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Survivors of abuse in Islington children’s homes to receive support payments
Town Hall scheme ‘broadly welcomed’ by the Islington Survivors’ Network as council leader apologises for ‘darkest chapter in borough’s history’
Read MoreLondon Mayor candidates to debate environment issues that matter to you
Free online event on 12 April to be led by TV presenter Julia Bradbury
Read More‘World-first’ comic book about Mary Wollstonecraft’s life to be given out to primary schools
Book to be accompanied by six-week lesson plan, thanks to project involving Newington Green Meeting House
Read MoreCouncil to move ahead with supported living block despite neighbours’ protests
Town Hall appropriates land for 11-bedroom scheme on Windsor Street to avoid it being blocked by opponents
Read More‘Stress, frustration and rage’: Residents speak out with future of contentious Deliveroo centre in the balance
Noise, road safety fears and kerbside waste among complaints about Deliveroo Editions kitchen on Roman Way
Read MoreCoronavirus: ‘We’re not out of the woods with cancer treatment,’ warn medics
Cancer referrals now back to pre-Covid levels, but doctors fear ‘pent-up demand’ in those yet to come forward with symptoms
Read MoreWhittington Hospital ICU staff and patients share Coronavirus testimonies in new TV documentary
‘2020: The Story of Us’ – Doctors and patients in the Intensive Care Unit talk about how Covid-19 has affected them
Read MoreAnnouncement of London Mayoral and Assembly elections results to be delayed by two days
Voters will have to wait until 8 May as officials prioritise ‘safe and secure environment’ at ballot count
Read MorePrimary school attendance well over 90 per cent as pupils return across borough
Town Hall delighted by early showing as it awaits figures from secondaries
Read More‘Outrage growing’ over privatisation of Islington GP surgeries
Councillor slams ‘lack of public scrutiny’ as US insurance giant takes over two local practices
Read MoreItalian Threads: textile design talks at the Estorick
The Estorick Collection is putting on a series of free online talks on and around the themes of its current exhibition
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day – what’s on
The theme for the 2021 edition of International Women’s Day (IWD) on Monday 8 March is ‘Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world’
Read MoreBach for the weekend – what’s on at King’s Place
Featuring the London Bach Singers and the Feinstein Ensemble
Read MoreUniversal Credit claims continue to grow as Town Hall takes £52m Covid hit
The latest claims count, taken on 11 January, was 33,728
Read More‘Absolute disgrace’: Councillors voice anger over estate heating failures
‘We cannot treat residents as second-class citizens’, says councillor after weekend of chaos on two blocks
Read MoreRichard Watts to stand down as leader of Islington Council
Watts signals May departure following eight years in the role
Read MoreTown Hall budget finds savings of £25m while investing in net-zero carbon targets
Price bump for diesel cars using pay and display and cuts to substance misuse and sexual health services help council balance the books
Read MoreNag’s Head market revamp approved with limits on hours and numbers
Planning committee acknowledges breakdown in trust over plans as one resident rails against ‘creeping change of use’
Read MoreCouncillors call for implementation of ‘behaviour change’ policies to help reach net zero carbon
Scrutiny committee recommends funding be made available for pilot project to aid in recycling and decarbonisation
Read More‘Decimation’ of planning rules make zero carbon targets more difficult, Town Hall warns
Council presenting arguments to government that reforms could also ‘devastate’ Central London economy
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