Posts by Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
Green light for October climate festival in Islington
Two-week event to be held in the run-up to the UN’s climate change conference
Read MoreCouncil call-handling for housing issues improves after ‘extreme concern’ over missed targets
In July 2020, half of housing calls went unanswered – far more than the expected 20 per cent – as the pandemic sparked a surge in demand
Read MoreSixteen local children were vulnerable to criminal exploitation last year, report finds
Black children disproportionately at risk, according to Town Hall child protection team
Read More‘Large increase’ in young people stopped with prescription drugs in Islington
‘Significant concern’ at Town Hall that youngsters appear to be both taking and dealing the drugs
Read MoreGas boilers to be replaced at council buildings as effort to shrink Islington’s carbon footprint continues
Despite increased awareness, local businesses’ carbon dioxide emissions from gas are up four per cent since 2005
Read MoreIslington’s urban forest project gets cash injection
Council adds £4,400 to the kitty for planting 200 trees across the borough
Read MoreTown Hall staff carried out essential housing repairs ‘even if residents had Covid’, councillors told
Building team praised for trusting their training and PPE and ‘doing those jobs without any complaints’
Read MoreCookery school led by refugees and migrants wins licence to offer alcohol during lessons
Migrateful’s head of operations says selling booze will help sustain the charity
Read MoreTown Hall’s Covid costs could reach £22.7m this year, early forecast shows
Council predicts £200k overspend even with government grants factored in
Read MorePlanners approve West Library revamp as £1.5m We Are Cally project moves forward
Reading room at Grade II-listed library to be turned into employment hub
Read MoreCouncil to cut down on agency fees as staff bills rise during pandemic
Lateral flow tests for its employees have cost the Town Hall almost half a million pounds
Read MoreGrade II-listed family tomb at Bunhill Fields set for restoration
The sunken burial chamber of the Pottengers is close to the grave of Robinson Crusoe author Daniel Dafoe
Read MoreLate-night deliveries banned at McDonald’s on Seven Sisters Road after residents’ complaints about anti-social behaviour
Locals say drivers have been ‘urinating, defecating’ and ‘intimidating’ them
Read MoreToasts from patrons fail to save Islington sports bar from tougher licensing conditions
Islington Sports Bar and Grill, a favourite with Arsenal fans, told to hire security guards after numerous licensing and Covid breaches
Read MoreIslington apprentice shortlisted for two awards opens up about mental health and working through the pandemic
Molly Edlin talks to the Citizen after her nomination for best contribution by an apprentice in the London Councils awards
Read MoreCoffee shop gets go-ahead to sell wine despite neighbours’ concerns
High Ground owner tells licensing committee he ‘doesn’t like rowdy venues’
Read MoreUnion cuts funding to London Labour following sacking of long-serving Islington caretaker
Gary Bolister dismissed after taking part in video that inadvertently featured a shot of a local councillor in their home
Read MoreIslington Police praise knife amnesty response with more than 1,000 weapons surrended in just 10 months
Scissors and building tools also found in special bins put up by the council following fatal stabbing of Tony Eastlake last year
Read MoreGreen light for 91 new flats at Islington estate
Plans approved despite concerns over loss of light and overdevelopment
Read MoreResidents urged to encourage friends to get vaccinated as take-up drops
Community safety boss calls for ‘big push’ after raising concerns over low number of Black people having the jab
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