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People discharged from hospital to be offered intensive care for seven days in council trial
Six-month pilot follows successful schemes elsewhere in the UK
Read MoreFaster broadband coming to thousands of council homes – with three-year project set to kick off
Work to get underway in Bunhill and Clerkenwell in February
Read MoreIslington marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2023: ‘Remember and listen so we can build a better life’
The event, on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, also remembered those murdered in other genocides
Read More‘Challenging’: Council announces cost-cutting measures as it attempts to neutralise predicted £25m shortfall
Adult social care set to take a hit but finance chief says investment in frontline services will continue
Read MoreMajor plans to green up Islington win political backing – as resident calls for a referendum on LTNs
‘We need to tackle the climate emergency,’ says Town Hall leader
Read More‘Smooth transition’: Patients to receive intensive support following a hospital stay in new council initiative
People will be helped in their recovery for up to six weeks, with the hope being that it will ward off the need for longer-term care
Read More‘Unique’ former stables to be turned into workspace for creatives – and the internal horse ramp will stay
Councillors give giddy-up to plans at Garrett Street building, which was built in 1897 to house 100 shire horses
Read MoreQuestions raised as press excluded from hearing into allegations about councillor’s conduct
Monitoring officer says claims ‘could damage person’s reputation’ if no wrongdoing is found
Read MoreNew Year Honours 2023: British Library chief Roly Keating knighted for services to literature
Keating, who is married to Islington councillor Caroline Russell, said the accolade is a ‘wonderful way to start a milestone year’
Read MoreDomestic violence survivors could be given higher priority for council housing in Islington
Plans to revise the waiting list system would also see abusers banned
Read MoreNew Year Honours 2023: British Empire Medal bestowed upon 76-year-old Islington volunteer
‘In the St John family, there are many people deserving of national honours, so I am proud to be recognised’
Read MoreCouncil sets up £1m ‘one-off’ hardship fund to help families struggling with rent increases
Town Hall to open applications for financial support before the end of March
Read More‘We’re very sorry’: Islington Council apologises to residents after being chastised by housing watchdog over its complaints-handling
High rate of maladministration in the borough ‘concerning’, says Housing Ombudsman
Read MoreWhittington Hospital launches app for booking and cancelling outpatient appointments
Move is designed to cut down on non-attendance rates
Read MoreIslington Council under investigation for ‘failures’ in dealing with mould and damp complaints
Housing Ombudsman looking into whether ‘continued complaints’ are ‘indicative of wider failure within the landlord’
Read More‘What a load of ****’: Heckler interrupts council meeting as residents and politicians clash over LTNs
Borough mayor threatens to hold meeting in private after shouts from protesters
Read More‘Vital’: Council tax to be cut by 95 per cent for thousands of people in hardship
Discount expected to reach 27,000 residents – but Greens call on council to cut tax entirely for worst-off
Read MoreCouncil planning chief booed as protesters kick off over potential loss of football pitches
‘I make no apology for 100 new council homes,’ says Cllr Diarmaid Ward
Read More‘Towering monstrosities’: Major development in Archway wins approval despite tongue-lashing from residents
Planners say scheme not ‘perfect’ but will help with housing crisis
Read More‘Unnecessary distress’: Town Hall apologises to family left in dark about safeguarding concerns for late relative
Local Government Ombudsman criticises Islington’s investigation into woman’s death
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