Posts by Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter
Council to train up ‘community champions’ for health and wellbeing pilot
‘We’re looking to unlock and unleash the assets and energy that’s present in our neighbourhoods,’ public health director says
Read More‘It’s a fog’: NHS Trust faces plea for more beds from mental health campaigners
Proposals include potential redevelopment of St Pancras Hospital with two new community hubs
Read MoreFaith leaders urge social media bosses to be ‘part of solution’ on hate speech
Labour and Conservative councillors clash over community cohesion scrutiny at themed debate
Read More‘Absolute rubbish’: Housing crisis sparks heated exchange at council meeting
Camden Conservatives call for independent review of Community Investment Programme
Read MoreCampaigners urge council to scrap use of ‘toxic’ weedkiller linked to cancer
Environment chief states glyphosate use will be kept ‘very much under review’
Read MoreRow over housing stock quality sparked by councillor’s tweet
“It’s never too late for them to put away the insults and get on with their day job,” says councillor
Read MoreCovent Garden residents settle booze beef with former sorting office developer
Representations withdrawn on licences for redevelopment of ‘intensely brutalist’ Post Building
Read MoreFacelift for Shaftesbury Theatre as refurbishment plans approved
New entrance and basement planned as part of overhaul for West End venue
Read MoreEruv gets go-ahead as council reveals removal of antisemitic objections
‘As an atheist, I may not believe it, but I respect people’s beliefs and their differences as I hope they respect mine,’ councillor says
Read More‘Ghost veil’ to be cast over ‘monstrous’ office block despite Bleeding Heart objections
Councillor says, ‘I can see why it would divide people in its unusual nature’
Read MoreCamden schools condemn ‘cynical’ pay rise for teachers
‘This is just another way of taking money out of the system, so that we will have less,’ says Gospel Oak head
Read MoreResidents praise private security force contracted by council for ‘can-do’ attitude
“We do not have any plans for stopping the service. If we had more money, I am sure we would increase it,” says safety chief
Read MoreHousing chief speaks of ‘resentment’ towards central government over council rents
Cllr Meric Apak warns of potential “race to the bottom” in housing quality caused by rent reductions
Read MoreCouncillor boasts of Camden topping rankings for rogue landlord prosecutions
‘We are leading on this because we want to support private renters just as much as council tenants’
Read MoreBattle of wheels as cyclists clash with taxi drivers over Bloomsbury route
Camden Council decision maintains popular cycle route from Marylebone to Angel
Read MoreGreen light for Green Room bar after noise complaint no-show
‘I’ve never seen this before. It’s really difficult in the absence of the applicant to know what to do,’ councillor says
Read MoreProposed off-licence rejected on ‘hard to police’ Gospel Oak estate
‘I’m not being facetious, but short of the applicant committing to pay for doormen, I don’t see how it couldn’t make matters worse’, councillor says
Read MoreGreen councillor speaks out on borough-wide stop and search orders
Cllr Siân Berry calls for more open lines of communication between councillors and police
Read More‘Uncertainty’ over impact of Universal Credit on council finances
Financial report raises questions about council’s policies for bad debt recovery
Read MoreCamden Greek taverna previously under threat gets licensing go-ahead
Extension of restaurant beloved by Labour councillors “has potential to enhance the area”
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