For our very own resident perspective have a read of Billy Mann’s City Matters monthly column (August 2017 to February 2020).
2024
26 JULY Golden Pain homes wait
Islington Tribune | Isabel Loubser
11 JULY 66 London council flats that are brand new will stay empty until 2025 due to contractor dispute
MyLondon | Ben Lynch
11 JULY Sixty-six social homes sitting empty
EC1 Echo | Ben Lynch
12 JUNE Golden Lane Estate sewage flooding
City Matters | Ben Lynch
10 JUNE Sewage floods estate in the City of London
Evening Standard | Ben Lynch
9 JUNE Concern after Golden Lane Estate flooded by sewage
BBC London News | Ben Lynch
5 JUNE Grade II listed London estate and pub flooded by sewage and malfunctiing pumps
MyLondon | Ben Lynch
13 APRIL Life in the only London borough where residents are not the main priority
MyLondon | Ben Lynch
25 MARCH Plans to reform only London borough where businesses get to vote in local elections
MyLondon | Ben Lynch
2023
11 DECEMBER Brutalist London housing block to finally have windows repaired – but residents must move out for 3 months and pay £100k
MyLondon | Ben Lynch
4 DECEMBER Concerns over planned works at iconic Grade-II listed housing near Barbican
MyLondon | Ben Lynch
4 DECEMBER Objections to planned works on Grade-II listed building
City Matters | City Matters editors
17 MAY First-ever Neighbourhood Forum proposed for the Barbican and Golden Lane area
City Matters | Angela Shard
2021
9 APRIL ‘They’re trying to squeeze every penny out of us’
Islington Tribune | Calum Fraser
7 APRIL Golden Lane Sport & Fitness serves up tennis sessions
City Matters | Ben Brown
2020
21 AUGUST Alton Estate, Churchill Gardens and Golden Lane Estate landscapes listed
BD Online | Elizabeth Hopkirk
30 MAY Collective hearts sink over COLPAI works extension
City Matters | Jacqueline Swanson
16 APRIL ‘COLPAI building works should be halted during coronavirus outbreak’
City Matters | Jacqueline Swanson
11 FEBRUARY City of London forced to confront winds of change
The Telegraph | Rachel Millard
2019
13 DECEMBER City of London Corporation chief seeks rule change after ‘gaging’ row
City AM | Alexandra Rogers
29 NOVEMBER City Councillors ‘gagged’ from representing residents
City Matters | Julia Gregory
29 OCTOBER City of London streamlines its dispensation policy
City Matters | Ben Brown
30 JULY Competition: Golden Lane Estate window replacement
Architects’ Journal | Merlin Fulcher
29 MAY ‘Muzzled councillors’ spat leads to demands for standards reform
City Matters | Tom Oxtoby
7 FEBRUARY Valiant Golden Lane residents loose fight to protect prized trees
City Matters | Tom Oxtoby
28 JANUARY City Corporation implements new social housing strategy
City Matters | Julia Gregory
20 JANUARY City Corporation criticised for pressing ahead with Mansion House revamp while social housing suffers ‘neglect’
CITY AM | Alexandra Rogers
15 JANUARY Golden Lane estate residents fight plans for phone mast
Islington Tribune | Emily Finch
2018
13 DECEMBER City of London Corporation Chiefs seek rule change after ‘gagging’ row
City AM | Alexandra Rogers
10 DECEMBER Demolition of Richard Cloudesley School on Golden lane Estate suspended after gas leak
Islington Gazette | Sam Gelder
29 NOVEMBER Local protesters reignite campaign to save trees
City Matters | Tom Oxtoby
27 NOVEMBER City of London Corporation caught in ‘gagging’ row after referring resident councillor to City of London Police
City Am | Alexandra Rogers
15 NOVEMBER Golden Lane Estate: A Great Neighbourhood under pressure
Here & Now, journal of the Academy of Urbanism p22-23 | Jacqueline Swanson
2 NOVEMBER Waking watch ends as safety overhaul continues
City Matters | Julia Gregory
17 OCTOBER City housing estates awarded conservation status
City Matters | Talia Shadwell
3 OCTOBER ‘Fire hazard’ appliances found in Golden Lane Estate
City Matters | Talia Shadweel
18 SEPTEMBER Planners and residents clash over Golden Lane community centre
City Matters | Jo Davy
11 SEPTEMBER Studio Partington refreshes Chamberlain, Powell and Bon’s Golden Lane community centre
Architects’ Journal | Jon Astbury
7 SEPTEMBER City set to add new homes to Golden Lane landmark
BD Online | Jim Dunton
15 AUGUST Short-term let turn City homes into ‘prostitution dens’
City Matters | Tom Oxtoby
23 JULY Residents defeated in Golden Lane development fight
City Matters | Tom Oxtoby
20 JUNE Editor’s comment: Right to Buy rules leave councils stuck
Islington Gazette | Ramzy Alwakeel
6 JUNE Campaigners seek cash to challenge Golden Lane proposals
BD Online | Jim Dunton
6 JUNE Garden State: the Golden Baggers open their gates
City Matters | Jo Davy
23 MAY Golden Lane locals rally to protect trees in danger
City Matters | Jo Davy
21 MAY World War Two bomb found near Golden Lane a ‘false alarm’
City Matters | Jo Davy
21 MAY Bomb shell found in central London: Urgent EVACUATION as police warn public to AVOID area
Express | Joney Millar
21 MAY Police tape off Golden Lane Estate after WW2 bomb discovered
Islington Gazette | Sam Gelder
26 APRIL City Living: Spotlight on Barbican and Golden Lane
City Matters | Jo Davy
28 MARCH COLPAI school clears final hurdle
City Matters | Monika Cvorak
