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Cllr Judy Dixey joined a team from Veolia collecting rubbish (Image: Judy Dixey)

'I went out for a day with the dustmen - here's the worst problem they face'

Voting on election day at Trevor-Roberts School (Image: Trevor-Roberts School)

Voting on election day at Trevor-Roberts School (Image: Trevor-Roberts School)

Education Matters

The school where pupils won an election on a pledge for less homework

Mayor of Camden, Councillor Samata Khatoon cuts the ribbon with Leyland CEO Martin Hastings and other members of the Leyland team

Mayor of Camden, Councillor Samata Khatoon cuts the ribbon with Leyland CEO Martin Hastings and other members of the Leyland team

Leyland opens new DIY shop with Halloween party

Pupils at Sarum Hall School voted to support charity Kulira.org, which was founded by Jarah Koomson - seen here visiting the school (Image: Sarum Hall School)

Pupils at Sarum Hall School voted to support charity Kulira.org, which was founded by Jarah Koomson - seen here visiting the school (Image: Sarum Hall School)

Education Matters

The school where children vote for the charity they want to support every year

Vincent McEvoy was the art director at Polydor Records (Image: Russell Bentley)

Vincent McEvoy was the art director at Polydor Records (Image: Russell Bentley)

Meeting the man behind classic Who, Clapton and Led Zeppelin album covers

Leyland has opened on the corner of Haverstock Hill and Belsize Grove

Leyland has opened on the corner of Haverstock Hill and Belsize Grove

DIY chain opens despite campaign to save family business

Anna Lee, former president of the Globe Lawn Tennis Club, in Belsize Park, has died

Anna Lee, former president of the Globe Lawn Tennis Club, in Belsize Park, has died

Tennis club president packed art, reporting and a celebrity dog into amazing life

Maureen Lipman proposed to her partner 'as a joke'

Maureen Lipman proposed to her partner 'as a joke'

Dame Maureen Lipman is getting married again - after proposing 'as a joke'

Lancelot Ribeiro in his Haverstock Hill studio and one of his heads in an exhibition at Ben Uri Gallery in St John's Wood

Lancelot Ribeiro in his Haverstock Hill studio and one of his heads in an exhibition at Ben Uri Gallery in St John's Wood

Late artist is granted 'long held wish' to see his heads exhibited

Camden Council has announced that it is triggering phase two of its Chalcots inquiry - days after the Ham&High revealed it had secretly been shelved for years

Camden Council has announced that it is triggering phase two of its Chalcots inquiry - days after the Ham&High revealed it had secretly been shelved for years

Campaigners' scepticism as Camden starts 'scoping' Chalcots inquiry phase two

Greenberry Hill in Haverstock Hill has shut down

Greenberry Hill in Haverstock Hill has shut down

Restaurant blames cycle route for closure after just two years on high street

Uncollected rubbish in Belsize Park

Uncollected rubbish in Belsize Park

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'Appalling' uncollected rubbish 'encourages crime' as well as foxes and rats

A promised inquiry into the Chalcots fire safety scandal was quietly put on ice for the past two years, Camden Council admitted this week under questioning by the Ham&High

A promised inquiry into the Chalcots fire safety scandal was quietly put on ice for the past two years, Camden Council admitted this week under questioning by the Ham&High

Tower block fire safety inquiry was secretly 'put on hold', Camden Council admits

Parliament Hill School, in Highgate Road, was rated outstanding in July

Parliament Hill School, in Highgate Road, was rated outstanding in July

All the schools around Hampstead and Highgate rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted

Mango group getting ready at Notting Hill Carnival

Mango group getting ready at Notting Hill Carnival

Notting Hill Carnival

Pictures showcase joy of Notting Hill Carnival parade

Noel and Liam Gallagher are fans of north London

Noel and Liam Gallagher are fans of north London

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The houses the Gallaghers have lived in - and the pubs Liam's been thrown out of

The Duke of St Albans has a terrace right next to the enormous Hampstead Heath

The Duke of St Albans has a terrace right next to the enormous Hampstead Heath

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All the best pub gardens near Hampstead Heath for the bank holiday weekend

Waitrose chair Sharon White cut the ribbon with Calvin Raymond, who after 30 years is the store's longest serving partner

Waitrose chair Sharon White cut the ribbon with Calvin Raymond, who after 30 years is the store's longest serving partner

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Shoppers queue from 3.15am for opening of new Waitrose in Finchley Road

