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Number of people in temporary accommodation up 25 per cent in a year
The figure of 800 households is almost double what it was in 2021
Read More‘Sorry saga’: Children and teachers protest plans for Ocado depot next to their school
Yerbury Primary families want to ‘stop precedent being set’ with online shopping on the rise
Read MoreGeneral election 2024: Meet the hopefuls contesting Islington’s two seats
Sixteen people have put themselves forward to be an MP ahead of 4 July vote
Read MoreSchool suspensions for SEND pupils disproportionately high in Islington, figures show
More than a tenth of secondary students were suspended during 2022/23 Spring term
Read MoreAlmost a third of Islington’s secondary school pupils have been persistently absent, council data shows
Around 30 per cent of students missed more than a tenth of school during 2022/23
Read MoreIslington Council approves controversial merger of two primary schools
Town Hall says falling pupil numbers mean Montem Primary will be folded into Duncombe Primary this August
Read MoreLondon Assembly elections: Meet the seven candidates battling it out to represent Islington
Londoners go the ballot box on 2 May to choose a member for their area – as well as the city’s mayor
Read More‘Salami-slicing approach’: Row erupts over Islington Council’s school closure plan
Opposition councillors call in decision to propose a merger of two primaries
Read More‘Nothing short of transformative’: Excitement in Islington over new cycling and walking improvements
The new lanes ‘enable parents to cycle with children of all ages on these main roads for the first time’, says local campaigner
Read More‘Monstrous’: Footballers kick out at council plans for Finsbury Leisure Centre
Residents are up in arms over mammoth development, but council says ‘doing nothing is not an option’ amid housing crisis
Read MorePrimary school in Islington could be axed this year as council plans move ahead
Town Hall proposes merger of Montem and Duncombe schools – doing so ‘with a heavy heart’
Read MoreHolloway Road bar secures booze licence despite residents claiming their sleep will be “threatened”
Filo on Holloway Road wins approval after residents complain of ‘inevitable noise’
Read MoreResidents slam council’s ‘destructive’ plans for Finsbury Leisure Centre
Campaign group EC1 Voices calls for a halt to developments in one of the country’s ‘densest areas’
Read MoreTwo GP surgeries in Islington earmarked for ‘change of ownership’
AT Medics Ltd, which runs the surgeries, insists proposals will not ‘change how we deliver primary care’
Read MoreThree Islington primary schools at risk as pupil numbers drop
Blessed Sacrament in King’s Cross could close for good if council plans go ahead
Read More‘Absolute disgrace’: Campaigners renew calls for empty government-owned flats to be turned over to the council
Whitehall has racked up a £361k bill in three years for 28 vacant properties in face of national housing crisis
Read More‘I live in fear’: Mother of murdered Islington teenager issues moving plea to end ‘knife crime pandemic’
Jessica Plummer calls on community to help prevent future tragedies
Read MoreIslington councillor quits Labour over party leadership’s stance on Gaza ceasefire
Cllr Asima Shaikh hits out at party’s failure to ‘defend humanitarian law’ as she goes independent
Read MoreIslington councillors join calls for Labour leadership to back Gaza ceasefire
Three local politicians added their names to a letter published by the Labour Muslim Network
Read MoreRats, urine leaks, and ‘insincere’ apologies: Watchdog lifts lid on Islington’s housing horrors in scathing review of council repair service
Housing Ombudsman orders Town Hall to pay out £66k to 30 residents after looking into litany of problems
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