Posts Tagged ‘Una O’Halloran’
Cabinet shake-up as leader appoints new health and finance chiefs
Council AGM sees election of first Black man as civic mayor, as Cllrs Flora Williamson and Sara Hyde take new briefs
Read MoreCouncil has claimed £300,000 from tenancy fraudsters since last year
Seventy-five rental properties recovered and reallocated to those on borough’s waiting list
Read MoreCouncillors write to Home Office over ‘damaging’ hotel asylum policy
Town Hall leaders say shared rooms exacerbate mental health crises for occupants
Read MoreIslington set to abandon Finsbury Leisure Centre plans in £10m loss for council
Leader Una O’Halloran cancels project tipped to deliver 200 homes over ballooning costs and ‘local concerns’
Read MoreThree Islington primary schools offering free breakfast clubs in state-backed trial
Laycock, Vittoria and Whitehall Park are providing 30 minutes of care before school until July
Read MoreIslington’s cabinet to vote on school closures next week
Council’s decision on proposals to shut Highbury Quadrant and St Jude and St Paul’s primary schools slated for 24 April
Read MorePrimary pupils protest plans to close Islington schools
Local MP Jeremy Corbyn slammed for suggesting council had an ‘agenda’
Read MoreIslington warns of ‘unsustainable’ housing strategy as two in three councils fear ‘collapse’
Southwark Council report, sponsored by Town Hall, calls on government to fix ‘broken’ budget model
Read More‘Horrendous’: Council slams Thames Water over leaks, burst pipes and spiralling costs
Company apologises as Town Hall leader Una O’Halloran castigates it for recent failures at special scrutiny meeting
Read MoreIslington’s finance chief to quit executive in May and leave council next year
Cllr Diarmaid Ward says after ‘nine brilliant years’ it is time to hand over reins and look for ‘next opportunity’
Read MoreJunction by-election: James Potts retains Labour’s seat in close-run race
Writer and games show contestant fills seat vacated by Kaya Comer-Schwartz last month
Read MoreUna O’Halloran officially appointed as Islington’s council leader
Straight-talking housing chief takes top job following Kaya Comer-Schwartz’s resignation
Read MoreHousing chief Una O’Halloran named leader of Islington Labour
O’Halloran replaces Kaya Comer-Schwartz, who recently quit the council for City Hall
Read MoreTown Hall signs off plan to boost social care housing amid ‘extreme pressures’
Plans include new properties on defunct Holloway Prison site
Read MoreIslington extends homelessness rights for young care leavers
New rules makes unhoused, care-experienced young people legally entitled to emergency housing
Read MoreOvercrowding is biggest issue within Islington’s social housing, council says
Older residents losing winter fuel payments may get access to smart sensors to keep track of heating
Read MoreDemand for homelessness support rose by 35 per cent in first half of year, council says
Council expects an overspend of £2.25m in 2024/25 on temporary accommodation
Read MoreIslington Council blames housing budget shortfall on government rent caps
£1.8bn deficit scatters hopes for vital building upgrades
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‘Good opportunity’: Council housing officers to visit estates as drive to tackle damp and mould continues
The Town Hall is upping its engagement with residents as Housing Ombudsman investigates its complaints-handling
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