Posts Tagged ‘Islington Council’
Local elections 2022: Four main parties to contest every Islington ward
Borough set for hard campaigning ahead of voting on 5 May
Read MoreCouncil and developers clash over £400m Holloway prison plans as Mayor of London prepares to make final decision
Islington and Peabody are some £40m apart in their estimations of how much money will be left over from the scheme
Read MoreControversial plans for former Holloway prison approved in face of complaints from locals
Promise of new homes trumps neighbours’ concerns as Town Hall planners greenlight £400m scheme
Read MorePlans for former Holloway prison set to be approved despite complaints from neighbours and campaigners
‘Even when the prison has gone, it will still feel like you are in a prison’, says one resident
Read MoreIslington politicians approve ‘recovery budget’ that will see council tax rise by over four per cent
Town Hall finance chief says Town Hall is ‘prioritising services to help local people cope with the cost of living crisis’
Read MoreHighbury Fields could have a new cafe and wildlife garden as Town Hall sets out ideas for £850k revamp
Residents asked for their views as council looks to revitalise borough’s biggest open space
Read MoreIslington GPs to advise patients about air pollution in first-of-its-kind health project
Training for doctors expected to start soon after it was delayed by Omicron spread
Read MoreIslington’s green investment fund raises £1m target – with one resident throwing in £50k just before deadline
Contributions from local people make up a fifth of the final total – with councillors now exploring how to spend it
Read MoreDeadline for investing in Islington’s green fund extended until end of January
The scheme, which invites residents to invest in local climate-friendly projects, has so far raised over £850k
Read MoreFinsbury Leisure Centre one step closer to being replaced as councillors agree to approach designers
Move is part of a masterplan for more affordable homes, a new medical centre and improvements to nearby open spaces
Read MoreTown Hall urges government to ‘properly fund Transport for London’ as it reveals wishlist of cycling improvements
Environment chief says council is reliant on TfL for its plans as she hits out at Whitehall’s ‘political games’
Read MoreCouncil unveils next year’s budget with vow to ‘protect the most vulnerable’
Finance chief Cllr Satnam Gill outlines spending plans and £6.7m in cuts with dig at ‘disastrous’ Tory government
Read More‘Stands against reason’: Campaign groups push north London councils for eleventh-hour rethink on controversial new incinerator
Groups including Extinction Rebellion are calling for emergency meetings to be held before contract is formally signed next week
Read MoreIslington community centre could be renamed in tribute to UK’s first Black female headteacher
Town Hall in discussions over plan to honour the late Yvonne Conolly
Read MoreCommunity leaders urge people to get involved in local campaign to tackle inequalities
The Town Hall is hoping its Let’s Talk drive will help people share ideas for a fairer borough
Read More‘Let’s support one another’: Islington health champion urges vigilance to avoid winter of rising Covid deaths
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
Read MoreLitany of fire safety issues at Islington tower block saw council slapped with an enforcement notice
London Fire Brigade inspectors visited Godfrey House after a blaze gutted a 16th-floor flat back in April
Read MoreMore than 100 agency staff have been working for Islington Council for over two years
Town Hall principle says agency workers should not do more than a year, but it still uses fewer than most London boroughs
Read MoreWhittington Hospital staff and Britain’s first Black headteacher among those awarded the Freedom of Islington
Councillors heap praise on health workers and community leaders as borough hands out its highest honour
Read MoreIslington could be first London council to launch community investment fund for green projects
Residents will be able to invest as little as £5 in local ventures if plans are approved next week
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