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Cost of living: Islington Council tackles digital poverty with more than 600 free laptops for pupils joining secondary school
More than 600 pupils who started secondary school this autumn without a laptop computer of their own are being given a device by Islington Council to help them keep up with their studies – narrowing the digital divide between children and helping families cope with the cost of living crisis.
Islington’s older residents invited to free festive meal
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.
New WE Heal fund to support women and girls in Islington
Today (Tuesday 29 November) - as part of the UN’s 16 days of activism against violence against women and girls (VAWG) - Islington Council launches a new fund for art-based therapy as a response to violence.
People-friendly streets neighbourhoods bring improved air quality, independent study shows
Islington’s people-friendly streets neighbourhoods have had a “statistically significant” positive impact on air quality, an independent study by Imperial College London has revealed.
Islington’s buses saved following campaign against cuts
Bus services across Islington have been saved following a borough-wide campaign against proposed cuts, it has been announced today.
Islington Council distributes £2.2million of ‘lifeline’ support to communities as cost-of-living crisis deepens
Islington Council has started to distribute more than £2.2million of financial support to soften the harshest consequences of the cost of living crisis for people most in need, including more than 4,000 households that have missed out on other cost of living support, and tackling holiday hunger among schoolchildren.
Transgender Day of Remembrance – statement
Sunday 20 November is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which honours the memory of people whose lives were lost in anti-transgender violence.
A friendly welcome awaits at your local Warm Community Space
Islington Council leader Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz introduces the Warm Community Spaces initiative, which is part of the council's response to the cost of living crisis.
Autumn Statement 2022 - response from Islington Council
Cllr Diarmaid Ward, Islington Council’s Executive Member for Finance, Planning and Performance, said: “Today’s Government autumn statement puts even more pressure on local people to pay for the cost of living crisis.
New Youth Council elected to represent young people in Islington
Islington’s young people have elected 14 of their peers to represent them and champion issues that are important to them for the next two years.
Council to invest further £500,000 in supporting local people and businesses through the cost of living crisis this winter
Islington Council will use extra funding received from energy generation at the publicly-owned Edmonton EcoPark to provide additional support to its most vulnerable residents and businesses during the cost of living emergency this winter, including a new debt relief fund and support payments to low-income households.
St Peter’s and Canonbury East people-friendly streets neighbourhoods made permanent
The St Peter’s and Canonbury East people-friendly streets neighbourhoods are being made permanent, as the council continues to strive for a cleaner, greener, healthier future.