Machinal, Almeida – review: an expressionist masterpiece on marital life and motherhood
Natalie Abrahami’s production of this 1928 play has a current resonance about the social confinement many women face
Read MoreIslington Council defends holding £34 million in unspent house-building money
Cllr Andy Hull says Section 106 money is under ‘detailed restrictions’
Read MoreRevealed: Islington Council’s youth service budget cuts
Cuts of almost £2 million in five years to universal services
Read MoreWatts says Tory cuts ‘undermine’ Islington’s anti-knife crime efforts after Town Hall stabbing
Council Leader slams government in re-election speech
Read MoreWatts to re-appoint Claudia Webbe to Islington cabinet after failed Lewisham MP bid
Council Leader says: “I intend to re-appoint the current Executive team on Thursday.”
Read MoreClaudia Webbe says ‘no plans’ for a Bunhill byelection if she becomes Lewisham East MP
Councillor tells Citizen she will keep her seat despite MP bid
Read MoreCampaigners announce winning design for Mary Wollstonecraft statue
Artist and ‘modern legend’ Maggi Hambling chosen to create world’s first memorial to pioneering feminist on Newington Green
Read MoreIslington Council ‘sorry’ after failing to publish register of large payments since end of 2017
Town Hall blames understaffing and vows to publish data next week
Read MoreIslington Council Leader congratulates Green Party’s Caroline Russell on re-election
Labour’s Richard Watts also hails his party’s 47-seat majority
Read MoreIslington council elections 2018: analysis
Islington is the only local authority in London to see no change in council seats, but turbulence lurks beneath the surface
Read MoreRationalism on Set: Glamour and Modernity in 1930s Italian Cinema, Estorick Collection, exhibition review: a sleek exploration of style on celluloid
This photographic voyage through 1930s Italian cinema brilliantly illustrates the twin development of newfangled ‘talkie’ films and mid-century modern design
Read MoreGreen Party’s Russell hits back at Watts’s claim ‘super-majority’ Labour council can police itself
Caroline Russell says more Green councillors will help scrutinise Town Hall
Read MoreKing’s Head Theatre Pub revamp gets green light from Islington Council to ‘push the boundaries’
Upper Street theatre will move to Islington Square – after a short stay at the John Salt
Read MoreIslington wins ‘landmark’ court battle over affordable homes
High Court judge calls for reworking of controversial planning loophole
Read MoreGreen Party’s Caroline Russell slams Town Hall over ‘black mould’ and ‘poor doors’ in Islington homes
Cllr Russell talks housing and air pollution in Citizen interview
Read MoreIslington pensioners’ smart phone classes get Town Hall funding – as council hands out £46k in ward grants
Cllr Angela Picknell said the grant will help older residents use services online
Read MoreThe Writer, Almeida Theatre, review: young playwright Ella Hickson offers ‘a subtle reflection on power hierarchies’ in meta triumph
Post-modern but thrillingly ‘warts and all’, Hickson’s take on the sexism and patriarchy found in pursuit of creative freedom is complex and rewarding
Read MoreWatts admits school results not enough to boost social mobility – but hailed Islington’s education turnaround
‘While it is a necessary step, it’s not done it on it’s own’
Read MoreIslington Council rejects FoI request on which private housing blocks failed cladding tests
Town Hall says names could be used by terrorists or arsonists
Read MoreByron in Cowcross Street seeks late licence – but residents warn of ‘nail in coffin’ for quiet nights
Burger chain’s bid for midnight alcohol cut-off goes to vote
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