Posts by Joe Steen, Local Democracy Reporter
Una O’Halloran officially appointed as Islington’s council leader
Straight-talking housing chief takes top job following Kaya Comer-Schwartz’s resignation
Read More‘Shocking’: Parents and teachers protest council plan to close Islington primary school
Town Hall has earmarked Highbury Quadrant primary school for closure in August 2025
Read MoreIslington Council tight-lipped on four-day week after government’s policy shift
Town Hall declines to comment on new power to reduce working days for its employees
Read More‘They’re magical’: Council hears from community centre staff ahead of potential closures
Town Hall has highlighted challenge of keeping all of its community hubs open
Read MoreJunction by-election: Seven candidates vie for seat vacated by former council leader
The vote for a new councillor in Kaya Comer-Schwartz’s old ward is scheduled for 28 November
Read MoreGovernment budget offers ‘light at end of tunnel’, says acting council leader
Cllr Diarmaid Ward says Chancellor’s spells hope after decade of cuts to local government
Read MoreFour ex-Labour councillors officially launch as Islington Independents
Party has ‘veered away from its roots’ over social and economic justice, group says
Read MoreTown Hall signs off plan to boost social care housing amid ‘extreme pressures’
Plans include new properties on defunct Holloway Prison site
Read MoreIslington extends homelessness rights for young care leavers
New rules makes unhoused, care-experienced young people legally entitled to emergency housing
Read MoreIslington allays concerns over finances after quarter of UK councils warn of impending bailouts
Town Hall not in need of emergency cash but continues to lobby government for more long-term funding
Read MoreKeeping all community centres open ‘very challenging’, council warns
Town Hall strategic review to look at how efficiently community hubs are being used
Read MoreOvercrowding is biggest issue within Islington’s social housing, council says
Older residents losing winter fuel payments may get access to smart sensors to keep track of heating
Read MoreCouncil drafts new homelessness strategy following spike in rough sleeping
Town Hall to buy more than 400 extra properties to support unhoused people
Read MoreIslington councillor quizzes Sadiq Khan over fossil fuel advertising on London’s transport network
Caroline Russell AM said mayor has failed to live up to a promise to limit adverts from harmful companies
Read MoreTransport emissions in Islington cut by a quarter since 2018, data reveals
Climate and environment chief hails ‘truly impressive’ progress on air pollution
Read MoreCouncil leader steps down to take on policing and crime job at City Hall
Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz set to replace Sophie Linden as London’s deputy mayor for policing
Read MoreTown Hall buying four ex-council homes per week, report shows
Council is purchasing former Right to Buy homes to provide temporary accommodation
Read MoreNumber of rough sleepers in Islington has doubled since last year, data reveals
Borough has ninth-highest number of 32 boroughs and the City of London
Read MoreCouncil decision over ethical pension fund divestment pushed to December
Pensions committee says equalities impact assessments are behind delay
Read MoreIslington councillors unite to condemn racism and fascism following summer unrest
Cross-party motion blames austerity, right-wingers and social media for the summer’s riots
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