Islington residents are more likely to have a nearby library than anywhere in England and Wales, new figures show.
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The reading skills of the poorest pupils in Islington are worse than before the pandemic, new figures show.
Islington Council has drafted a new action plan to support its unhoused residents, after it emerged that the number of rough sleepers in the borough...
Ground was broken this week at the site of what will soon be Europe’s first museum dedicated to anti-apartheid history.
More adults in Islington were smokers last year, new figures show – bucking the trend across the UK.
Pupils in Islington will receive more funding than their peers in inner London, new figures show.
Islington Council says its policy to use social housing to tackle temporary accommodation is going smoothly, with four ex-Right to Buy homes being bought back...
More Arsenal fans were arrested last season, new figures show.
Islington Council is set to investigate the state of its youth clubs and other community centres, in a wide-ranging review of the borough’s assets of community...
People who have spent time in care as children in Islington now have legal protection against discrimination.
The number of households receiving Universal Credit in Islington hit by the Government's benefit cap has soared, new figures show.
There were lots of happy faces at the Town Hall on Wednesday as the Mayor of Islington, Councilor Anjna Khurana celebrated with twelve newly - qualified...
Thursday’s full council meeting saw a significant show of unity as members approved a cross-party motion to stand together “against racism and fascism”...
Nearly 1,600 households are in temporary accommodation in Islington, the council has said, as a group of London authorities warn the Treasury about...
Absences continue to blight Islington schools as data reveals ‘vulnerable’ groups have poorer attendance rates compared to their peers.
Islington missed the target for children’s vaccination levels against measles, mumps and rubella last year, new figures show.
Rent in Islington rose 14% in the past year, new figures show.
A third of Islington pupils failed to meet the expected standard in writing, reading and maths in the past academic year, new figures show.
In the final instalment of our Children in Crisis series, we investigate how the coronavirus pandemic has affected children's health in Islington.
Barts Health NHS Trust and Barts Life Sciences have joined forces with Capital City College Group (CCCG) to establish a pioneering Health and Life Sciences...
Come and explore some of these heroes on Saturday 5 October for free as part of Local London Guiding Day
Suspension rates for secondary schools pupils in Islington have left councillors deeply concerned.
Dozens of people in Islington South and Finsbury did not return to vote after being turned away at the polling station at the recent general election, figures...
As pupils return to schools for the new academic year, we look at the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on children in Islington and across England.
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