Weeks after finding 'severe maladministration' in Camden Council's imposition of new windows on the Chalcots estate (pictured), the Housing Ombudsman has revealed the borough is now under wider investigation

Weeks after finding 'severe maladministration' in Camden Council's imposition of new windows on the Chalcots estate (pictured), the Housing Ombudsman has revealed the borough is now under wider investigation

Council under investigation by housing watchdog over dangerous window complaint

Fire crews outside Belsize Park Tube Station which was closed for more than three hours

Fire crews outside Belsize Park Tube Station which was closed for more than three hours

London Fire Brigade

Commuters affected as tube station closed due to blaze

Tower blocks on Camden's Chalcots estate, off Adelaide Road, are getting new facades and windows. But the new windows will cause overheating unless left wide open for prolonged periods

Tower blocks on Camden's Chalcots estate, off Adelaide Road, are getting new facades and windows. But the new windows will cause overheating unless left wide open for prolonged periods

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Council hid facts over windows' overheating risk - then accused tenants of lying

Mo Foster played with the likes of Jeff Beck and Cliff Richard

Mo Foster played with the likes of Jeff Beck and Cliff Richard

The Pink Panther bassist who played with Eric Clapton, Brian May and Phil Collins

Campaigners in Belsize Park fear Belsize Hardware may be under threat if national DIY chain Leyland is allowed to open in an empty premises nearby

Campaigners in Belsize Park fear Belsize Hardware may be under threat if national DIY chain Leyland is allowed to open in an empty premises nearby

'My family shop may have to close if national chain moves in up the road'

Here's the latest round-up of food hygiene ratings in Camden

Here's the latest round-up of food hygiene ratings in Camden

Eatery drops to 0/5 food hygiene rating after previous 2/5 score

St Christopher's School in Belsize Lane

St Christopher's School in Belsize Lane

New timber-clad classroom planned for primary school

Dee Rowlatt has released a book about a criminal babysitter, set in Camden (Image: Russell Bentley)

Dee Rowlatt has released a book about a criminal babysitter, set in Camden (Image: Russell Bentley)

'What is your babysitter doing when you're not there?'

Tulip Siddiq sweeps to victory in Hampstead and HIghgate

Tulip Siddiq sweeps to victory in Hampstead and HIghgate

General Election 2024

Tulip Siddiq holds her seat as Sir Keir Starmer set to become new Prime Minister

The incident took place at Belsize Park station

The incident took place at Belsize Park station

Jewish schoolchildren assaulted at Tube station in 'antisemitic' attack

Clockwise from top: Tulip Siddiq, Jonathan Livingstone, Christie Elan-Cane, Scott Emery, Catherine Becker, Lorna Russell and Don Williams

Clockwise from top: Tulip Siddiq, Jonathan Livingstone, Christie Elan-Cane, Scott Emery, Catherine Becker, Lorna Russell and Don Williams

General Election 2024

Voters' guide to Hampstead and Highgate candidates

The stunning home has made it to a property book

The stunning home has made it to a property book

£8.5 million Belsize Park house featured in book celebrating NW3 homes

Alan Edwards' most enduring professional relationship was with David Bowie and they worked together for four decades (Image: Courtesy of Alan Edwards)

Alan Edwards' most enduring professional relationship was with David Bowie and they worked together for four decades (Image: Courtesy of Alan Edwards)

'Mick Jagger is clever and charming - but I forged a lifelong bond with Bowie'

A 24-hour gym could open in Finchley Road

A 24-hour gym could open in Finchley Road

Planning Applications

Plans for new 24-hour gym to replace electric scooter shop

St Peter's Vicarage in Belsize Square could be demolished

St Peter's Vicarage in Belsize Square could be demolished

Vicarage could be demolished to make way for new homes

Conductor Jan Latham-Koenig, 70, admitted child sex offences including messaging someone he believed to be a 14-year-old boy

Conductor Jan Latham-Koenig, 70, admitted child sex offences including messaging someone he believed to be a 14-year-old boy

Renowned conductor who arranged sex acts with '14-year-old boy' avoids prison

Daisy Hoffner and Louise Pennington Legh lived on Manilla Road for 26 years before they realised they were schoolfriends during the war

Daisy Hoffner and Louise Pennington Legh lived on Manilla Road for 26 years before they realised they were schoolfriends during the war

Holocaust survivor reunited with school friend - who was living in same street

A teenage boy, 16, was rushed to hospital after a car crashed into a fence at Fleet Primary School in Fleet Road, Belsize Park

