Politics

Cally revamp underway

Story Street to be pedestrianised in plans to make the Cally Islington's second liveable neighbourhood

Local grocery shop provides a greener way to shop

Refill Therapy, an Islington grocery shop, aims to reduce food waste by stocking ethically sourced refillable food.

“My brand is who I am”: In conversation with Tiana Esparon

The fashion brand owner talks sustainability, womanhood and showing personality through crochet

Domestic abuse rises by 20 per cent in Islington

Finsbury Park had the highest number of reported offences in Islington between February 2025 and February 2026, totalling 244.

Hundreds of households in Islington saved from homelessness this year

Islington ranks in the top 5 per cent for addressing homelessness across England.
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We asked Islington North residents if they would vote for Jeremy Corbyn as an independent candidate

With rumours swirling as to whether Jeremy Corbyn will announce his intention to stand as an independent candidate to defend Islington North, the constituency...

Islington Labour urges government to support low-income households 

Labour councillors took to the streets of Highbury this week on Social Work Day (21 March) to speak with residents about the council’s cost-of-living...

Comment: Islington’s class problem is writ large in LTN fury

Environmental activism has long had a class problem. With the middle class's long-held love of eco-marches and the emergent Extinction Rebellion movement, green campaigns...

Bunhill by-election on brink as 6 May looms

Bunhill residents risk being underrepresented on Islington council for another year, after Islington Now has learnt there is currently no by-election scheduled for 6 May.

The Conservative candidate for Holloway is only 19

The Conservative Party has chosen a 19-year-old who has just finished re-sitting his A-levels as its candidate for the Holloway by-election to take on Labour’s Jason Jackson.

Meet Jason Jackson: the Labour candidate contesting the Holloway by-election

Two things drive Jason Jackson. “Being a dad is my number one motivation,” he tells me over Zoom, with a grin. “And obviously, I...

Cally revamp underway

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