“We need grants that are fit for purpose,” councillors have said amid concerns that the council’s retrofit handbook is too focused on private housing.
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The Government's latest housing target for Islington aims to bring hundreds more new homes a year than the previous goal, new figures show.
Olympic athletes are often quick to praise the sporting opportunities they were given in their local areas as youngsters.
Last month Islington Faces celebrated their 365th interview with a local gathering.
North London residents have gone 18 months with no recycling bins on an estate they say has suffered from poor maintenance and ongoing disrepair.
Islington Council increased its spending on making staff redundant last year, new figures show.
Gonorrhoea cases in Islington reached a record high last year, new figures show.
Islington Council has purchased 38 per cent of the 410 ex-Right to Buy properties that it has earmarked as part of a £1 billion project to tackle homelessness...
Islington Council has announced a £1.4 million boost for families eligible for free school meals over the summer holidays – as part of a wider strategy to...
Vincent Keaveny CBE is Senior Adviser at international law firm DLA Piper, and a former Lord Mayor of the City of London.
Fewer greenhouse gas emissions were released into the atmosphere in Islington in 2022, new figures show.
One in 10 Islington households get a one-off payment to help with the cost of energy during winter, new figures show.
Everyone has a story in Islington so please join us to celebrate publication of 365+ interviews on www.islingtonfacesblog.com
The InvisibleVisible project is a collaboration between photography, storytelling and textile art, created by participants who are approaching menopause, are...
The Finsbury Leisure Centre site, with four popular football pitches in one of the most densely populated wards in the UK, is threatened yet again with...
Overcoming all odds, Jeremey Corbyn secured a successive 11th term, after winning by a large margin in the early hours of Friday morning.
Islington Council has approved a £16 million budget for its Young People’s Supported Accommodation Pathway as it hopes to secure a further 100 housing units to...
The fourth annual Islington Festival of Art and Music kicks off today, Friday 5th of July at St Mary’s Church, Upper Street.
The average rent in Islington costs three-quarters of the area's median wage, new figures show.
Whitecross Street Party, an Islington local favourite, returns for its 14th year.
Local campaign group seeks election candidates' views on Finsbury Leisure Centre development.
More children in Islington got into their first-choice school this year, new figures show.
First-time buyers in Islington are paying tens of thousands of pounds more for a home than they would have in 2019, new figures show.
More same-sex couples got married in Islington in 2022 than before the coronavirus pandemic, new figures show.
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