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Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Leader of Islington Council

Council Leader to stand down after proposed appointment as Deputy Mayor of London

Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Leader of Islington Council, has announced that she will be stepping down after the Mayor of London proposed her appointment as Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime.  

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Local people help shape Islington’s first liveable neighbourhood in Mildmay

Mildmay is set to benefit from an exciting package of improvements – including new green spaces, improved pavements, and more child-friendly streets – as it becomes Islington's first liveable neighbourhood. 

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Islington carers celebrated at Dignity in Care Awards

Care workers, family carers and volunteers across the borough have been recognised for the enormous contribution they make to residents' lives and the community in the 11th annual Dignity in Care Awards.

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Record number of entries for Islington in Bloom 2024 demonstrates Islington’s love of green spaces

A record number of entries have been received for this year's Islington in Bloom competition, where residents, community groups, and businesses show-off their amazing green projects. 

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Residents invited to help decide new Borough of Sanctuary grants

Islington Council is setting up a new Community Panel to help allocate £500,000 of government grants for projects that support refugees, migrants and people seeking asylum.

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Islington Council wins back £260,000 in landmark tenancy fraud case

A former Islington Council tenant has been ordered to pay back more than a quarter of a million pounds after fraudulently taking on a council tenancy and then trying to buy his council home. 

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Islington to host major celebration of active travel this Sunday

Islington Council is hosting a series of brilliant, free events this Sunday (22 September) to encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities to enjoy the huge mental and physical health benefits of active travel.  

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Islington Grow Show celebrates the borough’s growing communities with The Black Gardener Danny Clarke

Islington’s diverse communities are coming together at the Ecology Centre, Gillespie Park, on Sunday 8 September to celebrate gardening, food growing, and community, at the Islington Grow Show, with celebrity gardener Danny Clarke.

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Binny McBinFace?! Local school children invited to name new food waste recycling vehicle

Islington Council is calling on primary school pupils to help name its new food waste recycling vehicle, launching a new campaign to boost food waste recycling rates in the borough.

The Mayor of Islington Cllr Anjna Khurana celebrates GCSE results day with Elizabeth Garrett Anderson school pupils

Islington GCSE students celebrate after hard work pays off

Students across Islington were celebrating yesterday as they picked up their GCSE results and Level 2 vocational qualifications, and decided on their next steps.

Council Leader Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz and Executive Member for Children, Young People and Families Cllr Michelline Safi-Ngongo are joined by Director of Young Islington Curtis Ashton, Islington Council chief executive Victoria Lawson, members of Islington's Youth Council and Islington Youth Justice Service staff - group shot 2

Islington’s Youth Justice Service hailed ‘Outstanding’ in landmark turnaround

Islington Council’s Youth Justice Service (YJS), which supports diverting children away from harmful lifestyles and behaviours towards more positive and fulfilling futures, has today been hailed by inspectors as among the best in England and Wales.

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Hillrise by-election result

Shreya Nanda has been elected as a councillor for Hillrise ward, following a by-election on Thursday, 15 August.