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Academy steps in to rescue Islington primary school from closure – leaving parents ‘elated’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 27 June 2023

Pooles Park was at risk of shutting for good because of falling pupil numbers

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Primary school families left ‘disheartened’ as council moves ahead with closure plan

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 23 June 2023

Families have been fighting to save Pooles Park, where 55 per cent of places are unfilled

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‘Terrible deal’: Finsbury Leisure Centre campaigners call on council to put ‘grandiose’ rebuild on hold

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 23 June 2023

Planning chief defends ‘great development’ and says he won’t apologise for creating new homes

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‘Disgrace’: Campaigners condemn government for ‘wasting’ £600k on empty homes in ‘community desperate for housing’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 19 June 2023

Ministry of Justice hit with vacant properties penalty over three- and four-bedroom homes on Wellington Mews

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‘United in our determination’: Politicians pay tribute to Makram Ali on sixth anniversary of Finsbury Park terror attack

By Islington Citizen | Monday 19 June 2023

Ali, 51, was killed when a right-wing extremist ploughed into a crowd of Muslims with his van

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Councillors set to decide on £5m budget bump-up for controversial leisure centre redevelopment

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 16 June 2023

Footballers have criticised the scheme, which would see flats built on sports pitches

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‘We need housing as a right’: Jeremy Corbyn hits out at UK’s ‘profit and greed crisis’ at rally to celebrate his 40 years as an MP

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 14 June 2023

Hundreds came out to mark the now-independent MP’s parliamentary anniversary

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Islington Council ‘very sorry’ to residents for delays in handling complaints

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 8 June 2023

Town Hall chided by local government ombudsman for ‘poor practice’

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Housing association promises transparency over social housing at Holloway prison redevelopment after campaigners flag concerns

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 7 June 2023

Peabody to share more details of how it will fit second staircases in tall towers without losing homes

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Islington’s hardship fund for renters on low incomes has deadline extended again

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 6 June 2023
Islington Town Hall

Residents now have until the end of June to apply for a £250 support payment

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Campaigners welcome plans for extra staircases at Holloway prison development – but say social housing must be preserved

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 1 June 2023

Additional safety measures to be brought in for tower blocks over 30 metres in height

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Residents invited to have a say on controversial plans for much-loved Islington leisure centre

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 30 May 2023

Campaigners are trying to save the Sobell Centre’s ice rink as Town Hall proposes a way forward for the flood-damaged venue

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Renters in Islington have only days to apply for £250 hardship payment

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 26 May 2023
Diarmaid Ward

‘We will not stand by and allow this crisis to squeeze even more people into homelessness,’ says council’s deputy leader

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‘It’s like a family’: Worried parents urge council to bin plan to close ‘unique’ primary school

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 25 May 2023

Pooles Park could shut in December this year as a result of falling pupil numbers

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‘Final piece of the jigsaw’: Block of student flats next to Arsenal’s stadium gets go-ahead from planners

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 24 May 2023

Twelve-storey building on Hornsey Road approved by councillors despite 40 objections

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‘The only garden they have’: Parents fighting to save primary school fear children will lose access to nature

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 23 May 2023

Pooles Park is facing closure at the end of the Christmas term because of a lack of pupils

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‘We don’t want soft play’: Ice skaters urge council to put skids on plan to shut popular Islington rink

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 19 May 2023

Sobell Leisure Centre’s future is up in the air after facilities were destroyed by flooding last year

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Islington reaches 500 bike hangars – but cyclists want double that and say cost is ‘inexusable’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 16 May 2023

Cycle Islington welcomes the milestone but remains ‘puzzled’ over pricing

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Councillor Gary Heather vows to be a ‘mayor for all’ after taking on the role for the next year

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 12 May 2023

Heather praised as ‘good, decent, honest and compassionate’ by Labour party colleague

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‘We have made great strides’: Linzi Roberts-Egan steps down as Islington’s chief executive – with the hunt now on for a replacement

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 10 May 2023

Roberts-Egan is taking up the same role at Waltham Forest Council, where she previously served as deputy CEO

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