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Residents ‘feel betrayed’ as homeless hostel wins planning approval despite their safety fears
“These people are just normal people,” says housing needs boss as he sought to reassure locals about the quality of support being put in place
Read MoreIslington ‘particularly vulnerable’ to Covid with vaccinations slowing down, warns public health boss
Jonathan O’Sullivan said hundreds rather than thousands were getting their first jabs every week in September
Read MoreIslington to buy back 80 former council homes – with 20 earmarked for Afghan refugees
Borough is first in London to win funding from City Hall’s new Right to Buy Back scheme
Read MoreWhittington Hospital’s £21m Covid response contributes to its ‘biggest annual spend in a decade’
‘We’re not out of the woods yet,’ finance chief warns as staff prepare for a challenging winter
Read MoreGreen 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’
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