Posts Tagged ‘Islington Council’
Three Islington primary schools at risk as pupil numbers drop
Blessed Sacrament in King’s Cross could close for good if council plans go ahead
Read More‘Absolute disgrace’: Campaigners renew calls for empty government-owned flats to be turned over to the council
Whitehall has racked up a £361k bill in three years for 28 vacant properties in face of national housing crisis
Read MoreIslington councillor quits Labour over party leadership’s stance on Gaza ceasefire
Cllr Asima Shaikh hits out at party’s failure to ‘defend humanitarian law’ as she goes independent
Read MoreRats, urine leaks, and ‘insincere’ apologies: Watchdog lifts lid on Islington’s housing horrors in scathing review of council repair service
Housing Ombudsman orders Town Hall to pay out £66k to 30 residents after looking into litany of problems
Read More‘Lifeline’: Campaigners call for council U-turn on Sobell ice rink closure
Ice hockey players and skaters fear for people’s wellbeing if historic rink is shut down
Read MoreChair of Islington’s Family Carer Action Group wins council accolade
Virginia Bovell says her Dignity in Care Award is ‘recognition’ for local families
Read MoreNew council chief executive promises to deliver ‘a fairer Islington’
Victoria Lawson, Hounslow’s environment and culture chief, announced as successor to Linzi Roberts-Egan
Read MorePlans for ‘landmark’ 150m skyscraper in Old Street win approval in face of local discontent
99 City Road is set to be 50 per cent taller than Islington’s new planning strategy allows
Read MoreIslington Council to wind up its commercial arm after nine years
Only memorials and pest control are making money for the firm
Read MoreFormer Arsenal club shop in Finsbury Park to become Asda Express
Council grants licence to supermarket giant despite objections over availability of ‘cheap alcohol’
Read More‘So joyful’: Happiness all around at Islington Town Hall as number of weddings returns to pre-pandemic level
Big days are back after couples were forced to put plans on ice during Covid
Read MoreMildmay Library set for a refresh to make it more ‘welcoming’
Islington Council has submitted plans that would give the library a new look
Read More‘Future is bleak,’ say ice skaters as council signals end is nigh for historic Islington rink
The surface at Sobell leisure centre looks set to be turned into a soft play area
Read More‘Swift action needed’: London councils set to push government for more school funding – with pupil numbers in ‘acute decline’
Islington education chief issues stark warning as schools continue to lose money
Read More‘This is a health crisis’: Air pollution campaigners ‘alarmed’ as Whittington Hospital reports 30 per cent rise in children being treated for respiratory problems
‘There is a well-established link between the severity of air pollution and the negative impacts on children’s health,’ warns local councillor
Read MoreTown Hall set to agree purchase of 100 ex-council homes as part of efforts to cut lengthy waiting list
The borough currently has more than 1,000 households living in temporary accommodation
Read MoreIslington residents urged to apply for hardship grants as council expands eligibility criteria
People on Universal Credit and housing benefit, and those who live in flatshares or houses of multiple occupation, can now apply
Read More‘This just stinks’: Anger mounts over controversial ice rink plans following release of internal council emails
Town Hall accused of ‘staggering arrogance’ after adviser’s call to ‘make it look as though we are listening’ goes public
Read More‘Very parched’: Residents urged to help as fears grow over health of Islington’s trees
Appeal follows concern over row of beech trees on Highbury Corner
Read MoreCycling campaigners condemn ‘dangerous’ Kingsbury Bridge diversion
‘There’s not enough room for cyclists and cars, there’s potholes everywhere, and it’s been going on for quite a long time,’ says one local parent
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