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...
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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...
London’s declining birth rate is leading to lower demand for school places and raises serious questions about how education across the city will be funded over...
Sir Sadiq Khan has hailed the impact of increased penalty fines for fare dodging, saying that the measure is working as an “effective deterrent”. By Noah...
Islington Council has warned that its housing investment is unsustainable and called for more government support, after a survey revealed that two thirds of...
Plans to spend £15.6m on new public toilets, pedestrian crossings, ‘a drug consumption room’, and other projects have been voted down by the London Assembly...
Islington’s finance lead Diarmaid Ward has announced he is stepping down from the executive in May and will not be seeking re-election in 2026.
To say councils up and down the country are feeling the pinch would be a colossal understatement.
Islington Council has assured residents that its latest budget will shield frontline services – as it plans to raise council tax and save £44 million by 2030.
The bosses of the biggest companies in the UK earned the average Islington worker's annual salary by 8am on Tuesday January 7, figures suggest.
Islington Council has walked back on its plans to ethically divest millions from its pension fund, despite previously predicting there would be no ‘major’...
Islington Council continues to deal with the fallout of its damning housing Ombudsman report, as auditors identify value for money risks arising from the Town...
Sadiq Khan has been asked by the London Assembly to give more support to the capital’s Migration Museum, which is trying to raise £20m as it moves into a new...
Islington Council has confirmed it is not seeking emergency funding from the government – after research revealed a quarter of local authorities expect to need...
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