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Despite opposition from police and residents, club is granted licence with added conditions

A Scratch! A Scratch! by Phoebe Collings-James brings the sgraffito technique to Arkwright Road

Don’t miss this colourful array of traditional Punjabi shawls – on display until 25 September

Local health watchdog finds private appointments much easier to come by

Locals share experiences in council debate about the future of Euston

Locals win backing from Green councillor in battle to ‘make streets safer for all’

With Covid support policies coming to an end, housing supply boss says borough ‘may have to look outside’ if demand increases

Housing director Ryan Makinson says council will ‘take action’ against any rulebreakers

Camden on the lookout for sites as it tackles 6,000-strong housing waiting list

The horror play centred around the myths and history of the Channel Islands is ‘genuinely frightening’

Cllr Alison Kelly suspects under-reporting is the problem, but said the numbers ‘need to go right up’

Councillors speak of concern for those hardest hit by pandemic with government support set to end this month

Sustainability chief says a reduction in packaging and more reusable goods are needed to get the figure up

Great Ormond Street paediatrican says colleagues are faced with a potentially life-threatening in how to travel to work

Councillors turn down application from Ice Wharf on Jamestown Road

Paediatrician Dr Marta Krawiec, 41, was killed in a collision with a lorry on 4 August

Town Hall reports 70 per cent drop in weekday traffic on affected roads

The Liverpudlian comic delivers with an ‘off-beat take on our current predicament’

The new play based loosely on Goethe’s Faust is ‘funny and powerful’

Paul Morrissey speaks to Lizzie McAllister ahead of tomorrow’s opening date at Park Theatre

Secrets strip club vows to join fight against touts as Town Hall renews its licence

Top marks: New exhibition at Camden Art Centre features scratches, sculpture and sound

Baghs – Abstract Gardens, Brunei Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Dazzling, rich artistry of talented women’

One in three Camden dentists unable to offer NHS appointments to children thanks to Covid backlog

‘Noise, dust, rats’: Residents upended by HS2 construction call for greater say in their area

‘We’ve waited too long’: Dartmouth Park residents plead for a low traffic neighbourhood

More residents could be housed outside of the borough because of the pandemic, councillors warned

Short-term lets ‘driving up rents’ in Camden – with thousands breaching 90-day limit

Council asks residents to suggest small plots of land for new homes

When Darkness Falls, Park Theatre, stage review: ‘Jump scares, bubbling dread, and historical intrigue aplenty’

Surprise and concern over low number of council staff who have been double-jabbed

Town Hall braces for ‘perfect storm’ with furlough scheme and Universal Credit uplift set to end

Recycling bosses bemoan ‘stretching’ targets after fall in Camden’s rate

‘People are frightened of cycling’: Contentious Belsize Park bike lane approved despite doctor’s pleas

Wetherspoons pub thwarted in bid for later beer garden opening hours

Cycling campaigners stage die-in to demand changes at accident blackspot after sixth death in 10 years

Town Hall asks for feedback on Red Lion Street traffic trial as it ponders new pedestrian zone

Henry Churniavsky, Camden Fringe, stage review: ‘A cleverly layered hour of stand-up’

Fester, Camden Fringe, stage review: ‘Old tropes given an engaging twist’

‘I believe in ghosts, but not the Scooby Doo kind’: When Darkness Falls director on how the spooky new play breaks from tradition