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Powering forward with nearly £1m funding for electric vehicle charging

Islington has secured £932,500 of £1.86 million government funding alongside significant private investment to accelerate the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) charge points across the borough, making it happen for a cleaner, more environmentally friendly transport network for local people.  

Councillor Una O'Halloran, Leader of Islington Council

“Get your act together” – Council Leader’s message to Thames Water

Thames Water must take action following Tuesday's flooding on Caledonian Road, Council Leader Cllr Una O’Halloran has urged. See the Leader's letter to Thames Water CEO Chris Weston in full below.

 

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Agreement on a budget to Make it Happen for Islington

A major package of investment to Make it Happen for Islington - by prioritising what matters most to local people - has been formally agreed by councillors.  

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Statement: Flooding on Caledonian Road

Council staff are supporting emergency services as they manage today’s (Tuesday, 24 February) flooding on Caledonian Road.

Council Leader Una O'Halloran outside Islington Town Hall

Residents with experience of poverty to help create lasting solutions

Islington is uniting residents with experience of the struggle against poverty with community and business leaders to help create lasting, potentially radical solutions.

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Making it Happen fund set to deliver more equal Islington

Action on anti-social behaviour, improved play spaces, and a cleaner borough are all set to arrive in Islington as part of a £5m investment.  

Islington Youth Council's new top team (from left) D'Eric Koy, Claris Lawrence, Harry Husband and Zack Yahya

Islington Youth Council elects new Young Mayor and other leading roles

Islington Youth Council’s new Young Mayor has been announced as Zackariya Yahya, following an election by the borough’s youth councillors for leading roles.

Cllr Michelline Safi-Ngongo, Executive Member for Children, Young People and Families, celebrates the outcome of Ofsted's Children's Services inspection with service colleagues on the steps of Islington Town Hall cropped

Islington spending £1 million a day making it happen for children, young people and families

Islington Council will spend more than £1 million a day this year to ensure the borough remains one of the best places in the country to grow up – from high-quality schools and family support to outstanding services that are “transforming children’s lives”.

Cllr Santiago Bell-Bradford, Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Inclusive Economy, Culture & Jobs, pictured with adult learners at a celebration event (1)

For 6,000 people in new jobs we have been making it happen

More than 6,000 people living in Islington have moved into employment over the last four years, gaining the stability, skills and opportunities that a good job brings. 

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Providing more genuinely affordable homes for residents

From building and buying new properties to recovering homes for local families, Islington Council is going above and beyond to provide safe, secure, genuinely affordable homes. 

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Sir Sweeps-a-lot?! School children to name innovative electric street sweepers

Islington’s school pupils are being called on to name three new all-electric street sweepers, as the council continues to make it happen for local people. 

Rabbi Mendy and two students that visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp Memorial and Museum alongside Cllrs O'Halloran, Chapman, Safi-Ngongo and Jackson

Islington honours lives lost to Holocaust

A moving ceremony today (Tuesday, 27 January) brought local people together to mark Holocaust Memorial Day through reflection, testimony and shared commitment to challenging hatred.