News & Gossip
Return of Camden Beach
It was brilliant but chaotic last year. So what’s new for 2013 on north London’s very own seaside stretch? A pier and pop-up fish restaurant for starters
Revealed: latest plans for the former Pizza Express building
One things for certain, the development’s not going to be finished until 2015. But what exactly is happening to the landmark former assembly hall?
Why we’ve been booted out of the Lock
After a recent review for their new “pop-up” kitchen, today a famous Camden boozer refused to stock our July print issue. Why?
A visionary Kentish Town Square – and daily market under the canopy?
A local architect has been shortlisted in RIBA’s annual Forgotten Spaces competition to create an exciting space which would extend over the railway lines to form a vibrant local hub. In the meantime, let’s support flower seller Natasha’s wish for a thriving daily market
Ringley respond to readers’ outcry over the Castle demolition: “We have contributed to rising property prices”
Yesterday we asked the property management group to respond to concerns over the demolition of the historic building. We publish their letter in full on the next page
So what was Alma Street Fair 2013 really like?
Despite the grey skies, thousands descended on the Inkerman Conservation Area yesterday for the annual celebration of Kentish Town’s creativity and diversity
Thomas Heatherwick’s Routemaster debuts on the 24
The British-made, eco-friendly, much anticipated update of the London’s iconic Routemaster buses starts a full service this weekend. And they come right through the manor
Castle pub demolition: an underhand letter from Ringley’s
The property management group hit back at our series of “negative” articles, despite an overwhelming tide of reader support to have the building listed. And now historian Gillian Tindall has added her support to our campaign, calling Ringley’s “contemptible”
A vampiric battle rages in our comments section – forty years on!
A quite surreal war of words between opposing factions in the Highgate Vampire legend has been addictive reading this week
Pinboard Extra: Shebeen late licence rejected
Twitter has been abuzz with disappointment at the ruling on opening hours at K-Town’s favourite subterranean cocktail bar, Shebeen
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