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Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Grace Poulter, Future & Found

By on May 21, 2013 in Shopping

Grace Poulter has worked at Fortess Road interiors shop Future & Found since July, helping with its day-to-day running and product development. Brought up in Tufnell Park, she attended Parliament Hill school before a hiatus south of the river studying Graphic Design at The London College of Communication. Since university she has also worked as [...]

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Why It Matters: Busting the delayed motherhood myth

By on May 21, 2013 in Family, Why It Matters

Health journalist Charlotte MacNeil is riled by an irresponsible campaign The television presenter Kate Garraway is fronting a new campaign called Get Britain Fertile. It’s accompanied by a photograph of her made up to look like a pregnant 70-year-old, an image presumably designed to grab our attention, although it actually rather contradicts the campaign message, [...]

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Why It Matters: Kids Club Kampala

By on May 20, 2013 in Why It Matters

Did you take a gap year? Maybe worked in a bar in Spain or backpacked around Thailand? During hers, 18 year old Olivia Barker spent six months volunteering in Uganda. She then decided, along with her friend Corrie, to set up a charity called Kids Club Kampala (KCK), which they ran in their spare time. [...]

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Newsflash: two cinema chains seeking a K-Town venue

By on May 17, 2013 in Film

A week can be a long time in Kentish Town. Just seven days ago we reported on the closure of Pizza Express in the iconic old former poly on the corner of Prince Of Wales Road. Then on Wednesday we tried to galvanise our thousands of readers into acting together if we are all serious [...]

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Free Weekend? Explore Stoke Newington – and a Top 5 pub guide

By on May 17, 2013 in Drink, Food, Free Weekend?

So it’s a sunny late spring morning, the Heath looks inviting, but you want an adventure. Ever thought about the 393 bus? Probably not (and I really don’t blame you). A Kentishtowner doesn’t need to venture deeper into North London, but let’s give Stoke Newington N16, the destination of the 393, a go. After all, [...]

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Big Review: Colonel Fawcett, Camden Town

By on May 17, 2013 in Drink, Food

A new chef at the acclaimed backstreet food pub. But is he any cop? In early Jan last year, we published one of our first reviews to create a genuine stir online. We gave a newly taken over boozer 9/10 for their cooking. With a 21 year old Head Chef, Dorian Kirk, and a dazzling [...]

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Fan of Kentish Town graffiti legend Mr P? See his new mural on Crown Place

By on May 16, 2013 in Art

This week reader Mat Shreeve dropped us a line to say local graffiti legend Mr P has just finished an impressive new mural in Crown Place, off Kentish Town Road. “As residents and owners of Crown Place, there’s been a seven year long dispute about who owns the lane and should clear the bin store [...]

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Who is the new Mayor? Why, Kentishtowner Jonathan Simpson. Here’s his Top 5…

By on May 16, 2013 in Food, News, Pinboard

Yesterday saw Kentishtowner Jonathan Simpson become Camden’s “rock ‘n’ roll” mayor for the second time. And here he is, in all his finery, posing on what can only be called “the Spice Girls staircase” at the Town Hall. “Hopefully I will still be rock ‘n’ roll,” he told us this morning. And, suitably enough, the [...]

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Pinboard: a date set for Kentish Town Carnival – and other spring festivals

By on May 16, 2013 in Art, Food, Music, Pinboard

1. K-Town Carnival Date – now set for Sunday June 16 There’s been much talk recently about the cultural health of the area. So now, let’s celebrate the fact that exactly one month today is the first ever Kentish Town Carnival, which takes place on Talacre Road and Gardens on June 16, from 11am till [...]

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Wednesday Picture: Let’s make a K-Town cinema or arts space actually happen!

By on May 15, 2013 in Art, Culture, Film, Theatre

A cinema? Arts hub? Ideas store? Now is the time to act. With the Bull & Gate no longer a live music venue, and the recent announcement of the Pizza Express closure, we are now seriously thinking it’s time to do something. After all, we are fortunate to have thousands of readers all passionate about [...]

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