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Published: 29 July, 2010
by RICHARD OSLEY
THE Labour Party has been accused of tearing up its promises after revealing proposals that could lead to flats on one of Camden’s most coveted estates...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by JOSH LOEB
CAMDEN was the “nerve centre” for a Greenpeace protest that saw all 50 BP petrol stations in London shut down.
In the early hours of on Tuesday,...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by CHARLOTTE CHAMBERS
TECHNICIANS pieced together phone records of a man accused of murder from memory cards that had been broken into pieces, a court has heard.
Leon Fyle,...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by RICHARD OSLEY
A BY-ELECTION winner has dedicated his thumping victory to the former leader of Camden’s Conservative Party whose sudden death triggered the poll.
New...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by TOM FOOT
A FATHER whose son suffers from a severe mental illness has written a book about the “pitiful inadequacy” and “total failure” of Camden...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by CHARLOTTE CHAMBERS
FIREFIGHTERS in space age-style protective suits descended on a busy Gospel Oak street at the weekend following fears of a chemical leak.
Members...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by JOSIE HINTON
SMASH-and-grab thieves who broke into an electric bicycle shop in Camden Town in the early hours of Tuesday made off with bikes worth £6,000.
A security...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by DAN CARRIER
IT caused the sort of fuss he was used to when he was one half of 1980s pop band Wham – and also made it a special birthday for a lucky fan.
George...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by JOSH LOEB
A BATCH of secondhand books have provided their own happy ending – in the shape of an envelope containing £850.
David Tobin, who owns Walden Books in...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by JOSIE HINTON
ARMED police officers guarding the home of shadow Foreign Secretary David Miliband have waved goodbye to his Primrose Hill doorstep.
The officers, who have...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by JOSH LOEB
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save the Duke of Hamilton pub have thrown their hat into the ring in the competition to take over its lease.
Former middle distance...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by JOSIE HINTON
FRIENDS of a mother who killed herself nearly 10 years after her son was shot dead by police said she never came to terms with his death.
They told how...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by DAN CARRIER
THE gentleman had fallen asleep in a café at Euston Station, and sitting next to him was Ellen Luby, who was about to catch a train to go to a...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by RICHARD OSLEY
AN architect with one of the closest connections to the Kentish Town Baths has given its glittering refurbishment the thumbs up.
Peter Peneth’s parents...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by JOSIE HINTON
A TUNNEL to carry high-speed trains under Primrose Hill looks set to escape the coalition government’s spending cuts.
Opponents had hoped the rail link...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by TOM FOOT
CAMPAIGNERS are lobbying the Department of Health today (Thursday) with a warning to Health Secretary Andrew Lansley they will unleash a second wave of protests...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by JOSIE HINTON
PENSIONERS and sick children were among those to benefit from the fundraising efforts of pupils from Haverstock School in Chalk Farm.
Year 7 students visited...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
HUNDREDS of people crowded St Dominic’s Priory in Southampton Road on July 13 to pay their respects to Brian Cole, who has been described as the “heart and soul...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by TOM FOOT
A 96-YEAR-OLD great-grandmother is demanding the return of her wheelchair after it was “stolen” at a summer picnic party in Regent’s Park.
Kathy...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by TOM FOOT
THEY had almost survived a painfully drawn-out meeting in the Town Hall chamber.
But the final item on the agenda proved too much for the few remaining members of...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
SIXTY years ago I was an angry young man. Now, I am a very grumpy and unpleasant old one.
As I wake, the trumpet calls me to battle – activated by the duplicity...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by JOSIE HINTON
SHE is described as “part of the furniture” at Haverstock School and has taught thousands of pupils including three generations of some families...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by JOSIE HINTON
AN American businesswoman accidentally drowned in the bath of a Holborn hotel while visiting London for a conference, an inquest has heard.
Elizbieta Andros,...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by DAVID ST GEORGE
THE murder of student Mahir Osman in crowded Camden High Street more than four years ago is to be again investigated by an Old Bailey jury.
Following the...
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Published: 29 July, 2010
by RICHARD OSLEY
HIGH above the Oasis swimming pool in Holborn, this is the sight of the first “green roof” to be laid on a council block in Camden.
The top of 93...