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'The writing is searingly funny, explaining Daw’s personal journey to find his power in a world built to suppress it on many levels.'
Dan Daw's eponymous piece is 'theatre where it should be - pushing boundaries, testing limits, making change'
“I genuinely believe the vast majority of public support what we are trying to do.” - Islington's borough commander Andy Carter
Andy Carter says he was left 'angry, upset and confused' by the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving police officer
“We all have a part to play in addressing this and, by launching London’s first Community Municipal Investment, we’re giving people across Islington the opportunity to contribute towards local, national and global efforts to cut emissions and air pollution.” - Town Hall environment boss Cllr Rowena Champion
Residents will be able to invest as little as £5 in local ventures if plans are approved next week
“These people are just normal people. They could be anybody – sons, sisters, daughters of anybody in this room.” - Ian Swift, the council’s director for housing needs and strategy, defends the plans for a homeless hostel on Stacey Street
“These people are just normal people," says housing needs boss as he sought to reassure locals about the quality of support being put in place
“Each week in September, 500 to 600 adults were having their first doses. That’s useful but not the thousands we want.” - Islington’s acting head of public health Jonathan O’ Sullivan
Jonathan O'Sullivan said hundreds rather than thousands were getting their first jabs every week in September
“Islington has a long and proud history of offering sanctuary to people in need, and we stand ready to help Afghan refugees in every way we can." - Diarmaid Ward, Islington’s executive member for housing
Borough is first in London to win funding from City Hall's new Right to Buy Back scheme
“It is going to be quite a challenging winter. Obviously safe, high quality care is our chief priority." - hospital chief executive Siobhan Harrington
'We're not out of the woods yet,' finance chief warns as staff prepare for a challenging winter
“We have one last chance to stop the global temperature increase.” - Cllr Rowena Champion, Islington's executive member for environment and transport
Two-week event to be held in the run-up to the UN's climate change conference
“We had an eight-fold increase in anti-social behaviour calls at one stage – people not wearing masks, and also people were concerned about neighbours." - Jo Murphy from the Town Hall's homes and communities department
In July 2020, half of housing calls went unanswered - far more than the expected 20 per cent - as the pandemic sparked a surge in demand
“Young people were staying at home more rather than being in locations where they could be groomed into gang-linked violence. However, we know that a lot of grooming and rivalry between groups has moved online during this year.” - Islington's head of safeguarding Laura Eden
Black children disproportionately at risk, according to Town Hall child protection team
“It is a significant concern that it appears young people are also taking the drugs alongside being exploited to deal them. Some young people have had to be hospitalised due to taking these drugs." - Islington's annual child protection report
'Significant concern' at Town Hall that youngsters appear to be both taking and dealing the drugs
Despite increased awareness, local businesses' carbon dioxide emissions from gas are up four per cent since 2005
“These trees signify a healthier future for children in Islington. It is important we take action to improve air quality now, whilst our children are young and so vulnerable to the long-lasting effects of air pollution.” - project co-founder Lucy Facer
Council adds £4,400 to the kitty for planting 200 trees across the borough
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“Despite all of this [heritage], many people don’t know how important the LGBTQ+ community has been to the life of Islington, and a lot of the spaces we previously had have disappeared and only exist in the memories of the people who experienced them at the time." - museum heritage assistant
Pride of Place uses spoken word and visuals to pay tribute to borough's history as the 'epicentre of UK's gay community'
'With a lively script, song and dance, the production manages to pack wit and jollity into its somewhat dour theme.'
'What if Shakespeare had an opinion on climate change?' asks Dirty Feet Theatre Company in this witty short play
'Azouz’s writing is politically confident, utterly astounding, cruel, unforgiving, and magnificent.'
Josh Azouz's outstanding writing 'pokes fun at the monstrous contradictions of fascism'
“These are builders and we asked them to go into people’s homes when they had Covid at a time when we were all very scared, we were all very worried about the impact on us." - Matt West, the council’s director of housing property services
Building team praised for trusting their training and PPE and 'doing those jobs without any complaints'
“We work to help people who’ve got very traumatic backgrounds integrate into society, get into work and avoid poverty, and also change hearts and minds and attitudes towards refugees.” - Noah Walton, Migrateful's head of operations and finance
Migrateful's head of operations says selling booze will help sustain the charity
“Rather than a one-off event that the council’s budget is recovering from, Covid-19 will continue to have a significant ongoing impact on the council’s budget for the foreseeable future." - council report
Council predicts £200k overspend even with government grants factored in
“We want to preserve the heritage and we want to support jobs.” - Cllr Roulin Khondoke
Reading room at Grade II-listed library to be turned into employment hub
'An indicator of a good meal is when you can’t decide what your favourite aspect is.'
Upper Street's new vegan Chinese restaurant is on the expensive side, but 'you get what you pay for'
Lateral flow tests for its employees have cost the Town Hall almost half a million pounds
'The sunken tomb is among 2,300 memorials to the 123,000 Londoners who were buried there between the 17th and 19th centuries.'
The sunken burial chamber of the Pottengers is close to the grave of Robinson Crusoe author Daniel Dafoe
“I feel scared. They’ve sworn at me with my toddler. When someone is screaming at you because you’ve asked them to move on to the footpath because the McDonald’s delivery is there, and because you literally can’t get into your street, there are no words to describe it.” - local resident Susanna
Locals say drivers have been 'urinating, defecating' and 'intimidating' them
“There were a series of incidents involving effectively non-compliance of not only licence conditions but also Covid regulations. This is the most deadly pandemic in history. It’s pretty important these conditions are complied with.” - police lawyer Ryan Dowling
Islington Sports Bar and Grill, a favourite with Arsenal fans, told to hire security guards after numerous licensing and Covid breaches
“My Business Administration Apprenticeship gives me a platform to do what I truly love, which is connecting with people and bringing sunshine into every conversation I have, by being kind and compassionate, breaking down barriers of communication and joining up work.” - Islington Council apprentice Molly Edlin
Molly Edlin talks to the Citizen after her nomination for best contribution by an apprentice in the London Councils awards
“If you are of the ilk who wants to come along and see how much alcohol you can pour down your throat, it would be an expensive business.” - Stewart Gibson, representing High Ground coffee shop
High Ground owner tells licensing committee he 'doesn't like rowdy venues'
“If the situation continues, it could begin to have a wider and more significant impact on future funding and the relationships between GMB London Region and the Labour Party.” - Vaughan West, political officer for GMB London
Gary Bolister dismissed after taking part in video that inadvertently featured a shot of a local councillor in their home
“Those people who chose to do the right thing – have a difficult conversation, check their child’s room or decide not to hold something for a friend – deserve our thanks and praise. They have saved lives.” - Islington's community safety chief Cllr Sue Lukes
Scissors and building tools also found in special bins put up by the council following fatal stabbing of Tony Eastlake last year
Plans approved despite concerns over loss of light and overdevelopment
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