Posts Tagged ‘Islington Council’
‘Difficult decision’: Council bans barbecues in Islington’s parks and open spaces
‘What we know about air pollution means it is not something we can support any more,’ says environment boss
Read MoreCouncil announces long-awaited meeting for residents to have a say on Barnsbury traffic plans
Police were called to previous meeting due to overcrowding
Read More‘We’ll do our darnedest’: Councillors urge residents to get in touch about damp and mould following complaints about ‘ambulance-chasing’ leaflets
‘I’ve had six cards through the door in the last three months,’ says resident who sits on housing scrutiny committee
Read More‘Absence of accountability’: Councillor scolded for ‘bringing Town Hall into disrepute’ over confidentiality breach
Unnamed Labour councillor reprimanded at first standards hearing in Islington for a decade
Read More‘Cleaner, greener, healthier’: Islington set to ban barbecues in its parks as part of efforts to tackle climate emergency
Solid fuel barbecues ‘undermine’ borough’s climate and air quality measures, says environment chief
Read More‘Challenging’: Council announces cost-cutting measures as it attempts to neutralise predicted £25m shortfall
Adult social care set to take a hit but finance chief says investment in frontline services will continue
Read More‘Smooth transition’: Patients to receive intensive support following a hospital stay in new council initiative
People will be helped in their recovery for up to six weeks, with the hope being that it will ward off the need for longer-term care
Read More‘Unique’ former stables to be turned into workspace for creatives – and the internal horse ramp will stay
Councillors give giddy-up to plans at Garrett Street building, which was built in 1897 to house 100 shire horses
Read MoreDomestic violence survivors could be given higher priority for council housing in Islington
Plans to revise the waiting list system would also see abusers banned
Read MoreIslington Council under investigation for ‘failures’ in dealing with mould and damp complaints
Housing Ombudsman looking into whether ‘continued complaints’ are ‘indicative of wider failure within the landlord’
Read More‘Unnecessary distress’: Town Hall apologises to family left in dark about safeguarding concerns for late relative
Local Government Ombudsman criticises Islington’s investigation into woman’s death
Read More‘Not good enough’: Islington housing boss apologises to residents living with mould and damp after campaigner highlights case of family in ‘uninhabitable’ conditions
Cllr Una O’Halloran promises extra resources to tackle issue
Read MoreIslington leader ‘delighted’ as council invites over-70s for festive meal and music at Assembly Hall
One hundred spots are up for grabs and applications close on 14 December
Read More‘Big eyesore’: Demolition at Barnsbury estate to go ahead despite complaints about replacement towers
Town Hall planners approve housing association’s plans in face of concerns from councillors and residents
Read MoreTown Hall set to let out empty car park in Clerkenwell to storage company
Council report says renting out the space could remove risk of anti-social behaviour
Read MoreIslington Council joins £50m research project designed to tackle health inequalities across the country
Town Hall successful in bid to feature in National Institute for Health and Care Research’s initiative
Read MoreTown Hall consulting on plans to merge two primary schools in Barnsbury – as pupil numbers drop
Copenhagen and Vittoria primaries already work closely as part of the Islington Futures Federation
Read MoreNew library and housing in Archway likely to win approval from Town Hall planners
Major scheme includes a replacement headquarters for Archway medical centre
Read MoreTown Hall defends cut to communal heating in face of criticism from ‘very anxious’ residents
Community groups raise concerns over the move, but the council says it will mean people pay less during cost-of-living crisis
Read More‘Violence is a disease’: Islington Council launches five-year plan to tackle crime and drug-dealing across the borough
‘No-one is safe until we are all safe,’ says Town Hall’s community safety boss
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