Reader letters
Published:
11:45 AM June 3, 2021
Children from Yerbury Primary staged a protest at the Royal Courts of Justice against Ocado s plans to open a delivery hub next door to their school
- Credit: NOcado
Fight against Ocado continues
Cllr Janet Burgess, Cllr Sheila Chapman and Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz - Junction ward and Cllr Tricia Clarke, Cllr Satnam Gill, and Cllr Gulcin Ozdemir - St George’s ward, write:
As the Islington Labour councillors for Junction and St George’s wards, we have stood with our local community to campaign against the proposed Ocado delivery hub in Tufnell Park throughout the past year and a half.
Published:
1:58 PM May 21, 2021
Cllr Troy Gallagher, mayor of Islington 2021-2022 (centre) with chief executive Linzi Roberts-Egan and Sertan Hassan, mayor s attendant (R)
- Credit: Islington Council
Troy Gallagher has been appointed Islington s new mayor, and has chosen the theme A new tomorrow for his year-long stint in office.
The Irish flag flew over Islington Town Hall on Thursday night as the Bunhill ward councillor, who is from County Donegal, took the oath of office at Islington’s annual mayor-making ceremony.
Cllr Troy Gallagher in mayoral robes standing in the mayor s parlour in Islington Town Hall, in front of the borough crest
Published:
5:53 PM April 23, 2021
Jayden Duff won Islington Council s Ben Kinsella award 2021 for his efforts in the Stress on the Brain partnership project
- Credit: Islington Council
Islington’s unsung heroes were honoured last night (April 22), as the winners of this year s Ben Kinsella Award and civic gongs were announced in an online ceremony.
Winners had already been presented with their awards by the mayor of Islington, Cllr Janet Burgess, in socially distanced visits and at meetings at the Town Hall.
Jayden Duff won the Ben Kinsella award 2021 for his exemplary efforts in creating a music track and video that explored the impact of stress on the human brain, which has now had more than 22,000 views on YouTube.
“When we lost Stefan, we were hearing other families that we knew tell their stories, said Jennifer. There was a waiting list for victim support groups - it wasn’t as though you could come straight away.
“We thought this was ridiculous. How could you wait to speak to someone about what has happened to your child or your loved one?
“There is one man there who lost his son years ago,” Jennifer added. “People think that when it’s years ago you just get over it. But that’s your child. That’s not the case. That pain will be with you till the day you die.”