23 MARCH City set to back controversial Golden Lane plans
BD Online | Jim Dunton
16 MARCH School a ‘mistake’ for historic Finsbury housing estate
Islington Tribune | Emily Finch
15 MARCH Save Golden Lane Estate: residents find the new plan appalling
Islington Now | Holly Bancroft
2 MARCH Council gives controversial school plans green light
City Matters | Jo Davy
2 MARCH New school and 66 flats on way on Golden Lane Estate as Richard Cloudesley plans signed off
Islington Gazette | Sam Gelder
1 MARCH Plans to redevelop Richard Cloudesley school on Golden Lane Estate go before council
Islington Gazette | Sam Gelder
1 MARCH Residents drop court challenge against planners
City Matters | Jo Davy
20 FEBRUARY “My children can’t breath”: Terrified parents slam luxury flat developers for ‘toxic dust’ descending on schools
Mirror On-line | Liz Dunphy
15 FEBRUARY Residents mount court challenge against City planners
City Matters | Jo Davy
14 FEBRUARY Bomb scare and residents taking planners to court…
City Matters | edition 067 – p3
31 January City planners refuse to defer to Islington on school site
City Matters | Jo Davy
24 JANUARY City free school early success despite planning uncertainty
City Matters | Tom Oxtoby
9 JANUARY D-Day nears for City’s primary school plans
City Matters | Jo Davy
2017
27 DECEMBER A Tribute To Golden Lane: The Estate Born Out Of London’s Ashes
Londonist | Will Noble
1 DECEMBER Architect in residence has designs on estate
Islington Tribune | Joe Cooper
28 NOVEMBER Fury after Golden Lane resident’s prized garden turfed out
City Matters | Tom Kavanagh
22 NOVEMBER Fire evacuation orders for Golden Lane tower
City Matters | Jo Davy
17 NOVEMBER Local backlash over Golden Lane conservation plans
City Matters | Jo Davy
3 NOVEMBER Golden Lane campaigners file high court papers
BD Online | Jim Dunton
30 OCTOBER Community battle developers to block luxury apartments
MailOnLine | Liz Dunphy
29 OCTOBER Golden Lane residents furious at tower block plans
ITV News | Sam Holder
25 OCTOBER City residents blast councillor for housing blame game
City Matters | Jo Davy
20 OCTOBER Gpad wins go-ahead for Golden Lane estate neighbour
Architects’ Journal | Richard White
18 OCTOBER Viability ‘loophole’ costs City £24.5 mill in affordable housing funds
City Matters | Jo Davy
14 OCTOBER Golden Lane Estate mounts battle banners
City Matters | Tom Oxtoby
13 OCTOBER Turner Prize artists join backlash against ‘zombie investors’
Islington Tribune | Joe Cooper
12 OCTOBER Spectres of Modernism: banner installation opposes new development in London’s financial centre
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11 OCTOBER Editor’s comment: Developers shouldn’t be calling shots
Islington Gazette | Ramzy Alwakeel
10 OCTOBER Developers are using culture as a Trojan Horse in their planning battles
The Guardian | Anna Minton
9 OCTOBER Golden Lane Estate campaigners hang banners protesting luxury block being marketed in Hong Kong at £725k plus
Islington Gazette | Sam Gelder
5 OCTOBER Artists and writers protest against Golden Lane development
BD Online | Elizabeth Hopkirk
13 SEPTEMBER Golden Lane residents legal threat over ‘ghost’ block
City Matters | Tom Oxtoby
18 AUGUST Golden lane estate residents slam tower block plans
Islington Tribune | Rachel Banning-Lover
16 AUGUST Plans for new residential block on Golden Lane take a step forward
building.co.uk | Jim Dunton
16 AUGUST Controversial Golden Lane plans take step forward
BD Online | Jim Dunton
15 AUGUST Golden Lane locals blast plans for school site
City Matters | Jo Davy
26 JULY AHHM elbowed off contentious scheme near Barbican
Architects’ Journal | Ella Braidwood
24 JULY Government rejects pleas for help from Golden Lane Estate campaigners
Islington Gazette | Sam Gelder
12 JULY State steers clear of Bernard Morgan House row
City Matters | Jo Davy
28 JUNE ‘We don’t want luxury flats ruining our historic estate’ – Golden Lane campaigners
Islington Gazette | Sam Gelder
22 MAY Barbican residents slam 10-storey luxury flat development on old police site block
Evening Standard | Daniel O’Mahony
23 MARCH Huge development plans for Golden Lane Estate panned by campaigners
Islington Gazette | Sam Gelder
17 MARCH Residents warn of Golden Lane Estate threat
BD Online | Jim Dunton
25 JANUARY Great Arthur House, London, by John Robertson Architects
BD Online | Thomas Lane
2016
4 DECEMBER Academy primary school to open in Finsbury
Islington Tribune
2015
13 SEPTEMBER Modernist estates: what’s it like to live on one?
The Guardian | Stefi Orazi
2014
28 FEBRUARY Fresh facade for Golden Lane Estate’s Great Arthur House
BD Online |
2013
15 NOVEMBER The 10 best council estates
The Guardian | Rowan Moore
2012
1 AUGUST Architect chosen for Golden Lane Estate tower re-cladding
BD Online | Andrea Klettner
25 MAY Cartwright Pickard refurbishes listed Golden Lane sports centre
BD Online | Elizabeth Hopkirk
3 MAY Greg Penoyre’s inspiration: The Golden Lane Estate, London
BD Online | Greg Penoyre
2011
11 SEPTEMBER Life in a modernist flat
The Guardian | Dale Berning
2010
11 JUNE Outrage at gutting of Landmark listed block
BD Online | Will Hurst