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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. 

A series of pop-up markets celebrating Black-owned businesses is returning to Islington, bringing music, food, fashion and more with a launch event at Whitecross Street Market. 

Private renters across Islington will soon benefit from stronger protections and better housing standards, as the council confirms the expansion of its landlord licensing schemes. 

A new community hub building, planting, and accessibility improvements are among the exciting changes at the newly refurbished Barnard Park.  

A woman has been prosecuted for a long-running tenancy fraud following a joint investigation by Peabody and Islington Council.

To mark World Homelessness Day, Islington Council can announce it will receive a £751,372 share of the Government’s £84 million uplift to homelessness and rough sleeping funding.

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.