Council convenes ‘action group’ of small and medium businesses in fight for fair pay
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Town Hall gears up for unlimited spending on council home purchases
Move prompted by central government’s lifting of HRA borrowing cap as councillors seek to lift £6m ceiling for expenditure
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Vins, Canonbury, food review: ‘Luxurious nibbling, if a little pricey’
This young wine bar, serving up tapas-style grub, is ‘hopefully set to become a local institution’
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Disused Waterlow building could make way for temporary medical training centre
Plans put forward as part of wider NHS project redeveloping St Pancras Hospital and relocating Moorfields
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London Tenants Federation calls out Town Hall over high service charges
Weekly rates for new tenancies stand at over £18 as campaigners call for London-wide transparency over how charges are set
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Extinction Rebellion calls on councillors to join them in nailing declarations to Town Hall doors
Town Hall environment boss pledges to ‘take on’ fossil fuel companies
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‘Utterly bloody disgraceful’: Islington councillors unite in condemnation of Prime Minister
Town Hall votes unanimously to oppose no deal Brexit ‘in the strongest terms’
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Councillors to vote on ‘fully funded and proper’ pay rise for council workers
Motion calls for 10 per cent pay rise for local authority and school employees and £10 minimum wage
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Council plan crackdown on Highbury Fields barbecues as calls for full ban continue
Byelaw to be voted on next week as Town Hall attempts balance between barbecue users’ freedoms and concerns of locals
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Team behind award-winning music venues launches new late night music pub in Islington
Music space with capacity for 150 set to host DJs from Soho store Sister Ray
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Punk guitarist in bin dispute over plans for Holloway Road office block
Viv Albertine speaks out with Fairbridge Road residents over ‘unacceptable’ impact from planned refuse store
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‘Possibly iconic’ new look for Old Street station approved – but Hackney concerns remain
Transport boss ‘strongly urges’ Islington Council and TfL to alter plans amidst warnings of increased traffic flow
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Councillors urged to show ‘responsible political leadership’ as Brexit deadline looms
Committee hears update on preparations for potential fuel, food and medicine shortages
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Paolo Scheggi in Depth, Estorick Collection: ‘Well-chosen retrospective for a versatile artist’
The work of the Florentine, who died in the early 70s aged just 31, is fast becoming iconic
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Sweet Sorrow, David Mitchell, book review: ‘Contemplative treatment of life’s essential questions’
The latest novel by the Highbury-based author of One Day is ‘brimming with laugh-out-loud humour’
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The Time Of Our Lies, Park Theatre: ‘Compelling – if you’re of the right mindset’
Bianca Bagatourian’s play about the life and work of American intellectual Howard Zinn is a ‘history lesson with sonorous contemporary relevance’
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Southern Belles, King’s Head Theatre: ‘A raw, more personal side to Tennessee Williams’
This combination of two lesser-known plays by the celebrated writer, about queer life in the 40s and 50s, ‘highlights his genius’
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Confusion over council complaints rate leads committee chair to call for ‘true position’
Officers scolded as questions raised over accuracy of figures
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Town Hall hoards cash in expectation of no-deal Brexit
Islington expands its cash reserves as councillor warns the country is ‘hurtling’ towards the cliff edge
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Trading standards in underage alcohol crackdown as two shops called in for review
Newsagent caught in sting after social services tip-off