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As you may have already seen, we’ve announced a consultation on an exciting new vision for the Sobell Leisure Centre – including a new “mega adventure” active play area, a “ninja warrior” style inflatable zone, and upgrades to the squash courts, gym, and boxing area.  

Cllr Nurullah Turan, Islington Council’s Executive Member for Health and Social Care, gives five reasons why we’ve announced these plans:  

The Sobell Leisure Centre may become home to fantastic new active play and adventure facilities, under proposals published today following the devastating flood that destroyed the ice rink last year. 

Islington Council has abolished library fines to help ensure libraries are a welcoming place for all, and to help people struggling with the cost of living.

Islington Council leader Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz urges thousands of low-income working households to apply now for a one-off £250 grant.

Islington Council has opened applications for its targeted £1million Hardship Fund to help thousands of residents struggling to make ends meet. 

Islington Council held an awards ceremony last night (Tuesday 14 March) to celebrate the borough’s unsung community heroes.

Cllr Nurullah Turan, Islington Council's Executive Member for Health and Social Care, has today written an open letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care asking him to make adult social care fit for the future by adequately funding local authorities.

Islington Council leader Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz outlines how the council’s budget proposals support its ambitions for a more equal borough while prioritising frontline services.

Islington Council has announced a £1million Hardship Fund as part of its budget proposals for the next financial year, boosting its substantial existing safety net that shields the borough’s most vulnerable households from the worst effects of the cost of living crisis.

Council Tax bills will be reduced by 95% for an estimated 18,000 low-income, working-age households in Islington next year, after Islington Council agreed to protect a support scheme which remains one of the most extensive in the UK.

Islington Council is organising a festive feast on Friday 16 December for the borough’s older residents, to tackle loneliness and to offer a helping hand as the cost of living crisis continues.

Bus services across Islington have been saved following a borough-wide campaign against proposed cuts, it has been announced today.