King’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
Read MoreIslington planning chiefs to vote on King’s Head Theatre Pub revamp tonight
Theatre to move into the John Salt Bar during building works
Read MoreRichard Watts says expect an ‘aggressive’ house-building drive in Islington if Labour is re-elected
Council Leader says he wants to be ‘completely honest’ about Labour’s plans
Read MoreTransport chief Claudia Webbe slams Thames Water for Angel flood which saw ‘lives devastated’
Cllr Webbe says burst pipe shows why ‘profit-making’ firms must be accountable
Read MoreGreen Party’s Caroline Russell slams Town Hall democracy – and urges voters to elect a strong opposition
Cllr Russell claims Town Hall has tried to silence and exclude her
Read MoreRichard Watts calls talk of Labour election gains ‘presumptuous’ but hails party’s record in Islington
Interview: Council Leader talks manifesto pledges and Town Hall scrutiny
Read MoreIslington in Bloom: as launch event gets the borough’s gloves on, we have all you need to know about the annual gardening extravaganza eleganza
The annual gardening competition, open to all, kicked off in earnest this week – we answer all the FAQs in this preview
Read MoreLocal elections 2018: A guide for voters
Islington goes to the polls next month to elect its councillors – here’s how to have your say
Read MoreHundreds turn out for ‘Respect a Muslim’ event in response to ‘outrageous’ Islamophobic letter
Borough joins in UK-wide protests following advert for ‘Punish a Muslim Day’
Read MoreChrist Church Highbury’s new community centre gets green light from Islington Council
Cllr Osh Gantly said the centre will help the church’s ‘good work to flourish’
Read MoreHack The Planet: we talk to Finsbury Park author Nick Clark Windo about his prescient book The Feed
In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica revelations, we talk to the author about how ‘dangerously close to reality’ his dystopian novel really is
Read MoreRichard Watts defends Jeremy Corbyn – but calls idea Labour has no anti-semitism a ‘denial of a reality’
Islington council leader weighs in on Labour’s anti-semitism row after Jewish protest
Read MoreVincent River, Park Theatre, theatre review: ‘solace in the catharsis of story-telling’
Robert Chevara’s emotional single-act play portrays East End lives that become ‘unexpectedly intertwined’ by an act of homophobic violence
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