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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.

More clean, safe, free public toilets are set to arrive in Islington, open 24 hours a day to help boost equality and inclusion. 

Proposed new rules on how organisations should implement equality laws risk discrimination against the people they are designed to protect, the council has warned.  

Government concessions on proposed disability benefit reforms are welcome, and local leaders are today calling for further steps to support disabled people.  

Twenty inspiring, community-led projects have been awarded funding to help support local refugees, migrants, and people seeking asylum.