Posts by Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
Fire safety failures at Camden Council ‘put residents at risk of harm’, says housing watchdog
Regulator of Social Housing finds council ‘does not have an effective system in place to allow it to meet its responsibilities’
Read More‘Pavements are now obstacle courses’: Blind resident urges Camden Council to ban advertising boards
Red Szell said he finds navigating the borough’s streets trickier than going climbing
Read More‘Made a difference’: Campaigning youngsters persuade council to provide wi-fi in its family hostels
Teenagers spoke of their struggles to keep up with schoolwork during lockdown
Read MoreCouncillors urged to reject ‘unacceptable’ plans to install gates at Primrose Hill
Primrose Keepers says move will ‘irrevocably upend London’s relationship with one of its most loved green spaces’
Read MoreKilburn and Holborn libraries to be used as ‘cool spaces’ where people can seek shelter from heat
Visitors will be able to take advantage of air conditioning and free water
Read MoreHealth bosses talk up plans to reduce eye surgery waiting lists in north London – but concerns raised over longer journeys for patients
Move designed to cut wait times by up to 10 weeks for some patients
Read MoreCouncil hits out at government over Euston HS2 delays – with residents ‘left in limbo’
Town Hall leader calls hold-up ‘a scar separating out our community’
Read MoreCouncil unveils plans for community wealth fund aimed at local entrepreneurs who ‘face barriers in accessing finance’
Leader Georgia Gould says fund is ‘a direct way to tackle equalities and disproportionality’
Read MoreWine school gets go-ahead to open on Warren Street despite residents’ noise fears
‘An understanding of wine can lead you into geography and different cultures,’ says entrepreneur Chris Cassell
Read More‘In with a shot’: Camden councillor set for by-election battle after Boris Johnson’s shock resignation
Danny Beales was selected as Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Uxbridge back in January
Read MoreResidents and traders divided as London Eye-style wheel at Camden Lock wins planning approval
Business owners say 40-metre high wheel will draw in families, but people living nearby fear for their privacy
Read MoreNeed for Voter ID in South Hampstead by-election is first test in borough
First time that voters in Camden have had to show photo ID to cast their vote
Read MoreLabour wins South Hampstead by-election
Tommy Gale triumphs with 882 votes on a turnout of 30.22 per cent
Read More‘One of the stars’: Cycling campaigners heap praise on Camden’s environmental efforts
London Cycling Campaign says the borough is one of the areas that has ‘surged ahead’
Read MoreCamden Council handed £500k fine for failing to fit smoke alarm in block of flats where woman died in a fire
Town Hall says it is ‘truly sorry that Daleham Gardens did not meet the high standards of fire safety’ when Magdalena Fink lost her life
Read MoreCouncil monitoring rise in abandoned hire bikes across Camden after ‘numerous complaints’
Transport bosses believe people hacking the e-bikes are likely to blame
Read MoreUpmarket Indian restaurant wins extended hours after promise of ‘extremely robust’ noise prevention
1947 London gets nod from councillors despite complaints from nearby residents
Read MoreSouth Hampstead by-election: Residents have just two weeks left to apply for free voter ID
By-election was triggered when Labour councillor Will Prince quit to take up a job in the US
Read More‘Very challenging’: Councillors demand better training on carbon costs to help with planning decisions
Politicians call for more support on ‘complex and developing’ subject
Read More‘As long as my son eats’: Camden women speak out about cost-of-living struggles in hard-hitting report
A hundred women told a local forum about the sacrifices they are having to make
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