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After 8 years as Chief Executive at Islington Council, Lesley Seary has today announced that she will be retiring in the coming weeks.

Islington’s fleet of street-cleaning vehicles has a new flagship – ready for London’s new Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) - to help scrub and clean the borough’s pavements.

Islington Council and charity Muslim Aid have signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate the provision of organised assistance to the local community during major emergencies.

Islington has won Keep Britain Tidy’s most prestigious award for “Outstanding Service Delivery” due to its pioneering transformation of the street-cleaning service, with the borough having its cleanest streets in a decade.

Islington Council is committed to transforming the Old Street and Clerkenwell Road corridor into a ‘Healthy Street’, which prioritises walking, cycling and public transport. Consequently, the council is developing plans to close Old Street and Clerkenwell Road to through traffic.

This project will improve safety particularly for pedestrians and cyclists.   It will improve air quality and help make the area greener, healthier and a more attractive place to live, work, play and do business.

Islington Council has set out its new four-year Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy, which includes innovative work to prevent and reduce homelessness and to work towards ending rough sleeping.

Islington’s young people will all benefit from at least 11 outstanding creative and cultural experiences at world-class institutions before they leave school in Year 11, as part of an innovative partnership led by Islington Council.

Islington's unsung heroes, volunteers and community champions have been recognised for their hard work with an evening of celebrations at Islington Assembly Hall.

An Islington Council partnership has helped change the lives of more than 5,500 local people in the last five years, working with employment support organisations to help them into good quality, secure employment. This week the council has set out how its partnership approach will continue to help at least another 1,000 local people into work every year.

Islington Council is introducing a trial 3.5t weight restriction on heavy goods vehicles in Drayton Park to reduce congestion and improve air quality for local residents thanks to a new smart camera.

The Holloway Prison site is one of enormous significance for Islington. Aside from its historic importance, the site also represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver a considerable amount of much-needed, genuinely affordable housing for local people.