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Town 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’
Read MoreUnion cuts funding to London Labour following sacking of long-serving Islington caretaker
Gary Bolister dismissed after taking part in video that inadvertently featured a shot of a local councillor in their home
Read MoreIslington Police praise knife amnesty response with more than 1,000 weapons surrended in just 10 months
Scissors and building tools also found in special bins put up by the council following fatal stabbing of Tony Eastlake last year
Read MoreGreen light for 91 new flats at Islington estate
Plans approved despite concerns over loss of light and overdevelopment
Read MoreResidents urged to encourage friends to get vaccinated as take-up drops
Community safety boss calls for ‘big push’ after raising concerns over low number of Black people having the jab
Read MoreTwo people hospitalised despite being double-jabbed during recent rise in local Covid cases
Islington’s public health director says some cases can be tracked to Euro 2020 football matches
Read MoreIslington councillor accuses Scotland Yard of ‘leadership failure’ amid claims officers are still stopping people based on cannabis smell
The Metropolitan Police vowed to end the practice eight months ago
Read MoreCorbyn leads tributes as university handyman Mick Gilgunn elected to Islington Council after landslide by-election win
Gilgunn wins with 59 per cent of the vote to fill seat vacated by former council leader Richard Watts
Read MoreLocal rise in infections ‘particularly concerning’, says public health boss
Cases ‘roughly doubled’ in the week to 4 June
Read MoreAngel shop’s booze bid prompts debate over antisocial behaviour
Neighbours speak out over antisocial behaviour as appeals made to council to support local business
Read More‘It’s Cally’s time’: Councillor hails resident-led plan for Caledonian Road
‘This much-maligned road will no longer be hiding its light under a bushel’, says Cllr Sara Hyde
Read MoreRoad safety fears over newly approved sixth form for ‘high achievers’
Residents say one entrance is already ‘totally unsafe’ with pupil numbers set to swell to 900
Read MoreAllotment holders get new lease of life after council rule change
Town Hall to scrap 10-year limit and return to annual tenancies
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