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Three Islington primary schools at risk as pupil numbers drop
Blessed Sacrament in King’s Cross could close for good if council plans go ahead
Read More‘Absolute disgrace’: Campaigners renew calls for empty government-owned flats to be turned over to the council
Whitehall has racked up a £361k bill in three years for 28 vacant properties in face of national housing crisis
Read More‘I live in fear’: Mother of murdered Islington teenager issues moving plea to end ‘knife crime pandemic’
Jessica Plummer calls on community to help prevent future tragedies
Read MoreIslington councillor quits Labour over party leadership’s stance on Gaza ceasefire
Cllr Asima Shaikh hits out at party’s failure to ‘defend humanitarian law’ as she goes independent
Read MoreIslington councillors join calls for Labour leadership to back Gaza ceasefire
Three local politicians added their names to a letter published by the Labour Muslim Network
Read MoreRats, urine leaks, and ‘insincere’ apologies: Watchdog lifts lid on Islington’s housing horrors in scathing review of council repair service
Housing Ombudsman orders Town Hall to pay out £66k to 30 residents after looking into litany of problems
Read More‘Big part of the team’: Meet the kitchen worker with learning difficulties using specialist how-to videos to feed theatregoers
With support from the council and colleagues at the Almeida, Jemaine Williams can refer to AutonoMe videos to help him cut the perfect baguette
Read More‘Important investment’: Girls’ football team in plea for council funding amid concern for its future
‘There’s an appetite for the sport but we do not have enough money to continue,’ parent tells councillors
Read More‘Lifeline’: Campaigners call for council U-turn on Sobell ice rink closure
Ice hockey players and skaters fear for people’s wellbeing if historic rink is shut down
Read MoreChair of Islington’s Family Carer Action Group wins council accolade
Virginia Bovell says her Dignity in Care Award is ‘recognition’ for local families
Read MoreNew council chief executive promises to deliver ‘a fairer Islington’
Victoria Lawson, Hounslow’s environment and culture chief, announced as successor to Linzi Roberts-Egan
Read MoreCollapse-prone concrete discovered at Islington school – with classes moved to protect students
RAAC concrete was found in a roof at St Aloysius’ College in Highgate
Read MorePlans for ‘landmark’ 150m skyscraper in Old Street win approval in face of local discontent
99 City Road is set to be 50 per cent taller than Islington’s new planning strategy allows
Read MoreIslington Council to wind up its commercial arm after nine years
Only memorials and pest control are making money for the firm
Read MoreMurder investigation launched after man stabbed to death in Holloway
Police and politicians appeal for information about incident on Axminster Road yesterday morning
Read MoreCampaigners occupy empty Islington flats as they urge government to give them to families in need
Housing Rebellion wants Ministry of Justice to hand over the 28 flats by Pentonville Prison to the council
Read MoreFormer Arsenal club shop in Finsbury Park to become Asda Express
Council grants licence to supermarket giant despite objections over availability of ‘cheap alcohol’
Read MoreBuilding in Angel could become a pub again for first time in over two decades
Council considering application for site where Empress of Russia pub once operated for almost 200 years
Read MoreChurch wants to turn Upper Street phone box into ‘inspirational’ miniature library
Plan is part of ‘Adopt a Kiosk’ scheme that has seen iconic phone boxes given creative new uses
Read MoreParents of children on free school meals offered help with school uniform costs
£150 grant towards school uniform available if child is starting secondary school
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