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17th May 2012

Clement Marfo playing at the Bank Holiday, Camden Crawl music festival

Camden Crawl music fans brave the wet weather for bank holiday weekend festival

Residents Brenda Sutherland and Maurice White

Owner of Banksy stencil house is told to remove protective screen – by council that used one to preserve artist's work on its own offices

Financial plan for HS2 demolition has 'major risks', says report on high-speed rail...	Gondar Gardens wildlife oasis is saved as planning chiefs reject plans for housing development	Owner of Banksy stencil house is told to remove protective screen – by council that used one to...
End of a 12 year reign: How the suburbs turned against Brian Coleman - the London Assembly’s...	Lazzaro Pietragnoli elected as Labour revel in size of victory in Camden Town with Primrose Hill by...	HS2 tax proposal revealed in Transport Minister's leaked letter is branded 'an insult to...
Labour shrug off Boris mayoral win, as Andrew Dismore removes Brian Coleman from assembly seat	Challenge pays off as Labour colleagues select Sarah Hayward to become new leader of Camden Council	MP Dobson and former mayors open Kentish Town's 'wonderful' new-look community centre
Treehouse for sale: £1m Camden Mews home goes on the market	Tributes to Emanuel Litvinoff, writer who put post-war plight of Soviet Jews in the spotlight	Harvesting local produce! Primary schoolchildren grow a herb garden on supermarket roof
Camden Crawl music fans brave the wet weather for bank holiday weekend festival	American Church is urged to open its doors to homeless to prevent square being used as public toilet	Arsenal legend Thierry Henry to discover if he can build a four-storey fish tank in dream home
PROPERTY: Gondar and Agamemnon Residents need £10k for legal battle against developers	Swowbiz icon, Lionel Blair, reveals his secret to long life, at Age UK event	HEALTH: Emmy winner draws on his talents to face Alzheimer’s - Set designer diagnosed with disease...
Team that deterred hundreds of teenagers from joining last year's Camden riots faces job cuts	Labour watch Boris win again but score big consolation prizes	Labour celebrate comfortable win in Camden Town with Primrose Hill by-election
Landlord from Chris Evans’ TFI Friday TV show laments demise of real pubs as he prepares for...	Campaigners fear skyscraper will be the only way to get £35m price for Council's annexe site	Lethal Weapon actor Danny Glover attends Haiti earthquake fundraiser at Crossroads centre
Leaked letter reveals how NHS bosses urged doctors to stay away from public inquiry into surgery...	Primrose Hill Library, run by volunteers, opens its doors with promise of after-school clubs and...	Actor Jude Law wants to restore his Grade II-listed Georgian home to its former glory
Labour councillor Peter Brayshaw joins shareholder backlash and asks: ‘What about our pensions,...	Belsize Free School campaign backed by education charity CfBT	Kentish Town woman celebrates her divorce with a plan to trek through Morocco's Atlas Mountains
Carers and day centre staff celebrate Netherwood reprieve with tea and opera	Mosaic for Mo Farah. SCCS pupils show support for Olympic long distance runner	St Paul’s Primary School win Camden Swimming Gala for third time in a row
HHL's family doctors told they cannot bid for out-of-hours GP service	Lawyer representing abuse victim Maria Worroll criticises 'toothless' Care Quality Comm...	Mother of knife victim Milad Golmakani blames lack of jobs for gang killing
PROPERTY:Craft work: Bauhaus comes to Britain - Art as Life at the Barbican until August 12	HEALTH: Woman who survived disease visits school to encourage students to take steps to beat it	'I'll be next Mayor if supporters keep promises to vote for me,' says Ken Livingstone
Police arrest man after stand-off with 'hostage-taker carrying gas canisters' at...	Four teenagers jailed for brutally stabbing Milad Golkamani to death on basketball court	Legal challenge threat over changes to parking permits that residents fear could cause squeeze on...
OBITUARY: Child of a literary family haunted by tragedy, George Hepburn exuded innocence and charm...	'Training' row cyclists stage ‘die in’ protest outside offices of minicab firm Addison Lee	Regulars fear flats plan threatens future of Black Cap, Camden High Street's world-famous gay...
Tories laugh off newspaper advert that urged readers to shun Brian Coleman	Two-way by-election battle? Voters to choose new London mayor and councillor in empty ward	Student Arthur is refused permission to end 286-mile charity run at Olympic Stadium
Students bake cakes to celebrate Aspire Education's first open evening	PROPERTY: Iconic Centre Point tower could become luxury flats over new Crossrail station	Kentish Town Community Centre host St George’s Day party
Hollywood actor Danny Glover to visit Kentish Town for Haiti earthquake disaster fund	Camden Mayor Abdul Quadir abseils from Town Hall to raise funds for hearing loss charity	Snap happy in King's Cross as fashion photographer inspires Hillview estate kids
UCL ‘Plague’ bones theory dismissed, but remains set to go on public display	'I love NW5' - New eco-friendly bag designed by Kentish Town mums, now a cult fashion hit	Zut alors! It's back to school for ex-pat French voters as they choose their country’s next...
Ash Court abuse leads to calls for public inquiry into care watchdog	Disabled pensioner suffers stroke as bailiffs attempt to take his bed away over unpaid parking...	HEALTH: Midwives’ mission - Royal Free team helps in Iraq
Psychiatric patient held indefinitely for King's Cross hostel killing	Mayor Boris decides not to overturn Town Hall's decision to reject Hawley Wharf plans	Government reveals plans to buy hospital site to build new homes for Camden families displaced by...
Shocking footage of care home attack on disabled grandmother is captured by her family on hidden...	Jurors hear how documents on suspect's computer played vital role in hunt for Golmakani killers	US TV and movies threaten to overshadow Count Dracula, warns descendant of author Bram Stoker
‘Containers will ruin conservation areas,’ say wheelie bin campaigners	Starbucks in pledge to consult community over revamp of Lock Keeper’s Cottage	Mayor Boris could overturn decision to reject Hawley Wharf and Camden market redevelopment plans
Wheelchair users' protest in the rain fails to prevent closure of four day centres for the...	Thousands could be forced from their homes in Camden as benefits reforms cause 'doughnut...	Amy Winehouse's parents donate £20,000 to Fitzrovia Youth in Action group from charity set up...

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	Legal challenge threat over changes to parking permits that residents fear could cause squeeze on spaces
	Student Arthur is refused permission to end 286-mile charity run at Olympic Stadium
	'Training' row cyclists stage ‘die in’ protest outside offices of minicab firm Addison Lee
	Regulars fear flats plan threatens future of Black Cap, Camden High Street's world-famous gay pub
	Actor Jude Law wants to restore his Grade II-listed Georgian home to its former glory
	Labour councillor Peter Brayshaw joins shareholder backlash and asks: ‘What about our pensions, Barclays'?
	Belsize Free School campaign backed by education charity CfBT
	Relief for bungling schoolboy muggers as judge spares them custodial sentences
	Charities warn staff at neuro hospital, as homeless target alcohol-based hand gel
	Campaigners fear skyscraper will be the only way to get £35m price for Council's annexe site