Posts Tagged ‘Islington Council’
Mildmay Library set for a refresh to make it more ‘welcoming’
Islington Council has submitted plans that would give the library a new look
Read More‘Future is bleak,’ say ice skaters as council signals end is nigh for historic Islington rink
The surface at Sobell leisure centre looks set to be turned into a soft play area
Read More‘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 MoreTown Hall set to agree purchase of 100 ex-council homes as part of efforts to cut lengthy waiting list
The borough currently has more than 1,000 households living in temporary accommodation
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‘This just stinks’: Anger mounts over controversial ice rink plans following release of internal council emails
Town Hall accused of ‘staggering arrogance’ after adviser’s call to ‘make it look as though we are listening’ goes public
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 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 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 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 MoreParents from ‘unique’ primary school at risk of closure pin hopes on academy takeover
Pooles Park is under threat because of a drop in pupil numbers and funding
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 MoreHighbury Fields in line for new cafe with fully accessible toilets under plans submitted by council
Popular Oasis cafe would be replaced if Town Hall planners sign off on the proposals
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
Read MoreCampaigners welcome plans for extra staircases at Holloway prison development – but say social housing must be preserved
Additional safety measures to be brought in for tower blocks over 30 metres in height
Read MoreRenters in Islington have only days to apply for £250 hardship payment
‘We will not stand by and allow this crisis to squeeze even more people into homelessness,’ says council’s deputy leader
Read More‘Final piece of the jigsaw’: Block of student flats next to Arsenal’s stadium gets go-ahead from planners
Twelve-storey building on Hornsey Road approved by councillors despite 40 objections
Read More‘The only garden they have’: Parents fighting to save primary school fear children will lose access to nature
Pooles Park is facing closure at the end of the Christmas term because of a lack of pupils
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