SWISS COTTAGE NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS
	Strong performance by Labour: power change a strong possibility Camden Councillors elected so far: KILBURN: Mike Katz, Thomas Gardiner, Maryam Eslamdoust (all Labour). Labour gain three seats from Lib Dems KING S CROSS: Sarah Hayward, Abdul Hai, Jonathan Simpson (all Labour). Labour holds all three seats. SWISS COTTAGE: Do... » MORE

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Draconian planning rules set for communities

CONTROVERSIAL planning rules labelled draconian by residents of the Holly Lodge Estate are set to be introduced in Hampstead, Belsize Park and Swiss Cottage. On Tuesday Camden councillors are due to approve the adoption of s... » MORE

Mystery donor replaces disabled girl's computer

GENEROUS Ham&High readers have not only replaced disabled student Palwasha Akbari s stolen computer – but also provided cash to buy new software as well. Last week, the Ham&High reported how burglars targeted Jack Taylor Special School in... » MORE

Blaze rips through Swiss Cottage restaurant

Diners had to down their knives and forks when a fire broke out at a Swiss Cottage restaurant last night. Around 40 firefighters spent nearly four and half hours tackling the blaze at Arabesque on Winchester Road. Although the cause of the fire is still... » MORE

Campaigners lose battle to halt academy plan

Susanna Wilkey PLANS for the Swiss Cottage academy are moving full steam ahead after parents lost their hard-fought legal battle over Camden Council s sponsorship choice. The council was accused of forging a backroom deal last year when it put University... » MORE

Kilburn parent welcomes Swiss Cottage Academy decision

AS a parent in the Kilburn area I know how difficult it is to get our children into a Camden secondary school. So I was really pleased when I heard that the Liberal Democrats on the council were making plans to build a new school at Swiss Cottage, and to... » MORE

WHO'S WHO: NICOLE THAM, Student and Catwalk princess

Nicole Tham is a student at Westminster Kingsway College. She lives on Adelaide Road in Swiss Cottage and won the Catwalk Live modelling competition to win a place in the final of Miss Top Model UK. She is also set to appear in a film called Catwalk. Ho... » MORE

Teenager beaten with baseball bat and stabbed after car smash

A TEENAGE boy became the latest victim of knife crime after being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The 19-year-old was leaving the 24-hour Food Link store opposite the Swiss Cottage pub in Finchley Road in the early hours of Friday when a silver car... » MORE

Residents unhappy with design for new Swiss cottage Academy

by Susanna Wilkey NEIGHBOURS have had their first peek at designs for the controversial academy school in Swiss Cottage. After the outline plans were sent out in the post this week, many residents fear the news buildings will overshadow their homes and be de... » MORE

Boisterous teens leave residents blleary-eyed

DISTRESSED neighbours of a Swiss Cottage park are demanding action after a summer of sleepless nights. Residents living near the open space behind Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre are fed up with rowdy youths congregating in the early hours. They are calling... » MORE