News & Gossip
Illegal demolition continues at the historic Castle pub?
Readers continue to flood us with updates on the fate of Kentish Town Road’s Castle pub, the grand 1849 boozer built on the site of an inn dating as far back as the 16th century
Express yourself: pizza chain dismantles exterior
Did you catch Pizza Express’s workmen taking down the signage at the now closed K-Town branch yesterday? Photographer Sally Lyall Grant did, and sent us …
Jonathan Simpson is the new Mayor of Camden. Here’s his Top 5
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 …
Did anyone see Ed Milliband rescue the fallen cyclist?
Today, we read in the Camden New Journal that Labour leader and high profile Kentishtowner Ed Milliband jumped to the rescue when cyclist Ella Phillips …
Pinboard: Local art special, plus where is K-Town’s club – and a terrace for The Grafton?
1. Why can’t we have a sunny terrace at The Grafton? It’s safe to say The Grafton epitomises the positive spirit of independent businesses making …
How did we take this unusual view?
How’s this for a fine view of Kentish Town on a sunny May morning? Bus-choked street, queue outside Bean About Town, sun bouncing off icing …
Why It Matters: a foodbank on our doorstep
[quote] So a tragedy of 21st century Britain has a small silver lining: foodbanks are community driven” [/quote] 2012 wasn’t just about the Olympics. It …
Kentishtowner ‘commended’ for Best Digital News Service in Newspaper Awards 2013
Readers may remember our shortlisting alongside some big guns in the Newspaper Awards 2013 for the UK’s Best Digital News Service. And on Wednesday night …
Why It Matters: a new footbridge to K-Town station
Did you know there’s soon to be an extra entrance and pedestrian footbridge over to Kentish Town station for access at night? Councillor Phil Jones …
Name a King’s Cross street after a lost nightclub
First came the article, celebrating London’s much-loved ‘lost’ nightclubs, then came our inspired day out, placing guerrilla blue plaques on what remains of the buildings …
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