Harry Taylor
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Covid-19 lockdown sees Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley halt long-awaited return
The Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley has reluctantly hit pause on its reopening plans due to the impending Covid-19 lockdown. → Read More
Marr-vellous to be back: Primrose Hill’s Albert pub reopened by BBC journalist after six-year closure
They might not be allowed to prop up the bar - and Covid restrictions leave the near future uncertain - but drinkers can order a pint at The Albert in Primrose Hill for the first time in six years. → Read More
Debt clinics help Camden families but contract with collection firms extended
Camden Council has renewed its deal with a three debt collection firms who were rebuked last year for “confusing and intimidating” letters to people who owed the town hall cash. → Read More
Hampstead and Highgate pavement-widening barriers come down in Camden U-turn
Measures to widen pavements in parts of Hampstead and Highgate have been dropped by Camden Council due to a lack of people using them. → Read More
Hampstead Village BID levy won’t be enforced, despite ‘threatening’ legal letters to local shopkeepers
Businesses in Hampstead will not be taken to court if they do not pay the Business Improvement District (BID) levy this year, despite a letter threatening legal action if they didn’t pay within a week. → Read More
Businesses warn Haverstock Hill cycle lane plan ‘could cost 60 jobs’
Sixty jobs could be lost if parking spaces are removed from Haverstock Hill in favour of a planned cycle route, according to the owner of a restaurant affected by the scheme. → Read More
Cork and Bottle: Bar chain put lease up for sale on South End Green’s old White Horse pub
A pub where George Orwell once propped-up the bar could be facing its second rebranding in as many years, as its lease has gone up for sale. → Read More
Belsize’s Luisa Porritt confirmed as Lib Dem candidate for London mayoral race
Luisa Porritt has been elected as the Liberal Democrats’ candidate in the London mayoral elections. → Read More
Oriel Place works set for 2021 completion
Works to revamp Oriel Place will not be completed until Spring 2021, due to delays from coronavirus. → Read More
Camden Conservatives’ dispute over cash for South End Green Streatery
Conservative councillors in Hampstead were at loggerheads this summer over thousands of pounds set for South End Green’s ‘streatery’, with one demanding businesses stump up the costs themselves. → Read More
Graffiti sprayed atop Hampstead Heath’s Parliament Hill
The words “Racoon City” were sprayed by vandals over the landmarks guide at the top of Parliament Hill. → Read More
Calls for outdoor heaters as South End Green ‘streatery’ licence extended
Restaurants and cafes in South End Green are celebrating after extending their licence for the streatery until November, and they hope to get approval for heaters and covering for diners. → Read More
Revealed: Rising costs of Camden Town Hall refurb
Camden Council should be more transparent about why the costs to refurbish its town hall have soared to £73million, according to a councillor on the steering committee for the project. → Read More
Renovations for puppet theatre with sights set on Christmas 2021 opening
In the front room of a former pottery shop in Hampstead lie 28 wooden theatre seats from 1930s Prague. They have witnessed Nazi occupation, Soviet troops quashing a revolution and the celebrations that met the fall of the Iron Curtain.Now the rows lie empty once again. This time because of a pandemic. → Read More
‘Positive’ week of action for investigation into disappearance of Lana Purcell
The detective in charge of the search for missing Lana Purcell said last week’s fresh appeal to try to find out what happened to her has had a positive response. → Read More
Abacus planning inquiry: Experts argue over ‘unacceptable’ air quality at school’s proposed site
Nitrous Dioxide (NO2) levels at the old Hampstead police station are at an “unacceptable level”, according to an expert witness at the inquiry into plans for Abacus Belsize Primary school to move to the Rosslyn Hill site. → Read More
Affordable homes plan for site of fatal fire
A housing block gutted by a fire that killed a woman nearly three years ago is set to be sold to a trust to provide affordable housing. → Read More
A ‘safer, fairer and greener’ London
If the Liberal Democrats had known the amount of attention the election to choose their mayoral hopeful would have got within its first 72 hours - you suspect party chiefs may have been delighted. → Read More
Haverstock Hill: Council warned to heed public opinion over parking cuts
Camden Council risks “shooting first and asking residents later” over its plans to remove parking on Haverstock Hill, a councillor claims after a survey saw hundreds of people come out against the proposals. → Read More
Coronavirus should rule out Abacus Belsize school move into former Hampstead police station, inquiry told
Changes in behaviour due to the coronavirus pandemic mean that Abacus Belsize Primary School should not move into the former Hampstead police station, a lawyer has told a planning inquiry. → Read More