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‘Swift action needed’: London councils set to push government for more school funding – with pupil numbers in ‘acute decline’
Islington education chief issues stark warning as schools continue to lose money
Read More‘This is a health crisis’: Air pollution campaigners ‘alarmed’ as Whittington Hospital reports 30 per cent rise in children being treated for respiratory problems
‘There is a well-established link between the severity of air pollution and the negative impacts on children’s health,’ warns local councillor
Read MoreIslington residents urged to apply for hardship grants as council expands eligibility criteria
People on Universal Credit and housing benefit, and those who live in flatshares or houses of multiple occupation, can now apply
Read More‘Very parched’: Residents urged to help as fears grow over health of Islington’s trees
Appeal follows concern over row of beech trees on Highbury Corner
Read MoreHousing campaigners and councillors to stage protest against government’s Islington flats being left empty
Protest to take place this Saturday at Wellington Mews
Read MoreHousing bosses to streamline correspondence with GPs in time-saving trial
Town Hall will only contact doctors if information is needed – in bid to cut out unnecessary paperwork
Read MoreCycling campaigners condemn ‘dangerous’ Kingsbury Bridge diversion
‘There’s not enough room for cyclists and cars, there’s potholes everywhere, and it’s been going on for quite a long time,’ says one local parent
Read MoreHaringey Council accused of dodging scrutiny over major events at Finsbury Park
‘So much for the ‘Haringey deal’ which claimed the council was now ‘doing things together’’, says local Liberal Democrat leader
Read MoreIslington Council slams government for intervening to save local primary – saying it has put other schools at risk
Town Hall says Department for Education has ‘compromised the council’s statutory duty, and moral responsibility, to ensure children can access an excellent education’
Read MoreIslington council leader ‘shocked and saddened’ over double stabbing deaths
Police given additional stop and search powers under a Section 60 order
Read MoreAcademy steps in to rescue Islington primary school from closure – leaving parents ‘elated’
Pooles Park was at risk of shutting for good because of falling pupil numbers
Read MorePrimary school families left ‘disheartened’ as council moves ahead with closure plan
Families have been fighting to save Pooles Park, where 55 per cent of places are unfilled
Read More‘Terrible deal’: Finsbury Leisure Centre campaigners call on council to put ‘grandiose’ rebuild on hold
Planning chief defends ‘great development’ and says he won’t apologise for creating new homes
Read More‘Disgrace’: Campaigners condemn government for ‘wasting’ £600k on empty homes in ‘community desperate for housing’
Ministry of Justice hit with vacant properties penalty over three- and four-bedroom homes on Wellington Mews
Read More‘United in our determination’: Politicians pay tribute to Makram Ali on sixth anniversary of Finsbury Park terror attack
Ali, 51, was killed when a right-wing extremist ploughed into a crowd of Muslims with his van
Read MoreCouncillors set to decide on £5m budget bump-up for controversial leisure centre redevelopment
Footballers have criticised the scheme, which would see flats built on sports pitches
Read More‘We need housing as a right’: Jeremy Corbyn hits out at UK’s ‘profit and greed crisis’ at rally to celebrate his 40 years as an MP
Hundreds came out to mark the now-independent MP’s parliamentary anniversary
Read MoreIslington Council ‘very sorry’ to residents for delays in handling complaints
Town Hall chided by local government ombudsman for ‘poor practice’
Read MoreHousing association promises transparency over social housing at Holloway prison redevelopment after campaigners flag concerns
Peabody to share more details of how it will fit second staircases in tall towers without losing homes
Read MoreIslington’s hardship fund for renters on low incomes has deadline extended again
Residents now have until the end of June to apply for a £250 support payment
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