If you are a key worker, you should get tested for coronavirus regularly, even if you don’t have symptoms. One in three people have coronavirus without showing symptoms and could be spreading the disease without knowing it. There are four sites in Islington which offer rapid tests for those with no symptoms, which includes a high temperature, a new, continuous cough, or a loss or change to your taste or smell. The tests take 15 minutes and you get the results within an hour.
Non-symptom testing should only be used by those who work out of their home and regularly come in contact with others, e.g. those working in health or social care, education and child care including social workers, supermarket staff or shopkeepers, charity workers delivering key frontline services, or those involved in food production, distribution and sale. Find the full list on the government website.
There are sites at St Luke’s Church (N7 9JE), Islington Assembly Hall (N1 2UD), Vibast Community Centre (EC1V 9NH), and Arsenal Community Hub (N7 7BA). Please visit a site that is local to you.
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On Thursday 6 May 2021, residents in Islington will go to the polls to have their say on who represents them as the Mayor of London and in the Greater London Assembly (GLA). We are working hard to ensure all polling stations will be safe to visit and to have your vote.
There are a number of ways to have your say in May - you can vote in a polling station, by post, or by appointing someone you trust to vote on your behalf, known as a proxy vote.
If you’d like to apply to vote by post, you must be registered to vote first. Head over to gov.uk to register to vote.
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The census is a unique survey that only takes place every 10 years, and will take place from Sunday 21 March 2021.
It’s really important that you fill in your census questionnaire. The data collected from the survey helps to plan and fund public services for doctors, hospitals, schools, the emergency and council services and more. These things matter to us all.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) runs the census in England and Wales and is independent from government. Your details are protected by law and information published is always anonymous.
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We are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic death of 15-year-old Romario Opia following a stabbing in Islington on Monday 25 January.
Police were called to Holland Walk, Archway N19 at about 5.30pm to reports of a stabbing. Despite efforts to save Romario’s life, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police have arrested one person on suspicion of murder.
Witnesses or anyone who knows anything about what happened is urged to call 101 or tweet @MetCC, quoting CAD 4987/25JAN. Alternatively, information can be provided to Crimestoppers, anonymously, by calling 0800 555 111. If you don’t want to speak to the police, contact Fearless, a service that allows you to pass on information about crime 100% anonymously.
Throughout February, join Islington Council and partners across the borough who are commemorating and celebrating LGBT+ History Month.
From a dazzling online launch event with entertainment and live music, to fascinating LGBT+ book lists by Islington Libraries, to poetry and film nights, or an exclusive tour of the LGBT+ archive and exploring oral histories of important people in Islington, there's plenty of opportunities to join in.
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