Greens celebrate as Council agrees to more cycle parking 21st December 2016 by Islington Green Party 21st December – Green Councillor Caroline Russell has welcomed a commitment by Islington Council to apply for funding for bike hangars across the borough. At a council meeting on Thursday 15th, Islington community nurse and Highbury Quadrant resident, Ciara Murphy, spoke of her difficulties as a cyclist who relies on her bike for work. She […] Read more »
Holloway Prison’s closure is an opportunity to deliver on the community’s needs 7th December 2016 by Islington Green Party Holloway Prison is closed and what comes next should be up to the local and wider Islington community as well as the women and their families that had their lives affected in one way or another by Holloway Prison. Several campaign groups have already organized themselves to try and make sure their voice and the […] Read more »
No strategy for flood prevention: Green Councillor Slams Islington Council’s failure 5th December 2016 by Islington Green Party Green Party Councillor Caroline Russell has expressed her outrage at the Council’s failure to develop a flood prevention strategy in Islington, in spite of the considerable risk to local residents, and particularly, the likelihood of major transport disruption. Environment Agency maps show that key infrastructure in the Borough is at high risk of […] Read more »