Posts by Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter
Council defends progress on divestment as campaigners ramp up pressure
‘We’re getting there’ says pensions committee chair Cllr Paul Convery after changing tack on investment strategy this week
Read More‘Awful lot to do’ to improve complaints-handling, Islington Council admits
Councillors attack ‘surreal’ and ‘farcical’ situation in light of watchdog’s most recent report
Read MoreCouncil halts divestment plan after review throws up legal risks
Town Hall previous said there would be ‘no major legal obstacle’ to divesting from firms linked to human rights abuses
Read MoreCouncil pushing for ‘best emissions controls’ on Edmonton incinerator amid pollution warnings
Town Hall stands by local waste authority as 35 campaigners urge government to halt ‘dirtiest form of power’
Read MoreJunction by-election: James Potts retains Labour’s seat in close-run race
Writer and games show contestant fills seat vacated by Kaya Comer-Schwartz last month
Read MoreTown Hall announces online system for reporting anti-social behaviour – as government brings in ‘respect orders’
The Home Office has unveiled updated powers for police and councils
Read MoreCouncil’s housing failures have thrown up ‘significant risks’, say auditors
Consultancy firm KPMG is leading an inspection at the council following a scathing report into housing service
Read MoreUna O’Halloran officially appointed as Islington’s council leader
Straight-talking housing chief takes top job following Kaya Comer-Schwartz’s resignation
Read More‘Shocking’: Parents and teachers protest council plan to close Islington primary school
Town Hall has earmarked Highbury Quadrant primary school for closure in August 2025
Read MoreIslington Council tight-lipped on four-day week after government’s policy shift
Town Hall declines to comment on new power to reduce working days for its employees
Read More‘They’re magical’: Council hears from community centre staff ahead of potential closures
Town Hall has highlighted challenge of keeping all of its community hubs open
Read MoreJunction by-election: Seven candidates vie for seat vacated by former council leader
The vote for a new councillor in Kaya Comer-Schwartz’s old ward is scheduled for 28 November
Read MoreGovernment budget offers ‘light at end of tunnel’, says acting council leader
Cllr Diarmaid Ward says Chancellor’s spells hope after decade of cuts to local government
Read MoreFour ex-Labour councillors officially launch as Islington Independents
Party has ‘veered away from its roots’ over social and economic justice, group says
Read MoreTown Hall signs off plan to boost social care housing amid ‘extreme pressures’
Plans include new properties on defunct Holloway Prison site
Read MoreIslington extends homelessness rights for young care leavers
New rules makes unhoused, care-experienced young people legally entitled to emergency housing
Read MoreIslington allays concerns over finances after quarter of UK councils warn of impending bailouts
Town Hall not in need of emergency cash but continues to lobby government for more long-term funding
Read MoreKeeping all community centres open ‘very challenging’, council warns
Town Hall strategic review to look at how efficiently community hubs are being used
Read MoreOvercrowding is biggest issue within Islington’s social housing, council says
Older residents losing winter fuel payments may get access to smart sensors to keep track of heating
Read MoreCouncil drafts new homelessness strategy following spike in rough sleeping
Town Hall to buy more than 400 extra properties to support unhoused people
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