Posts by Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter
More than 480 Camden council homes sold under right-to-buy, prompting mixed party responses
Green Party calls data ‘shocking’ while Tories defend home ownership scheme
Read MoreFoodbank use in Camden soars 68 per cent as Lib Dems slams ‘shameful’ inequality
Cllr Flick Rea likens Conservative government to Marie Antoinette
Read MoreCamden missed recycling targets every year for a decade – but hopes to reach 40 per cent by 2020
‘Over the last five years Camden’s recycling rate has, like most other London boroughs, fallen.’
Read MoreRevealed: Quarter of Camden’s top priority fire safety works overdue on Grenfell anniversary
Opposition calls numbers ‘worrying’ but council says fire doors are being replaced
Read MoreHolborn car crackdown to cut Bloomsbury traffic accidents approved by transport chief
Cllr Adam Harrison backed the changes at a special meeting last night
Read MoreOfo vows to prevent vandalism of bicycles as rental scheme launches in Camden
Camden Council said the launch was part of a 12-month trial and would be reviewed
Read MoreNone of Camden’s council blocks has Grenfell-linked Celotex insulation, says council
The firm is accused of selling flammable insulation
Read MoreLabour gains seats on Camden’s scrutiny committees as opposition vows to hold council to account
Election success means stronger voice for Labour on committees
Read MoreGeorgia Gould re-elected Camden Council Leader as members praise handling of Chalcots evacuation
‘It’s a real privilege to be re-elected to lead our wonderful borough.’
Read MoreCamden Council defends not paying apprentices London Living Wage
Cllr Sian Berry says council should follow the spirit of the rules
Read MoreCamden Council invested £59 million in other local authorities in the year 2017/18
Cllr Richard Olszewski said the investments were in line with council policy
Read MoreNew Liberal Democrat councillor puts Belsize victory down to bins and Brexit – and vows to scrutinise council
Luisa Porritt says she is ‘looking forward to holding the council to account’
Read MoreNHS staff at University College London Hospital face eight per cent rise in ‘assault and abuse’
Physical abuse was up 4.3 per cent in 2017/18
Read MoreCamden re-elects Labour council with increased majority
Party now has 43 councillors – 28 more than its closest rival, the Conservatives
Read MoreGreen Party’s Berry says Chalcots inquiry could help UK ‘learn the lessons’ of Grenfell – but worries it might never happen
Councillor says phase two of inquiry could have ‘national significance’
Read MoreSpanish tapas chain Iberica gets drinks licence for Covent Garden branch – despite special policy area
The restaurant was awarded the licence despite being in a ‘cumulative impact’ policy area
Read MoreCamden councillor says schools without a waiver on Christian worship are ‘driving without a licence’
Cllr Julian Fulbrook issues a call to action at SACRE meeting
Read MoreVegan kebab shop near Camden High Street wins right to sell vegan beers in the morning
What the Pitta hails licensing decision by Camden Council
Read MoreCamden plans revamped fire safety checks post-Grenfell after pilot scheme on three blocks
New fire risk assessments were welcomed by advisory panel
Read MoreGreen Party’s Sian Berry warns of ‘one-party state’ in Camden – and urges voters to elect more Greens
‘We face the clear threat of a one-party state’
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