In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, it makes absolute sense to cut air pollution and make our streets safer and more pleasant for walking and cycling by reducing the number of local car journeys. Barely a quarter of Islington households own a car, so the new Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, which came into being in […]
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A Green-led initiative has seen Islington council becoming the first London borough to commit to a pilot for universal basic income (UBI). UBI is a non-means tested payment, providing locals economic security which comes at a time when it’s needed the most. It is a reliable base that people- young and old, can support themselves […]
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In September the Community Plan 4 Holloway organised a well attended ‘Placard Parade’ outside Holloway Prison. Members from the local community joined the organisers and other local groups to show through messages on placards their expectations for the site. The area of the former prison is larger than Tufnell Park Playing Fields, and this huge […]
Latest figures show that Islington recycled or composted only 29.6% of its household waste in 2019-20 – fractionally up on the year before but still well below an original target of 37% by 2020. Central government cuts to local authorities since 2010 have seriously harmed the ability of local councils to function, with Islington having […]
Temporary wider pavements are helping safe distancing at shops, bus stops, etc, but Green Councillor Caroline Russell is working with Canonbury School to help make their one permanent. Even before the 2020 pandemic made social distancing essential to protect our families and loved ones, the school streets project was designed to improve air quality and […]
In December last year, local residents jumped into action when Ocado planned to build a diesel depot next to a primary school. The site threatened to worsen the health of many local kids with no regards to already illegal levels of air pollution across London. The Nocado campaign presented a hundred pages of evidence to […]
Over the summer Green Councillor for Highbury East Caroline Russell has been pressing the council to re-open key services safely, and we’re delighted that important facilities like libraries are back again, adjusted to meet the demands of coronavirus. Previously Caroline had asked, successfully, for food markets and cemeteries to be re-opened, and, after more pressure […]
Congratulations and thanks to Marcus Rashford for so brilliantly – and importantly – raising the country’s awareness about food poverty; to Islington Council for stepping in to provide free school meals over half-term when the government failed so pitifully to respond to the need; and to the wonderful local businesses and community groups here who […]
During the coronavirus pandemic our need to stay safely apart means a lot less space on buses and tubes. But if just a fraction of people who usually use public transport got in a car instead, London would become gridlocked and hugely more polluted. That’s why we need action to make it easier to walk […]
After the devastating fire in 2018 that seriously damaged Highbury Leisure Centre, it’s good to see work on site continuing to restore the roof and pool, with the centre scheduled to re-open fully in January. Meanwhile, the gym is open again, subject to appropriate Covid safety rules and with all sessions needing to be booked […]
