Tag: economy
‘Complete hodgepodge’: Councillors’ row over budget amendments
Labour councillor Diarmaid Ward criticised “disappointing” budget amendments put forward by the Independent and Green group.
Council approves largest possible tax rise
Council taxes will rise by 4.99 per cent, as part of Islington’s 2025/26 budget, to help “those that need it most.”
Councillors approved the change in their...
Holloway’s small businesses forced to raise prices amid cost of living crisis
Small businesses in Holloway are reluctantly increasing their prices in response to higher charges from suppliers and rising energy bills.
Islington retail footfall slow to recover from pandemic, Google data shows
Footfall in shops and parks in Islington has been slower to return to normal than those in other Greater London boroughs, a Covid-19 community report has indicated.
As restrictions tighten across the capital, footfall is beginning to decrease once more.
Budget 2020: How will it affect Islington?
Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his first Budget last week, laying out the government’s tax and spending plans for the year ahead. The government has...
Crossrail will make Farringdon one of London’s “best-connected economic hubs”, business leaders say
Crossrail is set to turn Farringdon into one of the capital’s best-connected economic hubs, business leaders say.
One hundred local businesses, including Alexander McQueen...