London 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 MoreKing Lear, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Ramped-up, sexed-up take on the Shakespeare classic’
Yaël Farber’s adaptation keeps the audience ‘gripped throughout’
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’
Read MoreTwo GP surgeries in Islington earmarked for ‘change of ownership’
AT Medics Ltd, which runs the surgeries, insists proposals will not ‘change how we deliver primary care’
Read MoreThree Islington primary schools at risk as pupil numbers drop
Blessed Sacrament in King’s Cross could close for good if council plans go ahead
Read More‘Absolute disgrace’: Campaigners renew calls for empty government-owned flats to be turned over to the council
Whitehall has racked up a £361k bill in three years for 28 vacant properties in face of national housing crisis
Read More‘I live in fear’: Mother of murdered Islington teenager issues moving plea to end ‘knife crime pandemic’
Jessica Plummer calls on community to help prevent future tragedies
Read MoreIslington councillor quits Labour over party leadership’s stance on Gaza ceasefire
Cllr Asima Shaikh hits out at party’s failure to ‘defend humanitarian law’ as she goes independent
Read MoreIslington councillors join calls for Labour leadership to back Gaza ceasefire
Three local politicians added their names to a letter published by the Labour Muslim Network
Read MoreRats, urine leaks, and ‘insincere’ apologies: Watchdog lifts lid on Islington’s housing horrors in scathing review of council repair service
Housing Ombudsman orders Town Hall to pay out £66k to 30 residents after looking into litany of problems
Read More‘Big part of the team’: Meet the kitchen worker with learning difficulties using specialist how-to videos to feed theatregoers
With support from the council and colleagues at the Almeida, Jemaine Williams can refer to AutonoMe videos to help him cut the perfect baguette
Read More‘Important investment’: Girls’ football team in plea for council funding amid concern for its future
‘There’s an appetite for the sport but we do not have enough money to continue,’ parent tells councillors
Read More‘Lifeline’: Campaigners call for council U-turn on Sobell ice rink closure
Ice hockey players and skaters fear for people’s wellbeing if historic rink is shut down
Read MoreChair of Islington’s Family Carer Action Group wins council accolade
Virginia Bovell says her Dignity in Care Award is ‘recognition’ for local families
Read MoreNew council chief executive promises to deliver ‘a fairer Islington’
Victoria Lawson, Hounslow’s environment and culture chief, announced as successor to Linzi Roberts-Egan
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