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Residents speak out on alarms and fire escapes as draft council safety charter pledges Town Hall ‘will always listen to you about safety’

Oriel scheme predicted to ‘enhance local health and wellbeing outcomes’

Boundary will stretch to the north and south circular roads on 25 October

Pub chain is asking to extend opening hours to 11pm every day in its outside area

Walkers and their clients say plans to hand out only 40 licences could have ‘dangerous repercussions’

Francis, whose appointment was welcomed by all parties, to support Gingerbread charity for single parents

Find out how Camden Council is gearing up to make this week’s elections safe

Plans for four-floor ‘board game environment’ on Tottenham Court Road pass go despite neighbours’ noise concerns

Everything gravitates towards a centre (excerpt). Javier Calderón, 2021

Project explores innovative ways of making and curating place-specific work

Labour rejects outside assessment of falling school rolls as detracting from local knowledge

Residents asked to record sightings of water voles, Britain’s fastest declining mammal, so experts can try to turn their fortunes around

Camden firefighters are asking for views on how they serve the community

Sustainable grocer faces opposition to its plans to sell alcohol

Government grants to revive performance and visual arts as lockdown loosens

April is a perfect time to seek out the rich history of the Lea Valley and its surrounds

Capital’s fire service says response times in inner London ‘remain quicker’ than in outer London

Rhyl to absorb Carlton school, which is ‘very much a victim of falling rolls’, according to Cllr Angela Mason

Town Hall, developer and Network Rail can’t work out who owns a small strip of land, almost scotching a major housing development

Proposal to turn Charlie Ratchford Centre into housing voted through by planning committee

The capital might still be in lockdown, but there’s plenty of culture on show for those willing to walk

Over a third of council tenants and leaseholders do not feel safe in their homes, survey reveals

Councillors set to decide on Moorfields Eye Hospital relocation in ‘major step’ for local NHS services

Ultra-Low Emission Zone expansion to go ahead this year, London Mayor confirms

Wetherspoons in talks with neighbours over Ice Wharf beer garden as police warn of ‘undesirables’

Dog walkers call for rethink of ‘ridiculous’ new rules for Hampstead Heath

Sabrina Francis becomes first Black woman to serve as Mayor of Camden

Coronavirus safety measures: What you need to know about voting in person on 6 May

Immersive Monopoly experience rolls high as council grants booze licence

Somers Town to feature in new art exhibition

Town Hall blocks opposition calls for independent review into future of local schools

Vole call: Help protect the endangered riverside dwellers by joining charity survey

Have your say about local firefighting services

Camden residents voice ‘upset’ over Farmdrop delivery warehouse

Covid arts fund to help dozens of Camden venues

From reservoirs left to nature to ghost platforms – take a walk through London’s industrial past

LTNs had ‘no impact’ on fire response times in London last year, new figures show

Contentious school merger to proceed as families boss acknowledges ‘difficulty and pain’

Mystery of Potteries Path branded ‘bloody shambles’ by councillors

Residents condemn community centre demolition as ‘massive overdevelopment’

Open air art: A handy guide to London’s best offerings