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19th March 2018 by Islington Green Party
Highbury Green Party helped campaigners gather more than 200 names on a petition to keep Sotheby Mews Day Centre open. This won the right for older people who use the centre to take their case to the council meeting on 22nd February. Caroline Russell said: “Thanks to all who signed it. As the only […]
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18th March 2018 by Islington Green Party
I am not sure what planet Mark Still of N5 (Islington Tribune letters page Friday, 16 March) lives on, but it is not one near here. For his information, although almost no one else of voting age will need this reminder, the Liberal Democrats received less than 15% of the vote in the 2014 elections for […]
16th March 2018 by Islington Green Party
Despite months of local protests, Islington Council have gone ahead and built their new trampoline park at the Sobell Leisure Centre, cutting the Olympic quality sports hall in half. But now the facility is open, it’s revealed that adults have to pay £10.50 at peak times and children £8.50, so a family of four could […]
14th March 2018 by Islington Green Party
Dear Editor, Following the public meeting last November there are continuing problems with violent muggings and moped crime in Tufnell Park and Archway. Despite the efforts of local police, people are feeling intimidated and scared by almost daily reports of knifepoint muggings. Inspector Steven Murfin has communicated police actions and local youth […]
9th March 2018 by Islington Green Party
While central government may be the main villain in the erosion of local services, that does not mean Greens should give the Labour Council a free ride when they get it wrong Dear Islington Tribune Editor As council elections loom in May, Labour Party councillors seem to be doing their best to drive […]
4th March 2018 by Islington Green Party
£104 per year to use new bike stores Islington is charging residents more to park a bike in its onstreet cycle stores than many drivers pay for a parking permit, even though half a car space can house six bikes. Councillor Caroline Russell says “This price is too high, especially for people on low […]
3rd March 2018 by Islington Green Party
Local Green Councillor Caroline Russell has persuaded the council to send a surveyor to Park View estate, after residents demonstrated against their continued inaction. Leaks from walkways and around rain-water pipes are making bedrooms in some flats uninhabitable. The residents had presented a petition to the council in December, calling for it to fix the […]
2nd March 2018 by Islington Green Party
Islington Green Party welcomes Transport for London’s proposed investment in the open space on Grosvenor Avenue beside Canonbury Station. In recent years the paving and other landscape features on this attractive corner have deteriorated. With increased passenger numbers on the Overground line there is an opportunity for the space to better serve local people and […]
24th February 2018 by Islington Green Party
Dear Editor I was interested in the story of Anthony Wilkinson and his campaign against plastic straws in Islington, (Gazette Feb 15th) tweeting pubs and restaurants one by one. Suddenly everybody is alarmed about the scale of plastic pollution, especially after David Attenborough’s TV programme showing what it does to wildlife and the oceans. Single […]
4th February 2018 by Islington Green Party
The Holloway Road bridge-works are finally coming to an end, so what will happen next? We’ve been promised the Highbury Corner roundabout will be removed, to create a better ‘gateway’ to the area and improve conditions for bus-users, pedestrians and cyclists, but results of the previous consultation have been expected for more than a year. […]
