Britain’s first female dentist could have a building named after her at former Holloway prison site
Developer Peabody is asking residents to suggest people who should be immortalised at the new estate
Read MoreTeenage boy dies after being stabbed in Highbury Fields – with police appealing for witnesses
Detectives have launched a murder inquiry after the boy was found injured around 9pm last night
Read MoreCouncil-picked site welcomed by the Traveller community – but neighbours call it ‘inadequate and disrespectful’
London Gypsies and Travellers policy co-ordinator says ‘small-scale’ development on Ronalds Road is a ‘really positive step’
Read MoreKing’s Head pub theatre set for expansion after an audience with Town Hall planners
The Upper Street venue, hailed as one of Islington’s ‘crown jewels’, will more than double its seats to 250
Read MoreGreen campaigners call for ‘positive action’ from residents as Islington fights climate crisis
Islington is one of six boroughs most at risk from weather extremes, according to City Hall
Read MoreIslington housing boss set to take top job at Kensington and Chelsea Council – with hunt now on for a successor
Maxine Holdsworth to make move to west London after spending two years there on secondment following the Grenfell Tower fire
Read MoreResidents invited to have a say on plan to rebuild Finsbury Leisure Centre and create 180 new homes
Consultation questionnaire says there is a ‘desperate need for new homes to tackle the housing crisis’
Read More‘So vital’: Councillors and residents celebrate Islington’s £600k parks for health strategy
The council has joined forces with user groups to encourage people to take advantage of their local green spaces
Read More9 Circles, Park Theatre, stage review: ‘A must-see for anyone interested in politics, war and social responsibility’
Bill Cain’s moving play about the Iraq war makes its European debut
Read More‘Bus cuts will severely impact residents’: Local politicians urge council to fight Transport for London’s plans
London’s transport chiefs are considering axing 22 routes and changing 60 others
Read More‘Angels and heroes’: TV star Jay Blades leads tributes to Windrush generation at Islington community lunch
The Repair Shop presenter, who went to school in the borough, was at the Brickworks Centre to celebrate Windrush Day
Read MoreIslington primary school allowed to keep new rooftop playground – despite not asking for planning permission
Headteacher at Prior Weston apologises to council for oversight
Read MoreIslington nursery where babies ‘cried themselves to sleep’ sees Ofsted rating upgraded to ‘Good’
Maggie and Rose impresses inspectors after ‘comprehensively adapting its environment’
Read MoreIslington Council staff recognised for Covid work in Queen’s Birthday honours
Tina Jegede receives MBE and Oliur Rahman a BEM
Read More‘So much untapped talent’: New Islington cafe is helping refugees into employment
Staff at Trampoline on Camden Passage get training, a London Living Wage, and help finding long-term jobs
Read MoreThe Still Room, Park Theatre, stage review: ‘Biting social commentary leavened with dark humour’
Sally Rogers’s ‘hugely enjoyable’ play leaves one wondering what’s really changed in the past few decades
Read MoreSurvivors of historic abuse in Islington’s children’s homes can now apply for £10k support payment
Town Hall opens applications for anyone who suffered abuse at the homes between 1966 and 1995
Read MoreIslington sees ‘dramatic reduction’ in Covid cases – but planning is underway to tackle any future rise
Islington’s public health chief brings welcome news, but advises people meeting indoors to keep windows open
Read MoreNoci, Islington Green, food review: ‘Bubbling atmosphere but a lack of Italian flair’
There’s an impressive buzz around Louis Korovilas’s new venture, but it’s missing some individuality
Read MoreFresh faces at Islington’s top table after Labour leader’s post-election reshuffle
Kaya Comer-Schwartz unveils new-look executive following this month’s polls
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