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Camden residents claim regeneration will make market a 'Disneyland'

10.10.11
Plans for a new market in the heart of north London have been attacked over fears they would turn Camden Town into 'Disneyland'... more

Commuters suffer another day of major delays

09.09.11
Tens of thousands of rail and Tube commuters suffered major delays again today caused by cable thefts and signal failures... more

Amy Winehouse's father defies 'internet squatter'

23.08.11
Mitch Winehouse said he was "very positive" about the future of the Amy Winehouse Foundation despite a man claimed the naming rights to the charity... more

Tens of thousands held up by Northern line suspension

17.06.11
Tens of thousands of Tube commuters suffered major disruption after the Northnern line was suspended through central London during the morning peak... more

Brewing up a beer business in Camden

02.06.11
With 25 pubs closing down every week and beer sales in decline, it is hardly the best time to be throwing yourself into the pub trade... more

Traders taught to save lives in case of terror strike at Olympic Games

21.03.11
Market traders and shopkeepers in Camden Town and King's Cross will be taught life-saving first aid skills for use in the event of a terrorist attack during the Olympics ... more

Camden set to switch on its lights with traffic-free party

17.11.10
Katy B and hot new bands set to perform as Camden High Street closes its roads to turn on the Christmas lights... more

Passengers walk through tunnels as witch’s hat traps 300 on the Tube

01.11.10
Passengers on the Northern line had to walk through tunnels in the early hours after drunken revellers brought the service to a halt... more

Runaway train was 40 seconds from disaster on the Tube

19.08.10
Tube passengers were 40 seconds from a major disaster when a runaway train careered down a line... more

Runaway Tube with no driver passes six stops

13.08.10
Tube disaster was narrowly averted when a driverless train careered down the Northern line for almost four miles... more

The Blues Kitchen goes American

06.07.10
The Blues Kitchen has capitalised on the wave of blues and jazz revival that has seen a number of similar live venues pop up across North London... more

Camden Market ‘will be cut off by Tube closures’

16.03.10
Camden Market risks being 'devastated' by dozens of weekend closures of the Northern line... more

Hideaway is a new star down south

08.02.10
Hideaway is a new restaurant and bar in South London launched by tenorist Ed Jones.... more

Why the Dickens is the Tube shut every Sunday?

22.01.10
There was a time when Sunday in London was a dead day. That has changed utterly, with theatre performances now thriving, so why do TfL need to close two-thirds of the Tube?... more

Camden plays it safe with £1.5m facelift

23.11.09
Camden High Street is to get a radical overhaul to make visitors and residents safer... more

Camden bench follows in fourth plinth footsteps

03.08.09
Taking inspiration from the fourth plinth, a park bench in a disused shop in Camden Town is the perfect spot for telling tales.... more

Joan Bakewell caught out by cash machine scammers

15.05.09
Broadcaster Dame Joan Bakewell issued a warning about cash machine crime after she became the victim of tricksters in “chummy” Camden Town... more

Whole gangs handed Asbos in bid to rid area of drug violence

16.12.08
Police are using "group Asbos" to ban gangs from large areas of London in a clampdown on violent crime... more

Five to try: Never knowingly off duty

19.11.08
Go for breakfast at Lantana Cafe, try Szechuan green beans at Teachi and eat at Orso before visiting the Royal Opera House.... more

Street wardens to issue £200 on-the-spot fines

22.09.08
Street wardens in Camden will be able to hand out on-the-spot fines of up to £200 as part of a drive to tackle antisocial behaviour... more

Arts world backs Rego in fight to save her studio

27.06.08
Leading figures in the arts world are rallying to save the back-street Camden Town studio of acclaimed artist Paula Rego... more

Tube near-miss of train driver at wrong end

13.03.08
A packed Tube train careered the wrong way down a track - and came to a halt only feet from another train crowded with commuters, a report revealed today... more

Little pictures for little patrons

15.02.08
The late Edwardian painters of Camden Town, currently at Tate Britain, aspired to provide low-cost art for ordinary people, says Brian Sewell.... more

Shoppers urged to help Camden rise from ashes

15.02.08
A campaign to attract people back to Camden Town has been launched to help the market get back on its feet after the devastating fire.... more

'Tesco test' will help rivals but not small shops

15.02.08
A new "Tesco test" aimed at preventing towns becoming dominated by a single supermarket chain will be proposed... more

A find among the tat of Camden

21.11.07
Poor Camden hasn't had a truly good new restaurant in living memory so it's no surprise the owners of Market are getting a big welcome.... more

England's first Bohemian

12.11.07
In his obsessive series of the prostitutes of Camden, Walter Sickert shocks with his brute honesty, says Brian Sewell.... more

Utterly compelling paintings

31.10.07
Walter Sickert's Camden Town Nudes exhibition reveals an artist fascinated by violence and the urban underbelly.... more

'Jack the Ripper' nudes go on show

24.10.07
Paintings of nudes that prompted crime writer Patricia Cornwell to name artist Walter Sickert as Jack the Ripper are to go on show in London.... more

Healthy eating at Masala Zone

29.08.07
At Masala Zone in Covent Garden, street food, thalis and an awareness of healthy eating are at the heart of the menu.... more


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