A teenage boy, 16, was rushed to hospital after a car crashed into a fence at Fleet Primary School in Fleet Road, Belsize Park

Boy, 16, injured after car smashes into primary school fence

Federica Federico surrounded by friends and cafe customers as she celebrates her cafe's first anniversary

Federica Federico surrounded by friends and cafe customers as she celebrates her cafe's first anniversary

The Royal Free Hospital

Cafe that builds a 'bond' with its customers celebrates year of success

Caldesi: L-R: Domenico Fotia, Giancarlo Caldesi, Antonio Cannavacciuolo and Georgio Caldesi

Caldesi: L-R: Domenico Fotia, Giancarlo Caldesi, Antonio Cannavacciuolo and Georgio Caldesi

TV chef opens new Italian restaurant with 'genius' Sunday lunch idea

Tetto's (left) and Cafe Palestina (right) are two of the eateries with a 0/5

Tetto's (left) and Cafe Palestina (right) are two of the eateries with a 0/5

Rooftop bar and three other eateries hit with 0/5 food hygiene rating

Haverstock Hill, Belsize Park - Kitchen

Haverstock Hill, Belsize Park - Kitchen

Property of the week

An immaculate three-bedroomed duplex apartment in Belsize Park NW3

Francesca Agostini lives in Lyndhurst Gardens and says the school street there has not created chaos

Francesca Agostini lives in Lyndhurst Gardens and says the school street there has not created chaos

'School streets are not as scary as they seem - trust me, I live next to one'

Pierce Brosnan with his Hurling Stick while filming Quintessentially Irish

Pierce Brosnan with his Hurling Stick while filming Quintessentially Irish

Pierce Brosnan and Andrew Scott discuss being 'Quintessentially Irish'

Left to right: Antonio, Bob Padron, Giancarlo Caldesi, Giorgio

Left to right: Antonio, Bob Padron, Giancarlo Caldesi, Giorgio

New date set for opening of TV chef's Italian restaurant

A sign pointing to Queen's Crescent Community Centre and outside Lyndhurst Road

A sign pointing to Queen's Crescent Community Centre and outside Lyndhurst Road

Plans for new community food hub and demolition of £1m mouldy house submitted

Conservative Gio Spinella has resigned asFrognal ward councillor after serving Camden for 14 years

Conservative Gio Spinella has resigned asFrognal ward councillor after serving Camden for 14 years

Camden's Conservative leader resigns

Left to right: Antonio, Bob Padron, Giancarlo Caldesi, Giorgio

Left to right: Antonio, Bob Padron, Giancarlo Caldesi, Giorgio

TV chef's Italian restaurant opening delayed due to 'electrical fault'

The plans are part of a wider redevelopment of the area immediately surrounding 39 Fitzjohn's Avenue

The plans are part of a wider redevelopment of the area immediately surrounding 39 Fitzjohn's Avenue

Developer hopes for 'green oasis' around six-storey block of flats and mansion revamp

Essential Living has sold the Avenue Road site to developers Regal London

Essential Living has sold the Avenue Road site to developers Regal London

Developer pledges to get stalled tower block finished

Left to right: Antonio, Bob Padron, Giancarlo Caldesi, Giorgio

Left to right: Antonio, Bob Padron, Giancarlo Caldesi, Giorgio

Opening date set for new 'high-end' Italian restaurant led by TV chef

Plans for the site include 1,800 homes, shops, restaurants and a new town squar

Plans for the site include 1,800 homes, shops, restaurants and a new town squar

02 Centre development project gathers pace

The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in Swiss Cottage ran the the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) - a specialised service for young people experiencing difficulties in the development of their gender identity

The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in Swiss Cottage ran the the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) - a specialised service for young people experiencing difficulties in the development of their gender identity

Children to no longer be prescribed puberty blockers as NHS clinic closes

A fire in Russell Place, Belsize Park, was accidentally caused by a candle

A fire in Russell Place, Belsize Park, was accidentally caused by a candle

London Fire Brigade

Candle safety warning after blaze destroys part of house

One Camden player is sitting on a £1m Euromillions win

One Camden player is sitting on a £1m Euromillions win

Lottery players urged to check EuroMillions tickets for unclaimed £1m prize

Apartment in Belsize Park Gardens, NW3

Apartment in Belsize Park Gardens, NW3

Two doubled bed apartment with balcony, Belsize Park Gardens, NW3