Islington 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
Read MoreGérard Touren, Ordinary People in Tokyo Streets, Sway Gallery, exhibition review: ‘solitary fragments’
The Old Street gallery is showing work from the French photographer’s time in Tokyo from 2015 – 2017, where he hunted for subjects who put a ‘kink’ in the urban chaos
Read MoreIslington becomes first UK council to sign new modern slavery charter
Town Hall pledges to eradicate the ‘insidious practice’ from its supply chain
Read MoreThis Girl Can: lottery-funded initiative pools resources to deliver lifeguard training for women age 16 and up
16-year-old bags job at Cally Pool & Gym through scheme that also provides women-only exercise classes and a range of sports
Read MorePolluting vehicles to be outlawed on nine streets in Bunhill and Shoreditch
Islington Council to introduce peak-time ban in July to create UK’s first ultra low emission roads
Read MoreAnimal welfare charity accuses Islington venue of ‘promoting cruelty’ by hosting wing shooting fair
League Against Cruel Sports says the activity involves ‘shocking practices’ ahead of event at the Business Design Centre
Read MoreHighbury Corner revamp linking roundabout to station gets the go-ahead from Islington Council
The plans include road closures and new crossings for pedestrians and cyclists.
Read MoreClerkenwell ball court will stay open later to ease tensions between bike polo team and Islington children
Dover Court Estate space will stay open until 9pm in plans approved last night
Read MoreDixon Clark Court car park near Highbury Corner could become 41 new homes – with 27 for social rent
Islington’s planning committee will decide tonight on the proposed development
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