Unite Students applies to remove cladding from seven-storey blocks
Company reviewed cladding and fire safety remedial work following building safety advice
Read MorePlans to demolish Edward Rudolf House to make way for office block
The Children’s Society moved its headquarters out of the building in 2019
Read More‘So joyful’: Happiness all around at Islington Town Hall as number of weddings returns to pre-pandemic level
Big days are back after couples were forced to put plans on ice during Covid
Read MoreMildmay Library set for a refresh to make it more ‘welcoming’
Islington Council has submitted plans that would give the library a new look
Read More‘Future is bleak,’ say ice skaters as council signals end is nigh for historic Islington rink
The surface at Sobell leisure centre looks set to be turned into a soft play area
Read MoreWoman found unconcious in bed covered in vomit and blood on same day coroner raised concerns over her care
Inquest hears that Rose Hollingworth, 83, should have been checked on that morning – but ultimately the delays did not contribute to her death
Read More‘Swift action needed’: London councils set to push government for more school funding – with pupil numbers in ‘acute decline’
Islington education chief issues stark warning as schools continue to lose money
Read MoreDisruption, Park Theatre, stage review: ‘A mind-twister sure to leave theatre-goers musing about their own choices’
Andrew Stein’s new play explores the ethical quandaries posed by AI through ‘an engaging and very human story’
Read More‘This is a health crisis’: Air pollution campaigners ‘alarmed’ as Whittington Hospital reports 30 per cent rise in children being treated for respiratory problems
‘There is a well-established link between the severity of air pollution and the negative impacts on children’s health,’ warns local councillor
Read MoreTown Hall set to agree purchase of 100 ex-council homes as part of efforts to cut lengthy waiting list
The borough currently has more than 1,000 households living in temporary accommodation
Read MoreIslington residents urged to apply for hardship grants as council expands eligibility criteria
People on Universal Credit and housing benefit, and those who live in flatshares or houses of multiple occupation, can now apply
Read More‘This just stinks’: Anger mounts over controversial ice rink plans following release of internal council emails
Town Hall accused of ‘staggering arrogance’ after adviser’s call to ‘make it look as though we are listening’ goes public
Read More‘Very parched’: Residents urged to help as fears grow over health of Islington’s trees
Appeal follows concern over row of beech trees on Highbury Corner
Read MoreHousing campaigners and councillors to stage protest against government’s Islington flats being left empty
Protest to take place this Saturday at Wellington Mews
Read MoreHousing bosses to streamline correspondence with GPs in time-saving trial
Town Hall will only contact doctors if information is needed – in bid to cut out unnecessary paperwork
Read MoreCycling campaigners condemn ‘dangerous’ Kingsbury Bridge diversion
‘There’s not enough room for cyclists and cars, there’s potholes everywhere, and it’s been going on for quite a long time,’ says one local parent
Read MoreHaringey Council accused of dodging scrutiny over major events at Finsbury Park
‘So much for the ‘Haringey deal’ which claimed the council was now ‘doing things together’’, says local Liberal Democrat leader
Read MoreIslington Council slams government for intervening to save local primary – saying it has put other schools at risk
Town Hall says Department for Education has ‘compromised the council’s statutory duty, and moral responsibility, to ensure children can access an excellent education’
Read MoreIslington council leader ‘shocked and saddened’ over double stabbing deaths
Police given additional stop and search powers under a Section 60 order
Read MoreAcademy steps in to rescue Islington primary school from closure – leaving parents ‘elated’
Pooles Park was at risk of shutting for good because of falling pupil numbers
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