Islington councillor accuses Scotland Yard of ‘leadership failure’ amid claims officers are still stopping people based on cannabis smell
The Metropolitan Police vowed to end the practice eight months ago
Read MoreCorbyn leads tributes as university handyman Mick Gilgunn elected to Islington Council after landslide by-election win
Gilgunn wins with 59 per cent of the vote to fill seat vacated by former council leader Richard Watts
Read More‘An artist who needs to be seen now’: Estorick gallery’s new exhibition celebrates work of Olivier Debré
The postwar French painter is ‘highly regarded throughout the world, yet remains almost unknown in the UK’
Read MoreLocal puppet theatre ‘disheartened’ by Covid delays but ploughs on with summer line-up
Little Angel Theatre is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year
Read MoreLocal rise in infections ‘particularly concerning’, says public health boss
Cases ‘roughly doubled’ in the week to 4 June
Read MoreAngel shop’s booze bid prompts debate over antisocial behaviour
Neighbours speak out over antisocial behaviour as appeals made to council to support local business
Read More‘It’s Cally’s time’: Councillor hails resident-led plan for Caledonian Road
‘This much-maligned road will no longer be hiding its light under a bushel’, says Cllr Sara Hyde
Read MoreRoad safety fears over newly approved sixth form for ‘high achievers’
Residents say one entrance is already ‘totally unsafe’ with pupil numbers set to swell to 900
Read MoreAllotment holders get new lease of life after council rule change
Town Hall to scrap 10-year limit and return to annual tenancies
Read MoreTown Hall set to start charging landlords for contaminated recycling bins
Islington Council are set to begin charging landlords of properties with communal recycling bins if they are found to be contaminated with non-recyclable items. Under plans to be voted on by leading councillors next week, after any communal bin was found to be contaminated, a managing agent or landlord would be subject to a £47.14…
Read MoreNeighbours and councillors take aim at plans for Caledonian Road gaming centre
‘The risk of problem gambling may be significantly increased,’ ward representatives warn
Read MoreRepackaged: Developer again seeks permission for Brewery Road storage block
Box-selling firm returns to deliver another planning application
Read MoreUltra-Low Emission Zone expansion to go ahead this year, London Mayor confirms
Boundary will stretch to the north and south circular roads on 25 October
Read MoreTown Hall to save Grade II-listed South Library from disrepair
A leaking roof has led to water damage inside the century-old building
Read MoreIslington primary school reassures neighbours after floodlight complaints
Technological advances have cut the light pollution in half, says school representative
Read MoreLabour’s Sem Moema elected as north-east London’s representative at City Hall
Hackney councillor takes over from Jennette Arnold OBE, who steps aside after 17 years in the role
Read MoreLabour wins clean sweep of five Islington by-elections
Party romps home with turnout between 40 and 48 per cent across the various wards
Read MoreUrban Food Fest gets three more years at Cowcross Street plaza
Street food market wins permission despite complaints from local residents about noise and anti-social behaviour
Read MoreTown Hall hits out at government ‘failures’ in its Covid exit strategy for schools
Report says lack of Covid funding for councils and schools is a ‘savage indictment of so-called levelling-up policies’
Read MorePublic health boss hails vaccine effort as Islington reports lowest infection rate in London
Jonathan O’Sullivan says latest figures are ‘tremendous’, but warns that we are ‘likely to be living with the virus for some time’
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