Jabs ahoy: Mass vaccination hub opens at Business Design Centrem
A mass vaccination hub has opened its doors in Islington to ramp up the national effort against coronavirus.
On your bike: St Peter’s LTN boosts cycling
They are the radical set of roads that have enthralled and polarised residents. But despite high-costs and reports of congestion across main roads, Islington’s...
First openly gay MP urges residents to help Central Station
Lord Chris Smith, Baron of Finsbury and former Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury, is urging residents to “do what we can to...
Quarter of Islington Council sick days due to poor mental health
Data, revealed under freedom of information laws, shows mental health conditions are responsible for the most time off had by local government employees, writes Bill Bowkett
Direct action: Clerkenwell billboard pays tribute to anarchist Graeber
Artwork paying tribute to the late left-wing LSE anthropologist professor David Graeber has been spotted in Islington and as far away as New York City.
Half of Islington rated “poor” for pollution stress, study finds
A study analysing pollution in London has uncovered Islington as one of the worst affected areas in the capital. Last month, CentricLab – a Clerkenwell science start-up that campaigns for “health justice” – published its Urban Health Index. It combines environmental data and government deprivation data to showcase the capital’s health inequities.