Posts Tagged ‘Islington Council’
Gas boilers to be replaced at council buildings as effort to shrink Islington’s carbon footprint continues
Despite increased awareness, local businesses’ carbon dioxide emissions from gas are up four per cent since 2005
Read MoreTown Hall staff carried out essential housing repairs ‘even if residents had Covid’, councillors told
Building team praised for trusting their training and PPE and ‘doing those jobs without any complaints’
Read MoreTown Hall’s Covid costs could reach £22.7m this year, early forecast shows
Council predicts £200k overspend even with government grants factored in
Read MoreCouncil to cut down on agency fees as staff bills rise during pandemic
Lateral flow tests for its employees have cost the Town Hall almost half a million pounds
Read MoreGrade II-listed family tomb at Bunhill Fields set for restoration
The sunken burial chamber of the Pottengers is close to the grave of Robinson Crusoe author Daniel Dafoe
Read MoreIslington apprentice shortlisted for two awards opens up about mental health and working through the pandemic
Molly Edlin talks to the Citizen after her nomination for best contribution by an apprentice in the London Councils awards
Read MoreUnion cuts funding to London Labour following sacking of long-serving Islington caretaker
Gary Bolister dismissed after taking part in video that inadvertently featured a shot of a local councillor in their home
Read MoreAngel shop’s booze bid prompts debate over antisocial behaviour
Neighbours speak out over antisocial behaviour as appeals made to council to support local business
Read MoreTown Hall set to start charging landlords for contaminated recycling bins
Islington Council are set to begin charging landlords of properties with communal recycling bins if they are found to be contaminated with non-recyclable items. Under plans to be voted on by leading councillors next week, after any communal bin was found to be contaminated, a managing agent or landlord would be subject to a £47.14…
Read MoreCoronavirus safety measures: What you need to know about voting in person on 6 May
Find out how Islington Council is gearing up to make this week’s elections safe
Read MoreCouncil bosses brand consultation on mandatory jabs ‘unhelpful’
Borough chief reveal they were ‘particularly concerned’ with low uptake among adult social care staff at start of year
Read MoreHolloway Prison redevelopment: Campaigners accuse Peabody of ‘backtracking’ on Women’s Building
The housing association says ‘standalone building was never the intention’
Read MoreRichard Watts to stand down as leader of Islington Council
Watts signals May departure following eight years in the role
Read MoreIslington Council takes stand against ‘punitive culture’ in schools
Council motion slams zero-tolerance approaches as ‘inhumane’ as motion commits borough to tackle school exclusions and off-rolling
Read MoreTown Hall ponders ‘nudge’ behaviour change policies to achieve climate targets
Draft recommendations call for pilot project following review of evidence from behavioural scientists
Read More‘This gives me hope’: Residents come together to discuss solutions to climate emergency
Green councillor calls for similar meetings to be held once a month as council leader says Town Hall has made ‘good first stab’ at net zero
Read MoreIslington housing boss raises alarm over Universal Credit rent arrears
Residents able to fill out online UC forms praised as ‘heroes’ as calls repeated for system to be scrapped
Read MoreCouncillors call for in-house medical assessments following NowMedical controversy
Local clinical commissioning group could be asked to deliver assessments instead of private company
Read MoreBoundaries of all but one council ward to change to achieve ‘electoral equality’
Borough to have three more councillors in 2022 local elections
Read MoreTown Hall to review bereavement support after apologising for treatment of grieving mother
Pensioner to receive £200 compensation following confusion over funeral costs and delayed review of benefit overpayments
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