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Islington councillor calls for protection of trans-inclusive toilets
Caroline Russell AM says any outcome following Supreme Court ruling that makes life harder for trans people would be ‘extraordinarily cruel’
Read MoreTown Hall to close two primary schools as pupil numbers fold
St Jude and St Paul’s and Highbury Quadrant will shut permanently on 31 August
Read MoreCouncillors write to Home Office over ‘damaging’ hotel asylum policy
Town Hall leaders say shared rooms exacerbate mental health crises for occupants
Read MoreIslington set to abandon Finsbury Leisure Centre plans in £10m loss for council
Leader Una O’Halloran cancels project tipped to deliver 200 homes over ballooning costs and ‘local concerns’
Read MoreThree Islington primary schools offering free breakfast clubs in state-backed trial
Laycock, Vittoria and Whitehall Park are providing 30 minutes of care before school until July
Read MoreParents demand public consultation on ‘merging’ primary schools facing shutdown
Families of Highbury Quadrant and St Jude and St Paul’s argue another way as fate of schools due to be decided next week
Read MoreNational Youth Theatre courts drama with alcohol licence bid
Playhouse wants to sell booze and stage performances until midnight but some locals fear they will ‘never sleep again’
Read MoreIslington’s cabinet to vote on school closures next week
Council’s decision on proposals to shut Highbury Quadrant and St Jude and St Paul’s primary schools slated for 24 April
Read MoreTown Hall pursuing cross-council campaign to halt Islington school closures
Islington Council to push for change to inner London funding – but new efforts will not affect current plans to close two primaries this year
Read MoreNearly two thirds of Islington landlords oppose selective licensing, survey reveals
Tougher letting rules backed by majority of private tenants in borough
Read MoreIslington schoolchildren unveil new playground amid threat of closure
St Jude’s Street Garden has been refurbished with new trees, footpaths, swings and slides, drawing on diagrams put together by the schoolchildren
Read MoreIslington celebrates ‘unsung heroes’ at community awards
Mayor presents Civic Awards and Ben Kinsella prize to unsung champions, including a fire cadet, lifelong volunteer and beloved caretaker
Read MoreWhittington maternity unit saved in win for campaigners
Archway hospital spared the axe by NHS bosses following consultation on closure due to falling birth rates
Read MoreTown Hall plans to borrow £35m to buy back sold-off council homes
Latest round of ex-Right to Buy purchases comes as number of borough’s homeless households grows by more than 400 in a year
Read MoreCouncil shells out £3k to disabled woman who feared being ‘left to die’
Local government and social care watchdog says Town Hall’s inaction was ‘incomprehensible’
Read More‘Ditch cars for good,’ says Islington councillor as study shows cleaner air after ULEZ expansion
Caroline Russell says ‘it’s a shame it took so long’ for City Hall to extend low-emission zone
Read MorePupils join forces on bus tour protest against Islington primary closures
‘It’s not our kids’ job to balance budget,’ say teachers leading strike action
Read More‘Undo the loo leash’: Campaigners plead with council for more accessible toilets in Islington
Loos for Islington petition triggers Town Hall debate following long-running campaign to lift lid on lack of facilities
Read MoreParties trade blows over housing and scrutiny as council passes budget
Outgoing finance chief Diarmaid Ward delivers swansong budget before stepping down in May
Read MoreTown Hall announces ‘hybrid’ parking to curb ‘explosion’ of dockless e-bikes
Council to install more parking bays, restrictions and incentives as hire bike trips skyrocket
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