Islington Council

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In a move almost certain to herald the start of a long, soggy summer in North London, Islington Council has revoked a ban on barbecues in public places.

You don’t hear from a part of London for ages, and then two news stories come along at once. Hello Richmond!

Shivery Friday news flakes.

An Edmonton primary school just became one of the first in the country to graduate to an Academy. Islington council is to call time on alcohol abuse in the area by refusing to grant any more off licences. Mrs. Thatcher is “chirpy” after spending the …

The Met’s in trouble again: this time it’s air fares. Mandy hearts the NHS, praising his treatment at St. Mary’s. London has a chronic shortage of health visitors. Some of this year’s Notting Hill Carnival costumes are on show at Ally Pally. On how a …

Predictably enough as there was nothing else on the table, Islington Council condemned the Sobell Centre at their last executive meeting, voting to demolish it and build a brand new centre on the site. Furious campaigners and local residents are now girding themselves for a …

There’s a storm brewing over the future of Sobell Leisure Centre in Hornsey Road, Holloway. Passionate local residents and users of the 1973, concrete block of a diverse, multi-purpose sports facility are accusing Islington Council of steamrolling ahead with plans to demolish and rebuild the …

In order to arrive at its current policy of green box and brown box recycling collections alongside normal rubbish, Islington Council had to do its homework and weigh the options. What more sensible way of doing this than sifting through samples of household rubbish to …