Sport

‘Too little, too late’ – local businesses unimpressed by Hunt’s Spring Budget

Last week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt presented his Spring Budget to the House of Commons for the final time before the next general election.   Among the...

‘It’s time to move on’: the selling of the Old Red Lion Theatre pub

Islington's famous Old Red Lion Theatre pub is due to be sold after being run by Damien Devine and his family for the past 24 years.

Vital funding granted to charities aiming to reduce men’s suicide rates

Charities in Islington have been awarded government funding for a new project aiming to reduce men’s suicide rates.   A...

Final week to save Whittington Hospital maternity unit

Islington residents only have three days left to have their voice heard about plans to close The Whittington...

Council approves tax rise and £10m savings 

Islington Council has approved its 2024/2025 budget, which will see council tax rise by 2.99% and £10 million worth of savings made. 
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CANDI United manager Joel Williams: ‘We want to make the world a better place’

Joel Williams is stood on Whittington Park football pitch, ready to deliver a training session.. He gets a call. Has training been cancelled? 

The six best pubs to watch the Six Nations finale in Islington

With the final round of Six Nations games fast approaching, here’s a list of the best pubs in Islington to watch the Six Nations.

Community group rallies against Finsbury Leisure Centre football pitch development 

Bunhill residents are fighting to save the Finsbury Leisure Centre football pitches, which are due to be razed to make way for 200 private...

Comment: North London derby venue change threatens WSL’s progress 

It’s a weekend of derby action in the Women’s Super League (WSL). On Friday, Everton will play Liverpool in a midtable clash at 40,000-seat Goodison Park. Then, on Saturday at 3pm, the north London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal is back.  

Islington’s Irish pubs eye big weekend ahead of Six Nations Final and St. Patrick’s Day 

With St. Patrick's Day on Friday and hopes of an Irish Six Nations victory on Saturday, it is sure to be a good weekend for Islington's Irish pubs.

Ice hockey players and figure skaters left out in the cold by prolonged rink closure  

Flooding damage has taken yet another victim as the Sobell centre faces closure
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