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Mayor's Civic and Ben Kinsella Award Winners 2026 and the winner of the Mayor’s Award for Outstanding Service to Islington 2026

Islington’s community champions celebrated at awards evening

A dedicated foster carer, a team supporting vulnerable residents, and a young leader campaigning for safer streets were among the local people honoured this year.

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Islington Council Leader condemns antisemitic attack on Jewish ambulance charity

Responding to the attack on a Jewish ambulance charity in Barnet, Cllr Una O’Halloran, Leader of Islington Council, said: “Everyone in Islington will be shocked and appalled at this despicable antisemitic attack on north London’s Jewish community.  

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Standing with refugees and migrants across the borough

The council stands shoulder to shoulder with refugees and migrants who are concerned about Government changes that could make it harder for them to settle in the UK, Council Leader Cllr Una O'Halloran and Cllr Sheila Chapman, Executive Member for Equalities, Communities & Inclusion, have written. Read their letter in full below.