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Islington Council is set to move housing repairs and maintenance for more than 4,000 council homes back in-house, after an extensive consultation with residents.

Islington Council is rapidly accelerating the rollout of its pioneering School Streets programme – with a further 26 schools set to benefit before the end of the year.

Playgrounds in Islington will start to reopen on Thursday, 9 July, as the borough continues to get back up-and-running following the covid-19 lockdown.

Islington Council has become the first local authority to join forces with the TUC to promote a safe return to work by joining a union as the UK emerges from lockdown.

Young people in Islington are invited to take part in the Islington IG Lockdown Session - an Instagram Live event hosted by Jermain Jackman, winner of BBC’s ‘The Voice’ on Friday 17 July (5pm-6pm). 

Islington’s community efforts to support local people affected by coronavirus have reached a new milestone, with the We Are Islington helpline responding to more than 10,000 calls for support.

Islington Council will celebrate Windrush Day 2020 with an online talk from writer and historian Paul Crooks.

A digital programme of events, including an online guided tour of different sites across Islington that tell diverse stories from migrant history, is being held to celebrate Refugee Week 2020.

Islington Council’s first people-friendly streets neighbourhood is to be created in St Peter’s – to improve streets for everyone.