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Islington Council has celebrated the huge achievements of more than 50 adult learners living in the borough at a ceremony at the Town Hall.

Three men behind a dodgy letting agency that failed to return tenants’ deposits or pass on rent payments to landlords have been convicted of fraud by a jury after a five-week crown court trial.

Islington Council is among the first local authorities in the UK to pass a motion demanding that the Government’s Universal Credit benefit policy be scrapped altogether and replaced, calling it a “policy of deliberate destitution”.

Islington Councillors today met with school children from Hugh Myddelton Primary School to celebrate the council’s pledge that with government funding, it will resettle 100 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

Islington Council’s pension fund has taken another big step towards decarbonisation with a new overarching policy incorporated within its Investment Strategy Statement.

Islington Council is calling for food donations to Islington Food Bank throughout December and has today (Monday Dec 3) opened a collection point in Islington Town Hall.

The manager of Islington Council’s adoption and fostering service took a trip to the Tower of London last week, to pick up her British Empire Medal for outstanding work in the sector.

Action is being taken over rogue traders and cold callers in Islington after a series of scams including a suspected £100,000 fraud.

Older residents living in Islington are invited to apply for a free Christmas feast on Wednesday 12 December 2018.

Islington Council is consulting on a new Local Plan to setting out a range of planning policies to steer development in the borough over the next fifteen years, covering the period 2020 to 2035.

Two long-standing and popular stall holders have been named Islington’s Market Traders of the Year 2018.

Islington Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Maxine Holdsworth to the role of corporate director of housing.