Islington Council has vowed that its frontline services are “safe” under its latest budget plans that propose stripping millions from the council’s back office.
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Londoners face paying an extra £20 a year in council tax to the Greater London Authority (GLA) to fund an increased police crackdown on phone theft and more...
London’s primary pension investment firm must invest more of their £51billion worth of assets in affordable housing in the capital, an Assembly Member has said.
The dream wedding outfit is costing brides thousands of pounds for just a few fleeting hours of wear, according to new research.
Islington Council overspent its allocated budget for supporting people with housing costs last year by tens of thousands of pounds, new figures show.
London has re-emerged as the UK’s most attractive region for property investment according to new research from Handelsbanken’s Property Investor Report 2025.
More families used tax-free childcare in Islington last year, recent figures show.
A fifth of taxpayers in Islington North recorded a donation to charity last year, new estimates show.
Islington Council has awarded more than £500,000 in grants for organisations helping refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in the borough.
A new report from Age UK London highlights the mounting pressures facing older Londoners.
Islington Council has announced two new cabinet members following the departure of its executive member for finance.
London’s boroughs are being forced to cut their spending on council housing by a total of £264m over the next three years, according to a new analysis.
Islington Council has clawed back hundreds of thousands of pounds cheated from the local authority by social housing swindlers, the Town Hall’s leader has...
The staggering cost of getting homes built in London compared with other parts of England has been laid bare in new research by a leading think tank.
Campaigners celebrated outside City Hall on Friday after learning that Transport for London (TfL) has made a renewed commitment to help asylum seekers gain...
On 23rd April, Islington Council issued a statement declaring that, due to economic uncertainty and in response to strong community opposition, the...
London’s councils overspent on their homelessness budgets by at least £330m last year, as town halls warn that the escalating crisis is pushing them closer to...
Islington Council is set to walk back on a multi-million pound redevelopment project for one of its leisure centres, citing spiralling costs and locals’...
Pressure grew on Thursday for the Government to allow Sir Sadiq Khan to impose a tourist tax on overnight visitors to London, as a leading think tank argued it...
A £10.7m investment package for London’s creative industries was launched by Sir Sadiq Khan last week, with the goal of boosting the capital’s economy and...
Sir Sadiq Khan has voiced his support for a London ‘tourist tax’ in a move which could eventually see overnight visitors charged extra for every night they...
Spending towards temporary housing for the homeless in Islington increased significantly since 2018-19, new figures show.
Islington Council chamber became heated last week as outgoing finance chief Diarmaid Ward laid into the Green opposition for blocking previous plans for more...
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