Islington’s first School Street Scheme is now up and running in a bid to bring better air quality and improved road safety for children.

Angelic Energy, London’s first not-for-profit municipal energy provider to launch in more than a century, has celebrated its first birthday with more great news for customers as it takes on the ‘Big Six’ energy firms.

Islington residents are invited to attend Islington’s annual Remembrance parade and wreath laying ceremony on Sunday, 11 November, to honour those who lost their lives in war.

Islington council has secured £24.2m funding from the Mayor of London through the GLA’s Building Council Homes for Londoners programme. 

Residents, shoppers and workers in Islington are being invited to urge the Government to reduce the amount of business rates that Islington’s smallest businesses have to pay.

Islington is celebrating this year’s Black History Month by hosting a special photography exhibition by acclaimed photographer Neil Kenlock.

Islington Council is signing up to join the nationwide SUGAR SMART campaign that aims to encourage people to reduce the amount of sugar they consume in an effort to tackle serious health conditions.

Islington Museum is launching an exhibition to commemorate the centenary of the First World War, with a focus on Islington’s local experience.

Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Islington Council’s executive member for licensing, said: “We have previously expressed significant concerns about the way that Wireless Festival has been managed, and the considerable negative impact it has had on our residents’ lives. 

Islington Council has confirmed it will take on all of the recommendations made by the pioneering independent Fair Futures Commission earlier this year, underlining its commitment to make Islington the best place in the UK for young people to grow up.