International Women’s Day – what’s on
The theme for the 2021 edition of International Women’s Day (IWD) on Monday 8 March is ‘Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world’
Read MoreBach for the weekend – what’s on at King’s Place
Featuring the London Bach Singers and the Feinstein Ensemble
Read MoreUniversal Credit claims continue to grow as Town Hall takes £52m Covid hit
The latest claims count, taken on 11 January, was 33,728
Read More‘Absolute disgrace’: Councillors voice anger over estate heating failures
Councillors on Islington’s housing scrutiny have hit out at both housing officers and contractors over significant communal heating failures on two council-run estates in the borough. Residents at the Redbrick Estate and Braithwaite House both suffered “significant and continued failures” over the weekend, according to housing scrutiny chair Cllr Michael O’Sullivan, though residents are understood…
Read MoreChildren’s puppet theatre celebrates 60-year anniversary
Little Angel to show special performances of ‘Where the Bugaboo Lives’, ‘The Smartest Giant in Town’ and ‘The Wishing Tree’
Read MoreRichard Watts to stand down as leader of Islington Council
Watts signals May departure following eight years in the role
Read MoreHymn, Almeida Theatre – review: ‘Writing at its most perceptive’
Adrian Lester and Danny Sapani shine in Lolita Chakrabarti’s play, which was live-streamed over a four-day run
Read MoreTown Hall budget finds savings of £25m while investing in net-zero carbon targets
Price bump for diesel cars using pay and display and cuts to substance misuse and sexual health services help council balance the books
Read MoreNag’s Head market revamp approved with limits on hours and numbers
Planning committee acknowledges breakdown in trust over plans as one resident rails against ‘creeping change of use’
Read MoreCouncillors call for implementation of ‘behaviour change’ policies to help reach net zero carbon
Scrutiny committee recommends funding be made available for pilot project to aid in recycling and decarbonisation
Read More‘Decimation’ of planning rules make zero carbon targets more difficult, Town Hall warns
Council presenting arguments to government that reforms could also ‘devastate’ Central London economy
Read MoreCovid-19 adds to risks of Crossrail delay warns new London Assembly report
Project is not expected to be completed until 2022
Read MoreNag’s Head market planning applications to be decided by Town Hall next week
Supporters extol potential economic benefits as petitioners against warn of potential for noise pollution
Read MoreNew figures reveal impact of Covid on drug and alcohol treatment
Huge jump in people asking for help with opiate use as street buying options dwindle during pandemic
Read MoreThames Water faces councillors’ anger over billing changes for tenants
Utilities giant’s plan to charge council tenants directly sparks concern
Read MoreIslington Council takes stand against ‘punitive culture’ in schools
Council motion slams zero-tolerance approaches as ‘inhumane’ as motion commits borough to tackle school exclusions and off-rolling
Read MoreIslington councillors urge government to make misogyny a hate crime
Cllrs Alice Clarke-Perry and Flora Williamson say Nottingham has seen ‘increase in reporting’ since legislation was introduced there
Read MoreGreen councillor calls on Town Hall to support Universal Basic Income
Cllr Caroline Russell says move would ‘break the link between work and consumption’
Read MoreTown Hall assesses pandemic’s impact on local economy as unemployment rate soars
Just over 7 per cent of local workers out of a job as council plans out support strategies
Read MoreWork continues on housing handover from Partners for Improvement to council
Town Hall decided in July to bring housing back in-house following overwhelming public support for the move
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