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‘I walked through my local park and there was someone sitting there smoking a crack pipe out in the open’, says one councillor

‘Frankly, we’re quite frightened of what might come about,’ say neighbours

‘Who’s going to run it? How’s it going to generate revenue? How’s it going to wash its face?’

Two Hornsey Road businesses facing licence reviews in Trading Standards crackdown

Proposals include potential redevelopment of St Pancras Hospital with two new community hubs

Untaxed cans of beer lands AJ News in hot water with trading standards

‘The detriment caused by illegal alcohol cannot be overstated,’ says council

The talented 26-year-old sat down with the Citizen to discuss her film about a brain injury survivor after its recent Rio premiere

‘We must ensure that our footways remain accessible and navigable for all pedestrians’

Green councillor calls for imitation of Camden scheme in exempting borough’s poorest from council tax

‘We still believe in Islington that we have a duty to protect all of our children’, says councillor

“The previous application really antagonised residents,” says councillor

Sculpture to be incorporated into new-look Angel Central as council gives final approval to new plans

“We help people move on and up in a way that is fruitful for them,” says co-founder

‘High rates of sickness and absence are often a sign of fairly relaxed management,’ says councillor

‘It was all done on purpose, we know that. It is a return to the Poor Law,’ says councillor

‘We will keep this under review and respond to any change in official guidance, but there are no current plans to stop,’ says spokesperson

‘Under siege’ residents protest Ennismore’s arrival on Clerkenwell Green

Council leader blames “complete lack of clarity” from central government

Licence application for former courthouse and Masonic lodge to be decided next week

Concerns over ‘significant rise’ in drug dealing complaints

‘Overdevelopment’ of 19th-century house ‘rejected out of hand’

Councillors voice concern over future use of Hornsey Road community space

Councillor sounds alarm over Elthorne Park’s ‘endemic street drinking’

‘It’s a fog’: NHS Trust faces plea for more beds from mental health campaigners

Six-week booze ban slapped on Whitecross Street newsagent

Newsagent faces licence suspension over second illicit alcohol offence

‘Lutes, lutes, lutes!’: Filmmaker Laura Stratford on her new documentary, #MeToo, and why she’s on the tail of Elaine Paige

Environment chief reassures residents over electric charging points

‘Uncosted wishlist’: Councillors clash over tax relief proposal

Council calls on government to reverse ‘horrendous’ school cuts

‘Sympathetic’ Zimco House revamp wins council praise

Ten-year-old campaigner secures safe landing for iconic Angel Wings sculpture

Shelter from the Storm secures new home on Archway estate

Council workers’ sickness and absence blamed for £1.6m overspend

Universal Credit: ‘Sleepless nights’ for councillors worried about impact on residents

Council defends glyphosate weedkiller use despite health fears

Old Sessions House licence approved in face of resident opposition

No Brexit impact assessment yet made by Islington Council

Property developer’s ‘Dear Neighbour’ introduction letter met with firm opposition from residents