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	Lessons must be learned from double killing IT is a picture of calm, in one of north London s most exclusive neighbourhoods. The Holly Lodge Estate in Highgate is dotted with mock-Tudor houses, quiet tree-lined avenues and grassy verges where children play. But just over four years ago, the communi... » MORE

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What has really changed since Boris became mayor?

The London Assembly this week said that Boris Johnson s first year in charge has failed live to up to expectations. And aside from banning alcohol on public transport - with limited success - looking around, it is difficult to see what has changed since B... » MORE

Damaging effects of the Highgate Cemetery 'dictatorship'

Revd Fielding (H&H letters May 14) dismisses Highgate Cemetery critics as disgruntled and their concerns as tiresome prattle whereas Mrs Pateman is a dame formidable with a superb intellect before whom lesser mortals wilt and fall by the wayside... » MORE

Crouch end is crying out for a real farmers' market

I would like to correct an apparently small error, which in fact is important to understanding the issues involved (Local traders are greener than the rest, H&H Broadway May 7). Your reporter announces a forthcoming open meeting hosted by Muswell Hill and... » MORE

We're seeing daylight robbery on a grand scale

Excuse me. Do you sense that the whole infrastructure of our country has collapsed? That it no longer supports the people it serves – the ones who pay for it? That it has gone haywire? That we are living on a giant slab of rotting cheese crawling with des... » MORE

Uncomfortable truths have emerged about cemetery leadership

There is scarcely a word in the Rev John Fielding s elegant letter in your last edition with which I would wish to disagree (Nation owes real debt of gratitude to Jean Pateman, H&H letters May 14). But the elegance, and truth, of the Rev Fielding s lette... » MORE

Bee friendly if you spot a swarm this summer

A swarm of bees in May Is worth a load of hay; A swarm of bees in June Is worth a silver spoon; A swarm of bees in July Is not worth a fly. (Olde English saying) BEE swarming is a natural phenomenon which may occur during April, May and June and it r... » MORE

Death of Baby P, and the implications, will haunt us for years

The death of baby Peter will haunt the nation for a long time, possibly forever. Not just because he died in the most horrific circumstances but because many of us suspect, deep down, that the reason for his death was because the focus of health and socia... » MORE

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