Posts by Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
Community leaders urge people to get involved in local campaign to tackle inequalities
The Town Hall is hoping its Let’s Talk drive will help people share ideas for a fairer borough
Read More‘Let’s support one another’: Islington health champion urges vigilance to avoid winter of rising Covid deaths
Oliur Rahman was laughed at when handing out masks at the start of the pandemic – now he’s one of an army of volunteers still helping to fight the spread
Read MoreCouncil set to strike deal for former police station on Hornsey Road as it battles ‘severe housing crisis’
Town Hall plans to build multi-storey block with half the homes at affordable rent
Read MoreAround 38,000 Islington residents at risk of depression caused by the pandemic, council report finds
Health scrutiny probe finds that fears of contracting the virus and worries about health and jobs have affected many people
Read MoreHornsey pub must remain closed after staff ‘cleaned up crime scene’ following October stabbing
Licensing committee revokes licence despite new management plan after previous serious incidents
Read MoreIslington Council’s fire safety training under the spotlight as councillors vent anger over lack of communication
Housing scrutiny committee chair and ward representatives complain that they were not made aware of a fire enforcement notice at a local tower block
Read MoreLitany of fire safety issues at Islington tower block saw council slapped with an enforcement notice
London Fire Brigade inspectors visited Godfrey House after a blaze gutted a 16th-floor flat back in April
Read MoreDeli and wine bar in St Pancras wins approval – but residents’ concerns over anti-social behaviour picked up by licensing boss
Camden Mews locals welcome plans for Half Cut Market but criticise council’s lack of action on drug-dealing and noise
Read MoreHistoric Italia Conti stage school to be turned into offices
The performing arts academy previously announced it would vacate this year because of the impact of the pandemic
Read MoreIslington becomes first London council to launch green investment fund
Residents and non-residents can invest between £5 and £20k until 31 December
Read MoreMore than 100 agency staff have been working for Islington Council for over two years
Town Hall principle says agency workers should not do more than a year, but it still uses fewer than most London boroughs
Read MoreWhittington Hospital staff and Britain’s first Black headteacher among those awarded the Freedom of Islington
Councillors heap praise on health workers and community leaders as borough hands out its highest honour
Read MoreCouncil reveals plan for a tree warden on every estate in Islington
Announcement is part of effort to increase canopy cover across the borough
Read More‘Greener, cleaner and healthier’: Council approves further traffic reduction measures in face of complaints from residents
Environment and transport boss defends road changes, but one resident says they ‘don’t work for people with disabilities’
Read MoreNHS volunteer vaccinator gets a boost from council’s £7.4m training scheme
Tania Santana is now juggling needles and keyboards after signing up to improve her coding skills
Read MoreSurvivors of historic abuse in Islington children’s homes to receive £10k each
Children under the borough’s care between 1966 and 1995 can make a claim
Read MoreIslington’s police commander asks women and girls to share safety fears as force works to restore confidence
Andy Carter says he was left ‘angry, upset and confused’ by the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving police officer
Read MoreIslington could be first London council to launch community investment fund for green projects
Residents will be able to invest as little as £5 in local ventures if plans are approved next week
Read MoreResidents ‘feel betrayed’ as homeless hostel wins planning approval despite their safety fears
“These people are just normal people,” says housing needs boss as he sought to reassure locals about the quality of support being put in place
Read MoreIslington ‘particularly vulnerable’ to Covid with vaccinations slowing down, warns public health boss
Jonathan O’Sullivan said hundreds rather than thousands were getting their first jabs every week in September
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