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Islington Council has agreed to continue its Discretionary Rate Relief (DRR) programme for another three years, helping local charities and community organisations keep delivering essential services for residents. 

European champions Arsenal Women have been given Islington’s highest honour – the Freedom of the Borough – in recognition of their extraordinary achievements.  

To mark the one-year anniversary of the beginning of her leadership of Islington Council, Cllr Una O'Halloran has issued the following statement, expressing her pride and looking ahead to the future. 

More than 1,700 low-income households in Islington are now getting automatic discounts on their water bills – saving hundreds of pounds a year – thanks to a new data-sharing scheme. 

Residents, veterans, civic leaders, and community groups came together across Islington on Sunday to mark Remembrance Sunday with gratitude, and quiet reflection.

Islington’s Black Cultural Centre is set to welcome a new provider in April 2026, to continue to offer empowerment and support for global Black majority communities.

The sacrifices of the Armed Forces and those that lost their lives in war will be commemorated in Islington this Remembrance Sunday. 

The Leader of Islington Council has condemned today’s (Thursday, 2 October) attack outside the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester.

A month-long programme of events in the borough will showcase the achievements and rich contributions of Black communities and Black-owned businesses in Islington.

The Leader of Islington Council and Emily Thornberry MP have condemned a "despicable" attack at the Thistle Hotel in the Barbican, the temporary home of a number of asylum seekers. 

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

The Sapphire Employability and Wellbeing Academy has taken over residency of Islington’s Black Cultural Centre, offering empowerment to marginalised communities.