Posts Tagged ‘Islington Council’
Hard up parks department banking on reinventing itself as a health service
Councillors unwilling to recommend extra funding for parks due to decline in central government funding
Read MoreBoard game bar rolls the dice on late openings so customers can finish ‘often lengthy’ contests
Grin and Beer It claims current opening hours have resulted in gamer ‘dissatisfaction’
Read MoreWheelchair row sparks calls for “more leeway” in Town Hall’s assessments of disabled residents
Councillors ‘concerned’ as committee hears of wheelchair user asked for further proof of disability
Read MoreNowMedical: Councillors reiterate concerns over use of company’s services
Council continues to ‘actively look for alternatives’ to use of controversial reports
Read MoreCouncil to roll out ‘resilience matrix’ to help support vulnerable residents
Officers hope to be able to tailor services as councillors urge more detailed data capture on vulnerable residents’ needs
Read MoreCouncil ignored expert advice in making disabled worker ‘hot desk’, tribunal finds
Debbie Japal, who won her discrimination case in January, was refused a dedicated workstation despite support from doctors and nurses
Read More‘Final piece of jigsaw’ for King’s Cross facelift wins council approval
Building W3 is one of the last steps in a years-long overhaul of the area
Read MoreHousing association block granted reprieve from overshadowing development
Planning committee defers decision on Brewery Road storage block until exact light loss figures are available
Read MoreSports bar condemned as residents complain of ‘violent, drunken crowds’
Bar will have to serve food with alcohol under terms of current licence as neighbours complain of feeling ‘threatened’
Read More‘We had to turn down Aziz Ansari’: Popular comedy club wins licence for late-night gigs
Extension of hours will allow 2Northdown to ‘fall in line with other venues’
Read MoreVulnerable residents at risk of being ‘left behind’ in fires, councillors warn
Town Hall urged to look again at personal emergency evacuation plans for council housing residents
Read MoreUp-and-coming King’s Cross theatre seeks late-night comedy licence
One objection received to application as theatre reassures that its crowds are ‘quiet’
Read MoreBrexit uncertainty casts shadow over £400m Moorfields Eye Hospital relocation
Councillors give careful scrutiny to decision to move to St Pancras site
Read MoreDeputy leader reassures councillors over potentially ‘frightening’ social care savings
New approach to care packages described as ‘holy grail, producing better services and saving money’
Read MoreCouncil tax to rise by 2.99 per cent as finance chief bemoans ‘forced’ cuts
Green councillor calls for cost of parking bikes in hangars to be added to annual car parking permit price
Read MoreFair Funding Review in for ‘robust criticism’ with London set to lose out
‘The government is looking to shift money from places like Islington to leafier shires’, says councillor
Read MoreThree quarters of council tenants on Universal Credit now in arrears
Average arrears at £1200 as council reviews evidence from ‘distressed’ claimants
Read MoreCouncillors and residents ‘scorn’ Partners for Improvement boss at tense Town Hall meeting
‘Islington handed over to you the care of our properties. When do you intend to start?’
Read MoreCity Road supermarket slammed for ‘severe lack of effective management’
Management accused of having ‘little or no operational control in the business’
Read MoreTown Hall considers setting targets for council workers’ sick days
‘Robust action plan’ in response to rising trend in sickness absence
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