Islington goes to the polls next month to elect its councillors – here’s how to have your say
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Hundreds turn out for ‘Respect a Muslim’ event in response to ‘outrageous’ Islamophobic letter
Borough joins in UK-wide protests following advert for ‘Punish a Muslim Day’
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Christ Church Highbury’s new community centre gets green light from Islington Council
Cllr Osh Gantly said the centre will help the church’s ‘good work to flourish’
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Hack The Planet: we talk to Finsbury Park author Nick Clark Windo about his prescient book The Feed
In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica revelations, we talk to the author about how ‘dangerously close to reality’ his dystopian novel really is
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Richard Watts defends Jeremy Corbyn – but calls idea Labour has no anti-semitism a ‘denial of a reality’
Islington council leader weighs in on Labour’s anti-semitism row after Jewish protest
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Vincent River, Park Theatre, theatre review: ‘solace in the catharsis of story-telling’
Robert Chevara’s emotional single-act play portrays East End lives that become ‘unexpectedly intertwined’ by an act of homophobic violence
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Gérard Touren, Ordinary People in Tokyo Streets, Sway Gallery, exhibition review: ‘solitary fragments’
The Old Street gallery is showing work from the French photographer’s time in Tokyo from 2015 – 2017, where he hunted for subjects who put a ‘kink’ in the urban chaos
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Islington becomes first UK council to sign new modern slavery charter
Town Hall pledges to eradicate the ‘insidious practice’ from its supply chain
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This Girl Can: lottery-funded initiative pools resources to deliver lifeguard training for women age 16 and up
16-year-old bags job at Cally Pool & Gym through scheme that also provides women-only exercise classes and a range of sports
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Polluting vehicles to be outlawed on nine streets in Bunhill and Shoreditch
Islington Council to introduce peak-time ban in July to create UK’s first ultra low emission roads
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Animal welfare charity accuses Islington venue of ‘promoting cruelty’ by hosting wing shooting fair
League Against Cruel Sports says the activity involves ‘shocking practices’ ahead of event at the Business Design Centre
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Highbury Corner revamp linking roundabout to station gets the go-ahead from Islington Council
The plans include road closures and new crossings for pedestrians and cyclists.
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Clerkenwell ball court will stay open later to ease tensions between bike polo team and Islington children
Dover Court Estate space will stay open until 9pm in plans approved last night
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Dixon Clark Court car park near Highbury Corner could become 41 new homes – with 27 for social rent
Islington’s planning committee will decide tonight on the proposed development
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London Mayor attends memorial ceremony for victim of Finsbury Park terror attack
Sadiq Khan joins Met Police chief and Islington councillors to pay tribute to Makram Ali, who was murdered last year
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Campaign for Mary Wollstonecraft public memorial on Newington Green gains momentum
Mary on the Green campaign shortlists two designs for ‘foremother of feminism’ statue, and launches petition calling for London Mayor’s support
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Islington councillor calls for ‘decisive action’ on London’s clean air zone
Caroline Russell urges Mayor of London to bring forward ULEZ expansion following YouGov poll
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Islington gets extra £297k for road safety from London Mayor
Cllr Claudia Webbe welcomes funding boost for local transport schemes
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Labour-run Islington Council tried to gag Green Party’s Caroline Russell over Fabric
Islington Council has apologised after bizarrely warning Caroline Russell, a Green councillor and the sole opposition voice at the Town Hall, that she was barred from speaking about Fabric. The iconic nightclub is reopening after the Labour-run council struck a deal with its lawyers which will involve a strict new licensing regime being established. Cllr Russell, […]