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Plans for a greener, more pleasant environment for cycling and walking are being brought to life after work began on a new Cycleway between Finsbury Park and Highbury Fields.

Islington Council has extended paid leave for staff members who are parents of premature babies and has been awarded Employer with Heart accreditation by The Smallest Things charity.

At the start of next month, Cllr Satnam Gill will become the new Executive Member for Finance and Performance at Islington Council, looking to implement the ambitious measures proposed in this year’s Budget.  

Islington is set to get its first Liveable Neighbourhood – which aims to cut traffic and boost walking and cycling – and to invest in an electric revolution for council vehicles.

Husen Abdullahi from Samuel Rhodes School has been elected as the new Young Mayor, Muskan Khan as Deputy Young Mayor and Jessica Chukwu as the new Member for Youth Parliament.

A new community force – Islington’s recycling champions – is taking action to help tackle the climate emergency.

Islington Council yesterday (Monday 10 February) celebrated the huge achievements of more than 50 adult learners living in the borough at an award ceremony at the Town Hall.

The work of Holloway’s firefighters is being recognised at a new free exhibition which provides a unique insight into the emergency workers’ unseen lives.

As part of its commitment to tackling the Environment and Climate Emergency, Islington has today (Monday, 10 February) become the first council in the UK to collect and publish air quality data at all primary and secondary schools in the borough.

Islington Youth Council is helping to champion fairness and equality as two young people from Samuel Rhodes School have been elected for the first time.

• 95% of consumers want their local businesses to reduce single-use plastics
• People report feeling worried, frustrated and sad at amount of single-use plastic in shops

Islington residents are invited to put their questions to Islington Council Leader Cllr Richard Watts and hear more about the council’s investment in a fairer Islington, at a public event on 11^th February.