Posts by Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter
Town Hall budget gap could hit £40m as finance chief hits out at funding cuts
Council to waive fee for Camden EU nationals to use fast-track settlement rights service
Read MoreWomen’s Equality Party protests strip club’s licence renewal
Calls made for council to devise ‘exit strategy’ for dancers while some defend club as ‘one big happy family’
Read MoreHampstead café accused of ‘hostile and intimidatory’ behaviour by neighbours
Deli applies for extension of opening hours as complaints made to council of ‘rowdy guests’
Read MoreTown Hall conducting ‘whole systems review’ of domestic violence support
Council seeks for more ‘holistic’ approach to victim support
Read MoreCouncillors to hear cycling campaign’s plea for ‘radical’ change in Camden
Camden Cycling Campaign to deliver briefing at Town Hall focused on reducing traffic
Read MoreCouncil stands firm against petition from far-left group to reject antisemitism definition
Cohesion chief ‘rejects in the strongest terms’ suggestion that council seeks to infringe on free debate
Read MoreLocal Democracy Reporting Service celebrates first birthday
50,000 stories published in first year of operation across the country
Read MoreResidents call for ‘enhanced’ CCTV across borough’s housing estates
Council to look at roll-out of strategically deployable ‘state-of-the-art’ cameras
Read MoreTown Hall weighing up service charge hike for council tenants
Council plan aims to reduce budget pressure and allow for ‘necessary investment in resident safety’
Read MoreCouncil officers moot new charter to protect residents from construction
Document would set out all construction approach in one place as well as explaining the limits of Town Hall power
Read MoreCouncil requests public inquiry in Leighton Arms row
‘Loss of our public house and leisure facility have a serious detrimental effect on our neighbourhood’
Read MoreTown Hall boasts of success in exterminating ‘proliferation’ of phone boxes
‘What’s going on with these telephone kiosks? Where have they all come from?’, asks councillor
Read MoreAlmost 100 proposals made to address budget deficit of up to £40m
‘The scale of the government’s cuts mean that tough choices are unavoidable,’ says council report
Read MoreFinancial reserves for schools’ high needs funding almost depleted in face of £2.3m overspend
‘There is an increase in spending because there is an increase in need out there,’ says head teacher
Read More‘I’m a bit frightened, now’: Warnings imminent cost increases could cause ‘whole range of schools to fall off cliff’
Headteachers express shock at unexpected pay rise for support staff
Read MoreCouncillors slam NHS ‘democratic deficit’ as information sought in vain over asset sales
‘We have a response from you and I’m still none the wiser,’ says committee chair
Read MorePatient group raises concerns over specialist UTI service leaving children in ‘desperate’ need of care
Health Scrutiny Committee chair for North Central London calls for cases to be taken to ‘the very, very top of the NHS’
Read MoreTop medics urged to publicly consult on St Pancras Hospital redevelopment
‘You are experts in mental health, but not experts in estate development. We want to be proud about what’s going to be there,’ says councillor
Read MoreEvening Standard’s Russell Square festival faces stiff opposition from local groups
Love London event receives licence from council despite Russell Square Commissioners’ unanimous opposition
Read MoreCamden Market Italian Alley gets licencing go-ahead as residents complain of feeling ‘demolished’
Licensing lawyer advises challenge on policy exemptions for cumulative impact
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