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Islington schoolchildren have heard the powerful story of Holocaust survivor Harry Spiro, through the compelling storytelling of his daughter Tracy Moses during the council’s Holocaust Memorial Day event yesterday (Monday, January 28).

Islington Council will have new lead members for two important portfolio areas, it has been confirmed.

Islington Council has today joined forces with Debt Hacker, the free to use, not for profit service that helps borrowers to claim money back from irresponsible payday lenders, as well as helping them to fix their credit score.

Three men behind a dodgy letting agency have each been sentenced to 28 months in prison following a major investigation by Islington Council and a five-week trial.

Islington Council has taken action to safeguard around 900,000 sq m of vital office space – more than seven times the entire floorspace in The Shard – which could otherwise be lost to developers and turned into expensive homes.

Over 500 bright young pupils got the opportunity to showcase their achievements in technology today as the council's computing celebration event returned to the Emirates.

Islington Council is planning to spend £187m building more than 550 new council homes, will invest in tackling homelessness and protect vital services from bin collections to youth hubs in its budget proposals for 2019/20 and beyond.

Islington Council has prosecuted nine people for illegally using disabled Blue Badges, as part of its ongoing crackdown on abuse of the permits.

Tony Brown, Islington Council's Library and Heritage Stock and Reader Development Manager, has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen's New Year Honours list.

Youth councillors had a joint meeting in the Mayor’s Parlour at Islington Town Hall on Monday 17 December with Islington Mayor Dave Poyser and Chief Executive Lesley Seary.