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Town Hall set to start charging landlords for contaminated recycling bins
Islington Council are set to begin charging landlords of properties with communal recycling bins if they are found to be contaminated with non-recyclable items. Under plans to be voted on by leading councillors next week, after any communal bin was found to be contaminated, a managing agent or landlord would be subject to a £47.14…
Read MoreNeighbours and councillors take aim at plans for Caledonian Road gaming centre
‘The risk of problem gambling may be significantly increased,’ ward representatives warn
Read MoreRepackaged: Developer again seeks permission for Brewery Road storage block
Box-selling firm returns to deliver another planning application
Read MoreUltra-Low Emission Zone expansion to go ahead this year, London Mayor confirms
Boundary will stretch to the north and south circular roads on 25 October
Read MoreTown Hall to save Grade II-listed South Library from disrepair
A leaking roof has led to water damage inside the century-old building
Read MoreIslington primary school reassures neighbours after floodlight complaints
Technological advances have cut the light pollution in half, says school representative
Read MoreLabour’s Sem Moema elected as north-east London’s representative at City Hall
Hackney councillor takes over from Jennette Arnold OBE, who steps aside after 17 years in the role
Read MoreLabour wins clean sweep of five Islington by-elections
Party romps home with turnout between 40 and 48 per cent across the various wards
Read MoreUrban Food Fest gets three more years at Cowcross Street plaza
Street food market wins permission despite complaints from local residents about noise and anti-social behaviour
Read MoreTown Hall hits out at government ‘failures’ in its Covid exit strategy for schools
Report says lack of Covid funding for councils and schools is a ‘savage indictment of so-called levelling-up policies’
Read MorePublic health boss hails vaccine effort as Islington reports lowest infection rate in London
Jonathan O’Sullivan says latest figures are ‘tremendous’, but warns that we are ‘likely to be living with the virus for some time’
Read MoreCoronavirus safety measures: What you need to know about voting in person on 6 May
Find out how Islington Council is gearing up to make this week’s elections safe
Read MoreRow over ‘underhanded’ approach derails Amazon Fresh store opening
Licence application delayed till next month with police set to be reconsulted
Read MoreCouncil bosses brand consultation on mandatory jabs ‘unhelpful’
Borough chief reveal they were ‘particularly concerned’ with low uptake among adult social care staff at start of year
Read MoreRaise repair concerns before homes handed back to council, housing association tenants told
Partners for Improvement required to fix problems before its properties are brought in-house next April
Read MoreVole call: Help protect the endangered riverside dwellers by joining charity survey
Residents asked to record sightings of water voles, Britain’s fastest declining mammal, so experts can try to turn their fortunes around
Read MoreIslington in Bloom: A gardening contest for green fingers
Competition set to run until early July, with categories that cater to people of all ages and abilities
Read MoreHolloway Prison redevelopment: Campaigners accuse Peabody of ‘backtracking’ on Women’s Building
The housing association says ‘standalone building was never the intention’
Read MoreIslington Mayor backs residents over ‘saturation’ of licenced venues in Archway
Janet Burgess joins local forum in opposing the openings of two more venues
Read MoreCovid culture fund to help dozens of Islington venues
Government grants to revive performance and visual arts as lockdown loosens
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