Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Islington Council’s executive member for licensing, said: “We have previously expressed significant concerns about the way that Wireless Festival has been managed, and the considerable negative impact it has had on our residents’ lives. 

Islington Council has confirmed it will take on all of the recommendations made by the pioneering independent Fair Futures Commission earlier this year, underlining its commitment to make Islington the best place in the UK for young people to grow up.

Islington has launched a new guide to help professionals identify children who are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM).

Following the success of last year’s Market Trader of the Year, Islington Council is once again looking for the public’s favourite stall holder.

Action from Islington Council’s trading standards team has brought a penalty and costs of almost £1,000 for a company whose Newington Green shop sold a knife to a 14-year-old.

Local residents are invited to question Islington Council’s Leader Cllr Richard Watts at a public event on Tuesday 2 October.

Two private landlords have been found guilty of managing Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) with dangerous and sub-standard conditions, following a successful prosecution by Islington Council.

As the Global Climate Action Summit begins in San Francisco today (Wednesday September 12), Islington Council’s pension fund will this evening announce its intention to remain in the vanguard of the worldwide decarbonisation movement. By continuing to reduce its investment in fossil fuels, the fund will contribute to global efforts to keep the earth’s temperature from rising by more than 2°C.