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Whittington Hospital staff and Britain’s first Black headteacher among those awarded the Freedom of Islington
Councillors heap praise on health workers and community leaders as borough hands out its highest honour
Read MoreCouncil reveals plan for a tree warden on every estate in Islington
Announcement is part of effort to increase canopy cover across the borough
Read More‘Greener, cleaner and healthier’: Council approves further traffic reduction measures in face of complaints from residents
Environment and transport boss defends road changes, but one resident says they ‘don’t work for people with disabilities’
Read MoreIslington’s best blooms recognised in annual gardening competition
Islington in Bloom hands out awards in 10 categories after receiving 177 entries
Read MoreNHS volunteer vaccinator gets a boost from council’s £7.4m training scheme
Tania Santana is now juggling needles and keyboards after signing up to improve her coding skills
Read MoreSurvivors of historic abuse in Islington children’s homes to receive £10k each
Children under the borough’s care between 1966 and 1995 can make a claim
Read MoreIslington’s police commander asks women and girls to share safety fears as force works to restore confidence
Andy Carter says he was left ‘angry, upset and confused’ by the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving police officer
Read MoreIslington could be first London council to launch community investment fund for green projects
Residents will be able to invest as little as £5 in local ventures if plans are approved next week
Read MoreResidents ‘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
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