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Posts Tagged ‘football’

Islington set to abandon Finsbury Leisure Centre plans in £10m loss for council

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 24 April 2025 | 0

Leader Una O’Halloran cancels project tipped to deliver 200 homes over ballooning costs and ‘local concerns’

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‘Monstrous’: Footballers kick out at council plans for Finsbury Leisure Centre

By Noora Mykkanen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 14 February 2024 | 0

Residents are up in arms over mammoth development, but council says ‘doing nothing is not an option’ amid housing crisis

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‘Important investment’: Girls’ football team in plea for council funding amid concern for its future

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 6 October 2023 | 0
Footballers from Islington District Girls Team ask for support to fund their team.

‘There’s an appetite for the sport but we do not have enough money to continue,’ parent tells councillors

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Council planning chief booed as protesters kick off over potential loss of football pitches

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 9 December 2022 | 0

‘I make no apology for 100 new council homes,’ says Cllr Diarmaid Ward

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Footballers at Finsbury leisure centre kick out at ‘tragic’ plans to build over sports pitches

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 15 August 2022 | 0

NRI United say they will struggle to recruit passersby if pitches are moved to the rooftop

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Beloved Highbury football pub wins approval for ‘wholesale refurbishment’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 28 January 2022 | 0

The Gunners on Blackstock Road will add a basement for live music, new homes and a shop

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Popular Arsenal football pub tables second bid for three-storey extension

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 21 January 2022 | 0

The Gunners on Blackstock Road believes a building with new homes and offices can help boost trade

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