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A man jogging with his wife and two of his four children was killed by lightning only yards from cover on Parliament Hill during a freak storm. As torrential rain fell, fire engines fr... » MORE
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St Pancras council, which put its rents down when every other local authority was putting them up, is asked to explain its rents policy to the district auditor, after 15 ratepayers objected that... » MORE
Wet and windy Whitsun gave Hampstead Heath fairmen plenty to grumble about, the third bank holiday in a row that it has rained, but hundreds turned out anyway to enjoy all the fun of the fair. Where is the X in sex?... » MORE
If a meagre one-megaton bomb fell on Westminster in a nuclear war, the Royal Free, Whittington and Royal Northern hospitals would be rendered useless and University College Hospital would be obliterated. The Kentish Town Health Centre in Bartholomew Road,... » MORE
The 82-year-old Rosary Convent next door to the Rosary School in Haverstock Hill, Hampstead, destroyed by time bombs during the 1940 blitz, is being rebuilt. Most of the money is being provided by the... » MORE
The annual 24-hour run organised by the Motor Cycling Club from London to Edinburgh commences. Competitors and their friends have supper together at the Gate House Hotel, Highgate, and then line up in the North Road. The first man leaves at 10... » MORE
Prince Philip visits Handley Page aircraft factory in Claremont Road, Golders Green, cheered by a crowd of over 500. He is presented with a model of the new Victor jet bomber by Sir Frederick Handle... » MORE
A lady returning to town by a Hampstead omnibus heard another passenger make a remark about motors, at which the conductor was worked up to a great rage and said, Stick to the old hoss bus, I say; stic... » MORE
Potholes are part of a carefully prepared plan to improve Camden s environment , says council leader Cllr Roy Shaw, who invited residents to go out with a trowel, compost and bulbs and fill in holes so that by May the borough would look lik... » MORE
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Post Office Ltd is consulting on the proposed closure of 171 branches around London, including offices in England’s Lane, Highgate High Street, South End Green, Golders Green and Alexandra Palace.
The firm claims the branches are underused and people can go to other nearby post offices.
Campaigners disagree, saying the closures will leave many without a vital service.
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