Posts by Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
‘Disgrace’: Campaigners condemn government for ‘wasting’ £600k on empty homes in ‘community desperate for housing’
Ministry of Justice hit with vacant properties penalty over three- and four-bedroom homes on Wellington Mews
Read MoreParents from ‘unique’ primary school at risk of closure pin hopes on academy takeover
Pooles Park is under threat because of a drop in pupil numbers and funding
Read MoreCouncillors set to decide on £5m budget bump-up for controversial leisure centre redevelopment
Footballers have criticised the scheme, which would see flats built on sports pitches
Read More‘We need housing as a right’: Jeremy Corbyn hits out at UK’s ‘profit and greed crisis’ at rally to celebrate his 40 years as an MP
Hundreds came out to mark the now-independent MP’s parliamentary anniversary
Read MoreIslington Council ‘very sorry’ to residents for delays in handling complaints
Town Hall chided by local government ombudsman for ‘poor practice’
Read MoreHousing association promises transparency over social housing at Holloway prison redevelopment after campaigners flag concerns
Peabody to share more details of how it will fit second staircases in tall towers without losing homes
Read MoreHighbury Fields in line for new cafe with fully accessible toilets under plans submitted by council
Popular Oasis cafe would be replaced if Town Hall planners sign off on the proposals
Read MoreIslington’s hardship fund for renters on low incomes has deadline extended again
Residents now have until the end of June to apply for a £250 support payment
Read MoreCampaigners welcome plans for extra staircases at Holloway prison development – but say social housing must be preserved
Additional safety measures to be brought in for tower blocks over 30 metres in height
Read MoreResidents invited to have a say on controversial plans for much-loved Islington leisure centre
Campaigners are trying to save the Sobell Centre’s ice rink as Town Hall proposes a way forward for the flood-damaged venue
Read MoreRenters in Islington have only days to apply for £250 hardship payment
‘We will not stand by and allow this crisis to squeeze even more people into homelessness,’ says council’s deputy leader
Read More‘It’s like a family’: Worried parents urge council to bin plan to close ‘unique’ primary school
Pooles Park could shut in December this year as a result of falling pupil numbers
Read More‘Final piece of the jigsaw’: Block of student flats next to Arsenal’s stadium gets go-ahead from planners
Twelve-storey building on Hornsey Road approved by councillors despite 40 objections
Read More‘The only garden they have’: Parents fighting to save primary school fear children will lose access to nature
Pooles Park is facing closure at the end of the Christmas term because of a lack of pupils
Read More‘We don’t want soft play’: Ice skaters urge council to put skids on plan to shut popular Islington rink
Sobell Leisure Centre’s future is up in the air after facilities were destroyed by flooding last year
Read MoreIslington reaches 500 bike hangars – but cyclists want double that and say cost is ‘inexusable’
Cycle Islington welcomes the milestone but remains ‘puzzled’ over pricing
Read MoreCouncillor Gary Heather vows to be a ‘mayor for all’ after taking on the role for the next year
Heather praised as ‘good, decent, honest and compassionate’ by Labour party colleague
Read More‘We have made great strides’: Linzi Roberts-Egan steps down as Islington’s chief executive – with the hunt now on for a replacement
Roberts-Egan is taking up the same role at Waltham Forest Council, where she previously served as deputy CEO
Read MoreIslington’s new Green opposition leader vows to be ‘constructive’
Cllr Benali Hamdache replaces Cllr Caroline Russell, who will have her hands full as a committee chair at the London Assembly
Read MoreTown Hall unlikely to reopen historic ice rink after it was ‘devastated by flooding’
The 50-year-old rink at Sobell Leisure Centre was losing £250k a year
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