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A leaking roof has led to water damage inside the century-old building

Technological advances have cut the light pollution in half, says school representative

Hackney councillor takes over from Jennette Arnold OBE, who steps aside after 17 years in the role

Party romps home with turnout between 40 and 48 per cent across the various wards

Street food market wins permission despite complaints from local residents about noise and anti-social behaviour

Report says lack of Covid funding for councils and schools is a ‘savage indictment of so-called levelling-up policies’

Jonathan O’Sullivan says latest figures are ‘tremendous’, but warns that we are ‘likely to be living with the virus for some time’

Find out how Islington Council is gearing up to make this week’s elections safe

Licence application delayed till next month with police set to be reconsulted

Borough chief reveal they were ‘particularly concerned’ with low uptake among adult social care staff at start of year

Partners for Improvement required to fix problems before its properties are brought in-house next April

Residents asked to record sightings of water voles, Britain’s fastest declining mammal, so experts can try to turn their fortunes around

Competition set to run until early July, with categories that cater to people of all ages and abilities

The housing association says ‘standalone building was never the intention’

Janet Burgess joins local forum in opposing the openings of two more venues

Government grants to revive performance and visual arts as lockdown loosens

April is a perfect time to seek out the rich history of the Lea Valley and its surrounds

Residents in City North development raise fears over noise from purpose-built venue

Neighbours say they feel driven out noise of reverberating trollies as company pledges

Venue slammed for ‘catastrophic catalogue of infractions, incompetence and deliberate law breaking’

Town Hall to save Grade II-listed South Library from disrepair

Islington primary school reassures neighbours after floodlight complaints

Labour’s Sem Moema elected as north-east London’s representative at City Hall

Labour wins clean sweep of five Islington by-elections

Urban Food Fest gets three more years at Cowcross Street plaza

Town Hall hits out at government ‘failures’ in its Covid exit strategy for schools

Public health boss hails vaccine effort as Islington reports lowest infection rate in London

Coronavirus safety measures: What you need to know about voting in person on 6 May

Row over ‘underhanded’ approach derails Amazon Fresh store opening

Council bosses brand consultation on mandatory jabs ‘unhelpful’

Raise repair concerns before homes handed back to council, housing association tenants told

Vole call: Help protect the endangered riverside dwellers by joining charity survey

Islington in Bloom: A gardening contest for green fingers

Holloway Prison redevelopment: Campaigners accuse Peabody of ‘backtracking’ on Women’s Building

Covid culture fund to help dozens of Islington venues

From reservoirs left to nature to ghost platforms – take a walk through London’s industrial past

Bowie-inspired venue in Finsbury Park sees late night hours curbed amid resident concern

Residents complain of noise nuisance from ‘dark store’ warehouse on pedestrianised alley

Beer pong club shut down following New Year’s Eve Covid restrictions breaches