Islington Liberal Democrats are calling on the council to take urgent action tackle the 'silent killer' of air pollution in the borough.
A council investigation into the impact of air quality in Islington and how it can be improved was started last year by Liberal Democrat councillors. The final report with 21 recommendations was presented to the council's ruling Executive last night.
Islington Council has come under fire after Labour councillors decided not to refund all drivers issued wrongly with a ticket at the Drayton Park width restriction.
Last month the council was forced to agree to refunds totalling over £1million after it ticketed drivers incorrectly. Islington failed to consult on a revised scheme at Drayton Park as required by law and the road signs were incorrect. In less than four months almost 11,000 fines were issued raising up to £1million for the council.
Islington Council bosses have spent £30,000 this month on banners for street lights promoting the borough's 20mph speed limit.
The council introduced the 20mph speed limit on all side roads across Islington in 2010. This was then extended to include the borough's main roads. The council has already spent £12,740 this year on painting roundels on to the surface of main roads to alert drivers that they are entering and driving in a 20mph borough.
Plans for a possible new underground line through Islington have been welcomed by local Liberal Democrats, but questions are being asked about a promised station that appears to have vanished off the map.
The Crossrail 2 project would create a new line between north-east and south-west London with faster journey times and improved transport connections and relieve overcrowded existing lines. The scheme will also create jobs and regenerate areas.
Islington Council has spent at least £1.6million on 'gagging contracts' for staff laid off over the past three years, figures obtained by Liberal Democrat councillors reveal.
At least 54 former council staff members have benefitted from "compromise agreements" since April 2010, some worth up to £75,000.
Islington Council may have to refund up to £1million to motorists following a ruling about a controversial new width restriction in Highbury.
Last year the council introduced a 'pinch point' in Drayton Park in an attempt to reduce traffic speeds and prevent lorries using the road as a rat run between Holloway Road and Finsbury Park.
Islington councillors have united to condemn Government proposals to relax planning laws for a three-year period and labelled them a 'recipe for disaster'.
The Government announced plans last summer to kickstart the building industry by allowing home extensions of up to 6 metres without planning permission. Legislation currently allows extensions up to 3 metres.
New figures have revealed that nearly 900 Islington residents were on an apprenticeship scheme last year as a result of Government-funded schemes.
The figure represents a 117% increase compared to the number of Government-funded apprenticeships in the last year of the previous Labour government.
The figures were a big boost for apprenticeships and young people in Islington as National Apprenticeship Week got underway, which aims every year to raise awareness and celebrate the successes of apprenticeships.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has closed the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference in Brighton by calling on members to spread the message of the Party's commitment in Government to deliver a stronger economy and a fairer society.
In his keynote Leader's speech, Nick paid tribute to the work of the Party in winning the Eastleigh by-election, beating the Conservatives into third place and squeezing Labour while campaigning on the Lib Dem record of delivering in Government.
