Why It Matters
Video: Matt Small, 38, artist
In this week’s short film, the acclaimed Gospel Oak-based painter and sculptor explains how inspired he is by the diversity of the area
Video: Kristin Baybars’ ‘Little Place in Gospel Oak’
A rare look inside a truly magical shop, narrated by its long-standing proprietor
HS2 link axed – and Camden’s markets saved. But what next?
The chief of Camden Town Unlimited on today’s victory – and what needs to happen now
Video: Walter, 58, gardener and carer
Hidden Heroes is a series of six short films made by North London Cares. In the fourth, meet Walter – gardener, raconteur, carer for his wife, personality
Video: Peggy, 92 and Inez, 88, retired
Hidden Heroes is a series of six short films made by North London Cares. In the third – and most heartwarming yet – meet Peggy and Inez, two friends who share everything
Video: Johnny, 75, black cab driver
Hidden Heroes is a series of six short films made by North London Cares. In the second, meet dyed-in-the-wool local cabbie Johnny
Never been to the Fiddler’s Elbow?
Now might just be the time. This longrunning Kentish Town music venue has real heart and soul, says promoter Gary Crossing
Are we all being priced out?
It’s an area on the verge of a dramatic social shift, argues Kentish Town born and bred Tim Sowula, who has just moved out to Leytonstone
Video: Dave Holman, 70, Elvis impersonator
Hidden Heroes is a series of six short films made by North London Cares. In the first, meet The King. Or rather, longstanding performer Dave
Why the Bull and Gate may not reopen for 12 months
In an open letter, Patrick Dardis, a board director at Young’s pubs, explains why their new acquisition has been lying dormant since it closed last May
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