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...
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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...
Islington Council’s ongoing review into its community centres across the borough could see some close their doors, the executive has warned.
Sadiq Khan has said he is “confident” that Tube strikes planned by unions to take place in the first half of November will be called off.
TikTok star Sabrina Bahsoon, known to many as ‘Tube Girl’, was warned earlier this year by Transport for London (TfL) about filming ‘commercial’ videos on...
Pupils in Islington will receive more funding than their peers in inner London, new figures show.
Islington Council is still waiting on further advice before it decides whether to pull pension fund investments from companies linked to human rights abuses in...
Negotiations are ongoing to secure the future of a multi-billion pound railway running north-south through London, the Government has confirmed.
Small businesses have urged Sadiq Khan to keep support in place for them as London marks one year since the Ultra low emission zone (Ulez) expanded to cover...
Sadiq Khan’s £210million Ulez scrappage scheme is being “wound down” and will close to Londoners in less than a month.
Transport for London (TfL) has spent almost £30million combatting Tube noise over the last five years, City Hall data has revealed.
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