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Highbury Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Highbury weather today: overcast, 15°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 0% chance of rain and winds up to 12 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
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Licensing
Islington Alcohol Licences: All Three Granted, 2am Cut to 1am
Councillors granted all three September alcohol licences despite 28 objections. The Highbury Park shop got 1am, not 2am. Hours and conditions for each.
Christmas
Islington Christmas Concerts: Free Carols Already Sold Out
Union Chapel's free carols on 20 December are booked out, but seats go from 6.30pm on the night. Kate Rusby, the Unthanks and Aled Jones, with every price.
Highbury
Islington Roadworks This Week: Highbury Grove and Piccadilly
Highbury Grove shut both ways to 20 November; Piccadilly line closed through Islington 28 October to 1 November. Plus the Old Street and City Road lane works.
Community
Highbury 24-hour baton relay raises £10,233 for Depaul
A baton kept moving for 24 hours between Highbury Fields and the Emirates has raised £10,233 for youth homelessness charity Depaul UK, across 137 donations.
Schools
London Scandinavian School wound up: roll fell to 15 pupils
The Highbury independent school closed after the summer term and its charity was wound up on 27 August. Its trustees blame VAT on fees for the fall in numbers.
Open House
Open House Islington 2026: 30 free openings, 12-20 September
Union Chapel, St John's Gate and 28 more Islington places open free from 12 September. Fifteen of them open on Saturday 19, and 13 take advance bookings.
Fireworks
Islington Fireworks 2026: No Display; Coram's Free, Book Now
Islington has no fireworks display in 2026. Coram's Fields is free on 5 November, fireworks 6pm, fast-track now on Eventbrite; Ally Pally 7-8 Nov from £11.50.