington set to abandon Finsbury Leisure Centre plans in £10m loss for council
Leader Una O’Halloran cancels project tipped to deliver 200 homes over ballooning costs and ‘local concerns’
Read MoreThree Islington primary schools offering free breakfast clubs in state-backed trial
Laycock, Vittoria and Whitehall Park are providing 30 minutes of care before school until July
Read MoreParents demand public consultation on ‘merging’ primary schools facing shutdown
Families of Highbury Quadrant and St Jude and St Paul’s argue another way as fate of schools due to be decided next week
Read MoreNational Youth Theatre courts drama with alcohol licence bid
Playhouse wants to sell booze and stage performances until midnight but some locals fear they will ‘never sleep again’
Read MoreIslington’s cabinet to vote on school closures next week
Council’s decision on proposals to shut Highbury Quadrant and St Jude and St Paul’s primary schools slated for 24 April
Read MoreTown Hall pursuing cross-council campaign to halt Islington school closures
Islington Council to push for change to inner London funding – but new efforts will not affect current plans to close two primaries this year
Read MoreNearly two thirds of Islington landlords oppose selective licensing, survey reveals
Tougher letting rules backed by majority of private tenants in borough
Read MoreIslington schoolchildren unveil new playground amid threat of closure
St Jude’s Street Garden has been refurbished with new trees, footpaths, swings and slides, drawing on diagrams put together by the schoolchildren
Read MoreIslington 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
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