Posts Tagged ‘Islington Council’
‘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 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 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 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 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 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
Read More‘Lifeline’: Campaigners call for council U-turn on Sobell ice rink closure
Ice hockey players and skaters fear for people’s wellbeing if historic rink is shut down
Read MoreChair of Islington’s Family Carer Action Group wins council accolade
Virginia Bovell says her Dignity in Care Award is ‘recognition’ for local families
Read MoreNew council chief executive promises to deliver ‘a fairer Islington’
Victoria Lawson, Hounslow’s environment and culture chief, announced as successor to Linzi Roberts-Egan
Read MorePlans for ‘landmark’ 150m skyscraper in Old Street win approval in face of local discontent
99 City Road is set to be 50 per cent taller than Islington’s new planning strategy allows
Read MoreIslington Council to wind up its commercial arm after nine years
Only memorials and pest control are making money for the firm
Read MoreFormer Arsenal club shop in Finsbury Park to become Asda Express
Council grants licence to supermarket giant despite objections over availability of ‘cheap alcohol’
Read More‘So joyful’: Happiness all around at Islington Town Hall as number of weddings returns to pre-pandemic level
Big days are back after couples were forced to put plans on ice during Covid
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