Posts Tagged ‘Camden Council’
Blue plaque marking ‘dawn of Carnival’ unveiled at Town Hall
Councillors, campaigners and others celebrate 1959 forerunner to Notting Hill Carnival
Read More‘Artisan gelato’ spot opens in Kentish Town after licensing clash
Urban Chocolatier to serve ‘indulgent’ food until 1am after police and locals object to late-night hours request
Read MoreAI-driven public conversation on social care set for autumn launch, council says
Thinktank Demos piloting £1m resident engagement programme expect to launch in borough in the autumn
Read MoreElderly admissions to Royal Free more than double in two years
Data shows trust saw largest spike in patients over-65 between 2022 and 2024, with number rising
Read More‘Intolerable’: Camden heads raise alarm over schools sliding into deficits
Town Hall asks schools to plan for further financial pressures amid rising costs
Read MoreCouncil doubles down on DEI amid Labour row
Leader Richard Olszewski praises efforts to ‘harness different perspectives and experience’
Read MoreTown Hall confirms Jon Rowney as next chief executive
Councillors back current executive director of corporate services to take over from Jenny Rowlands this summer
Read MoreCouncil confirms dedicated cycle lanes for Shaftesbury Avenue
Around 550m of segregated routes to be installed between St Giles High St and Cambridge Circus
Read MoreCouncil moves forward with later hours plans for borough’s nightlife
Committee signs off on changes to late-night hours before five-year policy goes to full vote ‘in the future’
Read MoreHistoric cinema to be transformed into hotel and Cirque du Soleil theatre
Revamp of Grade II-listed Odeon Shaftesbury Avenue deemed ‘seriously detrimental’ by conservation groups after years of planning
Read MoreDeputy leader asks fire brigade to help tackle rough sleeping ‘hazards’
Cllr Patricia Callaghan warns lighter fluid among duvets creating fire risk but implies press pressure has made it difficult to intervene
Read MoreCamden Travellers anxious over plans for long-awaited sites
Local Plan delivers less than half the ‘culturally suitable’ pitches the council said were needed in 2014
Read MoreCare home fires in Camden up 62 per cent
Annual fire brigade report finds borough had highest number of people going under trains in all of London
Read MoreCamden earns top Ofsted rating for children’s services
Inspectors praise educational outcomes for care leavers, with only one recommendation for improvement
Read MoreCamden’s licensing chair backs new ‘call-in’ powers for London mayor
Cllr Jonathan Simpson MBE suggests mayor should have same ability to review planning and licensing decisions
Read MoreCouncil wants assurances from NHS as Royal Free maternity ward axed
Camden’s health chief vows to to give residents a voice in future changes
Read MoreCamden Council gives green light to Euston Tower revamp
Town Hall waves through plans to remake vacant skyscraper as ‘innovation hub’ despite carbon footprint concerns
Read More‘Fitzrovia is not Soho’: Locals steaming over dumpling restaurant’s booze bid
Charlotte Street residents are finding Kinkally’s plans to stay open until 2am on Saturdays hard to swallow
Read MoreBolt to the blue as Labour councillor defects to Conservatives
West Hampstead councillor Shiva Tiwari says Labour is stifling debate whilst presiding over ‘worsening services’
Read MoreCouncil approves budget with maximum tax hike and millions for frontline services
Opposition leader says Labour-run council ‘running out of excuses for failing to address borough’s problems’
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