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All the Hampstead and Camden Olympic medal winners since 1900
As British athletes win medals at the Paris Olympics, we look back past champions from the Ham & High patch. The 2024 Olympic Games began in Paris last Friday (July 26) and many Team GB competitors have already picked up gold, silver and bronze
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Axing HS2 Euston station platforms cost taxpayer £150m
The previous government’s decision to reduce the size of HS2’s Euston station cost the taxpayer more than £150 million. Last year, former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the planned terminus for the high-speed line would have six platforms
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'Absurd and dangerous scheme will make traffic worse - but nobody's listening'
A residents' group says it has been ignored over "absurd and dangerous" traffic plans that will worsen pollution and traffic. Camden Council is working with Islington Council on proposals to create a 'healthy neighbourhood' in Dartmouth Park, closing
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Protest to 'reclaim' Hampstead Heath ladies pond for 'women only'
Campaigners held up a mock barrier with the words ‘no men beyond this point’ in protest at transgender women being allowed at Hampstead Heath women’s pond. About 15 women from feminist group Holding The Line held up yellow tape as part of a demonstration
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Mouse droppings and hygiene issues found at restaurant with 'active pest problem'
Mouse droppings were found all over a restaurant where food hygiene inspectors warned of an “active pest problem”. The Good Egg at Camden Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, scored the lowest possible food hygiene score, 0/5, after. a visit on May
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New flats could be created above a high street phone shop
New flats could be created above a phone shop in Camden High Street. The application was one of many submitted to Camden Council between July 22 and July 29 in the Ham & High readership area. The council is currently reviewing each application
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E-bike owner 'moved battery to communal stairwell' after it caught fire
An e-bike owner and six others are lucky to be alive after its battery caught fire as it was charging while he was asleep. London Fire Brigade was called to the "terrifying" blaze at a third floor bedsit in Abbey Road, at around 2.45am on Monday
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'If Paul McCartney can get his stolen bass back, maybe I can too'
A musician whose "priceless" double bass was stolen more than 50 years ago hopes he can track it down after both Sir Paul McCartney and a friend were reunited with their own long-lost instruments. Nic Worters, principal double-bass of the London
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New bus route to link London Jewish areas amid antisemitism concerns
A new bus route is being introduced to link two Jewish areas following concerns of antisemitism. The Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL) has announced that a new service, the 310, will operate between Golders Green and Stamford Hill