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'Big brother' plan to spot-check and tow cars owing more than three fines

06.11.09
Legally parked vehicles could be towed away as traffic wardens in London are to do spot checks, hunting for vehicles with a backlog of unpaid tickets... more

Electric car charge points installed at Sainsbury's

05.11.09
Sainsbury's launches a network of electric car charging points, boosting Boris Johnson's plan to make London 'the electric vehicle capital of Europe'... more

This new hate figure's tweeting has done all women a favour

05.11.09
Move over, Nick Griffin: this week's figure of hate is Penelope Trunk, a 42-year-old mother of two whose surname is only marginally more lumpen than her own prose... more

Plumbers at war over celebrity clients

04.11.09
Plumbers in the capital are preparing for battle, with London’s biggest private firm accusing a rival of trying to steal famous clients including Keira Knightley and Hugh Grant... more

'Knight on shining bicycle' Boris Johnson chases off attackers

04.11.09
NEW: Boris Johnson reveals how he reacted instinctively when he rescued a woman who was being attacked by hoodies armed with a metal bar... more

Camden market to rise from the ashes

30.10.09
This is the first image of plans to rebuild Camden's Canal Market, which was devastated by fire last year... more

Two families given housing benefits worth £366,000

05.10.09
Two London families have received housing benefit worth £366,000, figures reveal... more

Overcrowding forces primary pupils to have lessons in church hall

23.09.09
Schools in north London are so oversubscribed that a church hall has been turned into classrooms... more

Former Health Secretary's son charged with cocaine possession

21.09.09
Patricia Hewitt's son charged with possession of cocaine following Camden night out... more

Pixie Lott has got a lot to learn about diva behaviour

07.09.09
Sooner or later, someone’s going to have to take Pixie Lott aside and tell her to start acting more like a popstar... more

Pixie and Peaches Geldof go on a goth-a-thon

04.09.09
The Geldof girls seemed to be competing to see who could out-goth the other during a jaunt in Camden.... more

Campaigners to sue as private firm wins contract for GP centre

20.08.09
Campaigners are to sue the NHS after control of a new health centre was awarded to a private company... more

Gardeners get dug in for a 40-year wait

10.08.09
Demand for allotments is at an all-time high with some waiting lists decades long, research suggested... more

London's laughing: Guide to The Camden Fringe

29.07.09
The Camden Fringe is the in full flow — Bruce Dessau guides you to the funniest bits around.... more

Camden's Coast is a palace of surf’n’turf

29.07.09
Coast delivers its promise of “a breath of crisp Cornish air in the heart of Camden”.... more

Burlesque girls on the march

29.07.09
Several burlesque dance troupes joined forces today to protest against a council’s clampdown on their shows... more

Night patrols cut crime by taking children off streets

24.07.09
Police operation to round up children roaming the streets late at night is to be extended after successfully curbing crime and anti-social behaviour... more

Father of shot activist makes justice cheaper

10.07.09
Father of a peace activist shot dead by an Israeli soldier has launched a pioneering legal service to make justice more affordable... more

Town hall cinema will lead a £15m Hornsey renaissance

12.06.09
A cinema and performance space is to be created in north London as a "cultural rival" to Camden... more

Families queue for allotment plots with 40-year waiting list

03.06.09
They are more at home in Topshop than the potting shed and more likely to be found tweeting on Twitter than weeding... more

Hundreds of families hit by shortage of school places

22.05.09
The parents of more than 130 children without a place at primary school were demanding answers from education chiefs... more

Queens of Noize smash up Camden

08.05.09
Follow the paps to Smash and Grab's starry new home at Proud's stables in Camden.... more

Striptease or art? The question for burlesque taste police

28.04.09
A North London council ignited a debate over whether burlesque is an art form or simply titillation... more

Basement extensions don't go down well with neighbours

16.03.09
A craze for basement extensions is triggering complaints from neighbours across London... more

Sound your horn for the electric revolution

03.03.09
The TV presenter who was burbling about renting a house in Camden left me baffled... more

Family demand inquiry into builder killed at work

18.02.09
The family of a scaffolder who was electrocuted at work have called for a public inquiry into his death... more

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