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Posts Tagged ‘covid’

Islington Council staff recognised for Covid work in Queen’s Birthday honours

By Lizzie McAllister | Monday 13 June 2022 | 0

Tina Jegede receives MBE and Oliur Rahman a BEM

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Islington sees ‘dramatic reduction’ in Covid cases – but planning is underway to tackle any future rise

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 7 June 2022 | 0

Islington’s public health chief brings welcome news, but advises people meeting indoors to keep windows open

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Government’s decision to scrap free Covid tests shows ‘willingness to sacrifice lives’, says councillor

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 22 February 2022 | 0

Community safety boss Cllr Sue Lukes says her reaction to the move was ‘one of horror’

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‘Think carefully about festive plans’, Islington’s health chief urges residents

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 20 December 2021 | 0

Jonathan O’Sullivan presses people to get their jabs, saying ‘every dose gives you some protection’

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Business Design Centre to become vaccination hub for second time as booster drive continues

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 16 December 2021 | 0

The historic venue will be open for walk-ins and appointments from 18 December until 10 January

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‘Let’s support one another’: Islington health champion urges vigilance to avoid winter of rising Covid deaths

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 25 November 2021 | 0

Oliur Rahman was laughed at when handing out masks at the start of the pandemic – now he’s one of an army of volunteers still helping to fight the spread

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Around 38,000 Islington residents at risk of depression caused by the pandemic, council report finds

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 17 November 2021 | 0

Health scrutiny probe finds that fears of contracting the virus and worries about health and jobs have affected many people

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Islington ‘particularly vulnerable’ to Covid with vaccinations slowing down, warns public health boss

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 5 October 2021 | 0

Jonathan O’Sullivan said hundreds rather than thousands were getting their first jabs every week in September

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Whittington Hospital’s £21m Covid response contributes to its ‘biggest annual spend in a decade’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 30 September 2021 | 0

‘We’re not out of the woods yet,’ finance chief warns as staff prepare for a challenging winter

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Council call-handling for housing issues improves after ‘extreme concern’ over missed targets

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 23 September 2021 | 0

In July 2020, half of housing calls went unanswered – far more than the expected 20 per cent – as the pandemic sparked a surge in demand

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‘Large increase’ in young people stopped with prescription drugs in Islington

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 21 September 2021 | 0

‘Significant concern’ at Town Hall that youngsters appear to be both taking and dealing the drugs

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Town Hall staff carried out essential housing repairs ‘even if residents had Covid’, councillors told

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 10 September 2021 | 0
Islington Town Hall

Building team praised for trusting their training and PPE and ‘doing those jobs without any complaints’

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Town Hall’s Covid costs could reach £22.7m this year, early forecast shows

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 7 September 2021 | 0
Islington Town Hall

Council predicts £200k overspend even with government grants factored in

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Council to cut down on agency fees as staff bills rise during pandemic

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 31 August 2021 | 0
Islington Town Hall

Lateral flow tests for its employees have cost the Town Hall almost half a million pounds

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Islington apprentice shortlisted for two awards opens up about mental health and working through the pandemic

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 10 August 2021 | 0

Molly Edlin talks to the Citizen after her nomination for best contribution by an apprentice in the London Councils awards

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Residents urged to encourage friends to get vaccinated as take-up drops

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 27 July 2021 | 0

Community safety boss calls for ‘big push’ after raising concerns over low number of Black people having the jab

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Two people hospitalised despite being double-jabbed during recent rise in local Covid cases

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 27 July 2021 | 0

Islington’s public health director says some cases can be tracked to Euro 2020 football matches

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Local puppet theatre ‘disheartened’ by Covid delays but ploughs on with summer line-up

By Islington Citizen | Thursday 17 June 2021 | 0

Little Angel Theatre is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year

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Local rise in infections ‘particularly concerning’, says public health boss

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 14 June 2021 | 0

Cases ‘roughly doubled’ in the week to 4 June

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Town Hall hits out at government ‘failures’ in its Covid exit strategy for schools

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 4 May 2021 | 0
Islington Town Hall

Report says lack of Covid funding for councils and schools is a ‘savage indictment of so-called levelling-up policies’

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