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Council to draw up ‘most robust ethical criteria ever’ for future banking partner
The promise follows concerns over the council’s contract with Barclays, which expires next year
Read MoreDecision on pension fund divestment pushed to September – but councillor acknowledges ‘strong moral imperative’
Town Hall is exploring how to scrap investments in companies ‘complicit in human rights abuses’
Read MoreIslington Council snaps up more than 150 ex-right to buy homes in a year
Properties were earmarked as part of £1 billion project to combat homelessness
Read MoreTown Hall unveils £1.4m funding boost for free holiday meals
The move is part of an effort to tackle food insecurity
Read MoreIslington equalities chief apologises to Black community leaders over grant money delay
Cllr Sheila Chapman admits council has ‘lost goodwill’ over £50k spending promise
Read MoreIslington Council announces £16m budget to help young people facing homelessness
Town Hall hopes to double the number of properties available by 2031
Read MoreCouncil targets ‘wider community involvement’ as it reveals new fees for Sobell Leisure Centre
The centre has replaced its ice rink and trampoline park with new areas designed for children and young people
Read MoreNumber of people in temporary accommodation up 25 per cent in a year
The figure of 800 households is almost double what it was in 2021
Read More‘Sorry saga’: Children and teachers protest plans for Ocado depot next to their school
Yerbury Primary families want to ‘stop precedent being set’ with online shopping on the rise
Read MoreGeneral election 2024: Meet the hopefuls contesting Islington’s two seats
Sixteen people have put themselves forward to be an MP ahead of 4 July vote
Read MoreSchool suspensions for SEND pupils disproportionately high in Islington, figures show
More than a tenth of secondary students were suspended during 2022/23 Spring term
Read MoreAlmost a third of Islington’s secondary school pupils have been persistently absent, council data shows
Around 30 per cent of students missed more than a tenth of school during 2022/23
Read MoreIslington Council approves controversial merger of two primary schools
Town Hall says falling pupil numbers mean Montem Primary will be folded into Duncombe Primary this August
Read MoreLondon Assembly elections: Meet the seven candidates battling it out to represent Islington
Londoners go the ballot box on 2 May to choose a member for their area – as well as the city’s mayor
Read More‘Salami-slicing approach’: Row erupts over Islington Council’s school closure plan
Opposition councillors call in decision to propose a merger of two primaries
Read More‘Nothing short of transformative’: Excitement in Islington over new cycling and walking improvements
The new lanes ‘enable parents to cycle with children of all ages on these main roads for the first time’, says local campaigner
Read More‘Monstrous’: Footballers kick out at council plans for Finsbury Leisure Centre
Residents are up in arms over mammoth development, but council says ‘doing nothing is not an option’ amid housing crisis
Read MorePrimary school in Islington could be axed this year as council plans move ahead
Town Hall proposes merger of Montem and Duncombe schools – doing so ‘with a heavy heart’
Read MoreHolloway Road bar secures booze licence despite residents claiming their sleep will be “threatened”
Filo on Holloway Road wins approval after residents complain of ‘inevitable noise’
Read MoreResidents slam council’s ‘destructive’ plans for Finsbury Leisure Centre
Campaign group EC1 Voices calls for a halt to developments in one of the country’s ‘densest areas’
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