Islington’s Centralised Planning Committee voted on Tuesday night to defer the planning decision on the NCH site and have encouraged the developer to heed the conditions in the planning brief: both to deliver 50 per cent affordable housing and “to retain the mature gardens in their entirety”. Islington Green Party is delighted that the Committee […]
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Islington Green Party are supporting Highbury residents in the fight to prevent developers building on the extensive gardens at the National Children’s Home site by demonstrating outside Islington Town Hall on 7th September at 7.00pm. The final planning decision will be taken on Tuesday night by the new centralised Planning Committee, following submission of revised […]
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Recently, the UK has received a second and final written warning for breaching air quality laws relating to levels of dangerous airborne particles. Following a Freedom of Information request from the Campaign for Clean Air in London, data has been revealed showing air pollution levels and premature deaths by borough and by ward. Worryingly, Islington is the 6th […]
Islington Green Party are sympathetic to the challenge faced by the Labour Council of minimising the impact of £8 million cuts. However, the decision to cut the Green Living Centre, which does such excellent work creating affordable warmth, tackling fuel poverty and bringing £600k in borough revenue through contracting services to neighbouring boroughs is desperately […]
While Islington may not have a Green councilor anymore, the work of Katie Dawson lives on in the opening of the Bright Sparks Shop in Islington. The initiative, funded by the council and run by social enterprise Digibridge with London Community Resource Network, is thought to be the first of its kind in London […]
Last week, the council met for the first time since the election and amongst it’s first acts was the decision to abolish local planning committees. Instead, all planning decisions will now be taken by centralised planning committees which will mean that local ward councillors will no longer have any say over whether planning applications are approved. When Katie […]
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Today the Electoral Commission issued its interim report on polling problems around the country, with those at Conewood Street, Highbury as one case of particular concern. Also, the report highlighted key advice and recommendations that had been sent out by the Commission which we feel the Returning Officer failed to take notice of. In particular: […]
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Today, Caroline Lucas, Leader of the Green Party, was sworn in as the first Green MP and one Islington Green Party member is helping her through the process. Islington Green Party candidate for Islington South and Finsbury, James Humphreys was appointed this week as Special Adviser to Caroline Lucas. James, a former senior civil servant […]
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The battle to save the Whittington Hospital’s A&E services amid threatening cuts is still underway. While the North Central London NHS has been looking at drastic cost-cutting measures such as closing our local accident and emergency department, staff at the hospital are being told to think about costs through their screensavers. Emma Dixon said "Cuts in […]
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Caroline Lucas arrived at Westminster this morning for her first day as Britain’s first Green MP. In a statement issues last night after the Lib/Con coalition was announced, Caroline Lucas drew attention to the urgent need for electoral reform and promised that the Green Party would ‘always provide a progressive and principled alternative’. We support […]
