Posts by Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter
Camden’s youth services cut by a quarter since 2011 – as Green Party warns of impact on knife crime
Cllr Sian Berry says cuts are ‘bound to have an effect’ as Labour defends record
Read MoreChalcots Estate: Gould makes ‘absolute commitment’ to second phase of inquiry
Cllr Sian Berry says review must not be ‘undone’ by a future council
Read MoreGeorgia Gould backs anti-semitism protest in debate with Tory leader at Camden council meeting
‘I’m a Jewish leader of a diverse group of councillors who have always stood against anti-semitism’
Read MoreExtra Chalcots Estate work pushes Camden’s post-Grenfell fire safety cost to £100 million
Cabinet set to green-light £30 million to replace windows and curtain walling on five towers
Read MoreTown Hall sorry for keeping Camden police chief waiting 45 minutes for knife crime meeting
Not enough councillors had turned up for last week’s scrutiny meeting
Read MoreCamden fire safety works post-Grenfell to cost £80 million due to Chalcots Estate
Town Hall says ‘there will be no impact on frontline services’
Read MoreCamden police chief says knife crime is ‘number one priority’ after fatal stabbings
Camden’s top police officer has said knife crime is the force’s “number one priority” following last month’s fatal stabbing of two young men. Chief Superintendent Nick Davies, borough commander for Camden and Islington, was being quizzed by councillors last night (15 March) at a meeting of the council’s culture and environment scrutiny committee. He said…
Read MoreNHS pays out £43m for past errors at Camden’s University College Hospital
Payouts for past mistakes at University College Hospital have cost the NHS more than £43 million over the last five years, according to research by the BBC. NHS Resolution paid out £43.4 million in damages and legal costs between 2012 and 2017 for historical mistakes at University College London Hospital (UCLH), which sits on Euston…
Read MoreCamden votes to raise council tax by 4.99 per cent
Council tax in Camden is set to rise nearly five per cent to help fund social care and balance Town Hall’s books after years of cuts from central government. Camden’s cabinet agreed on Wedesday night (21 February) to raise council tax by 4.99 per cent from April, which means an extra £1.09 per week for Band…
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