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The Constitution, Camden - the review

11.10.11
The Constitution has managed to avoid being molested by gastropubism and similar 21st century afflictions... more

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

Campaigners launch £1m Chalk Farm library plea

27.09.11
Campaigners have launched a £1 million appeal in their fight to keep open Chalk Farm library... more

'Crime generator' nightclub loses licence

15.09.11
West End nightclub branded a 'crime generator' by police has its licence revoked... more

Residents fear wall that killed banker's son is about to fall again

05.09.11
A wall that was rebuilt after collapsing and crushing a London toddler to death is showing signs of cracking again, according to local people... more

I begged them to spare my shop but the thugs kept coming back

09.08.11
Hackney: Terrified shopkeepers tell how they pleaded in vain with looters, many of them children, to spare their businesses... more

Farewell to Amy Winehouse, the Camden girl

26.07.11
As Amy Winehouse's funeral takes place today, David Smyth says her adopted borough with its musical history was the singer's natural home... more

Cuts in my 'hood: how will Camden suffer?

18.07.11
Feature: As the Government slashes budgets it is town halls that will suffer. Camden resident Stephen Robinson looks at how his local services will be hit... more

Met photos of stolen laptops go online

08.07.11
Police in Camden have set up a web page to reunite victims of theft with more than 2,000 stolen items found following a tip-off... more

'Council derailed our free school by selling building,' say Camden parents

04.07.11
Parents who are setting up a free school fear their council has scuppered the bid by putting their planned building up for sale... more

Study to see impact on children of school reforms

14.04.11
Investigation into how sweeping education reforms will affect children is set up by a London borough facing huge changes ... more

Campaign saves West Hampstead Alzheimer centre

30.03.11
Care centre for Alzheimer's sufferers which was to be closed to save £250,000 has been given a last-minute reprieve... more

Crackdown on drug dealers who blight communities

28.03.11
Drug dealers who trade on the streets in Camden and Brixton will face heavier penalties than offenders elsewhere under new sentencing rules announced... more

Crippling rates hit Big Society plans, says boss of people's store

18.03.11
One of the founders of a flagship 'Big Society' project has warned that similar enterprises will struggle to get off the ground because of 'crippling' business rates ... more

Council denies CCTV car deliberately tried to catch out motorists. Now it admits it may have wrongly issued 1,414 tickets

02.03.11
Local authority may have to refund tens of thousands of pounds after 50 motorists a day were fined for making a wrong turn - even though a road sign instructed them to do so... more

Man, 54, on trial for murdering two women and throwing bodies in canals

02.03.11
54-year-old man goes on trial at Old Bailey accused of murdering two women and scattering their remains in canals... more

Paramedics held up as Camden anti-cuts protesters block traffic

01.03.11
Hundreds of demonstrators brought one of London's busiest roads to a standstill in a protest against £35 million of cuts at Camden council ... more

Knife thugs asked man: Are you gay?

16.02.11
A man was stabbed in the chest and leg after being approached by a gang of four men who asked: 'Are you gay?'... more

Free schools get 1,140 requests for 420 places

10.02.11
Three new west London schools have been swamped by applications before they have officially opened... more

Heated battle over where to cook pizza

08.02.11
A pizzeria could face closure in a planning row over whether making pizzas is "cooking" or just 'heating up'... more

Dear resident, can you stump up for frontline services (while we spend £1m on advisers)?

07.02.11
Council spent more than £1 million on advisers to help cut costs - despite planning to send 'begging letters' to its wealthiest residents in a bid to raise money for frontline services... more

No 10 'interfered to push through £600m plan for virus superlab'

20.01.11
Campaigners against a maximum security 'superlab' in the heart of London are calling for a parliamentary inquiry claiming that there was political interference in the bidding process... more

Police appeal to help identify mystery man

06.01.11
Police release a picture of a man with memory loss who was found wandering in Camden... more

'No proper safety checks' on wall that killed boy, 2

04.01.11
City banker’s two-year-old son was crushed to death by a collapsed wall after a council failed to carry out proper safety checks for 10 years, Southwark crown court heard today... more

Three Camden schools get cash reprieve — but 12 still miss out

24.12.10
Three Camden schools will receive government money for vital building works after months of wrangling... more

Camden, the country’s capital of creativity

16.12.10
Residents of Camden are revealed to be the most creative in the country... more

Gang posing as workmen steal valuable pavements

08.12.10
A gang of well-organised thieves posing as council employees or utility company contractors steal York stone paving... more

Ed Westwick's My London

05.12.10
Actor Ed Westwick does his romancing on Primrose Hill, calls Soho his second home and is too old for Camden ... more

Flip-flops, lollipops and coffee: Camden’s latest weapons in fight against binge drinking

12.10.10
Drunken revellers in Camden Town are being given condoms, biscuits and lollipops at the public’s expense to avoid alcohol-related harm during a night out... more


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