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'Gail's could drive us out of business and cost Primrose Hill its identity'
Businesses and shoppers in a street where Gail's Bakery is due to open a branch fear the chain may drive independent shops out of business and destroy the area's identity. The growing chain, which started life in Hampstead, will soon be opening
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Christmas rail disruptions from major London station due to engineering work
Rail services from a major London station will be disrupted due to engineering works this Christmas. Thameslink is reminding travellers to plan and check for alternative routes during this period. Network Rail has announced that from December
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Penthouses plan for 1970s tower blocks 'will help protect against drug-taking'
Eight penthouses will be built on top of five tower blocks despite more than 100 people opposing the plans. Some of the 200 people living at Darwin Court in Primrose Hill warned that building the extensions on top of their blocks would “present
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Man seriously injures police officer after ramming stolen car into him three times
A man rammed a stolen car into a police officer as he was being chased in the streets of Camden. David Doyle, of Brick Lane in Northolt, was driving the stolen car at dangerous speeds on May 17 at around 6.20pm. PC Richard Keel was on a marked
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New bagel shop opens near Hampstead Heath after months of 'blood, sweat and tears'
After three months of "blood, sweat and tears" B Bagel has finally opened its sixth outlet near Hampstead Heath. Co-founders Yoav Baumgarten and Alon Kubi opened the latest shop in their bagel chain in Swain's Lane, in time for lunch on Friday
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Ghosts, cocktails, and a feast, A Christmas Carol as you've never seen it before
It was Charles Dickens - and the Victorians - who gave us many of our festive traditions. A Christmas Carol was first published 180 years ago and we are still singing the same tunes as we deck the halls with boughs of holly, decorate fir trees,
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Road shut and forensics tent near pub after man dies
A road was closed and a forensics tent was put up after a man died in the street near a pub. Police were called to The Alliance pub in Mill Lane, between Kilburn and West Hampstead, on Wednesday (November 13) at 7.14pm. A Metropolitan Police
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Fight to save post office that is 'cornerstone of the community'
A petition has been launched to fight closure of a post office described as the "cornerstone of the community". Barnet Labour councillors and Chipping Barnet MP Dan Tomlinson have joined forces to keep Barnet post office, in High Street, open.
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The Snowman star on what makes the show 'magical' and his favourite moment
The Snowman is back this Christmas, treating families to the wonder of a boy and his frosty new friend flying to the North Pole to the strains of Walking in the Air. Based on Raymond Briggs' book, and featuring Howard Blake's score from the film
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'My dog was six kilos of absolute love - now he's missing and I fear he was stolen'
A dog owner is pleading for the public's help after her miniature poodle went missing - and now she fears he has been stolen. Islington woman Lindsay Holas left her pooch Sammy with a dogsitter in Kensal Green when she went to New York to visit
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Tradespeople warned as tool theft nearly doubles in one London borough
Tool theft has surged across London – with incidents almost doubling in one borough. Security experts from Safe.co.uk have warned tradespeople to be more vigilant, as these thefts are a year-round threat, costing businesses and workers significantly
