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Five new drinking fountains have been installed on Hampstead Heath (Image: City of London Corporation)

City of London Corporation

From battling moths to winning gold: a busy season for Hampstead Heath

Andy Burnham's first promise as prime minister is to end rough sleeping (Image: PA)

Andy Burnham's first promise as prime minister is to end rough sleeping (Image: PA)

Ending rough sleeping means building homes people can afford

Safer cycle routes are needed in Haringey for children to travel safely (Image: Carla Francome)

Safer cycle routes are needed in Haringey for children to travel safely (Image: Carla Francome)

Haringey Council

What if Haringey’s streets were designed for children instead of cars?

The use of technology in healthcare raises questions over data, privacy and patient services (Image: PA)

The use of technology in healthcare raises questions over data, privacy and patient services (Image: PA)

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

We’re dipping our toes into AI but do we really know how deep the water is?

Patrick Matthews with his wife Emma Fernandez who have won the right to a judicial review of the decision to hand over the leases of their cafes at Parliament Hill Lido, Queen's Park and Highgate Wood

Patrick Matthews with his wife Emma Fernandez who have won the right to a judicial review of the decision to hand over the leases of their cafes at Parliament Hill Lido, Queen's Park and Highgate Wood

Hampstead Heath

Hampstead Heath cafe tenants CAN challenge decision to hand lease to Daisy Green

Oxford Street's future is under the spotlight as pedestrianisation plans take shape (Image: PA)

Oxford Street's future is under the spotlight as pedestrianisation plans take shape (Image: PA)

Local government

How London's next 25 years are being shaped today

Lime bikes are among the issues attracting complaints from residents and businesses in Hampstead (Image: Newsquest)

Lime bikes are among the issues attracting complaints from residents and businesses in Hampstead (Image: Newsquest)

Cllr Linda Chung

Why criminals no longer have Hampstead all their own way

Haringey's Rebel Borough theme celebrates decades of community activism and grassroots action (Image: Wikimedia)

Haringey's Rebel Borough theme celebrates decades of community activism and grassroots action (Image: Wikimedia)

Haringey's Rebel Borough will thrive if local voices lead the way

Melissa Premaratne was a pedestrian on her way to Highgate School on September 24 when she was fatally injured in a collision involving a car in North Road

Melissa Premaratne was a pedestrian on her way to Highgate School on September 24 when she was fatally injured in a collision involving a car in North Road

Haringey Council

'Urgent safety measures' demanded at spot where Highgate student Melissa died

Bruce Castle Park

Bruce Castle Park

Local government

4 Haringey playgrounds close for major inclusive upgrades

Local government

Mayors given tourist tax powers as London debate turns to council funding

Cllr Mark Blake

Cllr Mark Blake

Local government

Haringey urges government to tackle council funding crisis after 55 per cent cut

Residents were frustrated when the paddling pool in Priory Park Crouch End remained closed all summer then was fenced off with work stalled on the project.

Residents were frustrated when the paddling pool in Priory Park Crouch End remained closed all summer then was fenced off with work stalled on the project.

'Much-loved' park paddling pool fenced off all summer finally sees repair work begin

Alistair Campbell has lamented the number of London councils that have appeared to drop their Net Zero targets (Image: PA)

Alistair Campbell has lamented the number of London councils that have appeared to drop their Net Zero targets (Image: PA)

Camden must rediscover its pioneering spirit on climate action and net zero

Wapsi women during a protest for compensation (Image: PA)

Wapsi women during a protest for compensation (Image: PA)

Why climate action and justice for WASPI women cannot be pushed aside

Swimmers at the Ladies' Pond

Swimmers at the Ladies' Pond

Hampstead Heath

Hampstead Heath Ladies' Pond 'becoming an exclusive health spa for the rich'

Cllr Tricia Leman enjoyed the celebrating South Asian Heritage Month at Camden Mela (Image: Camden Council)

Cllr Tricia Leman enjoyed the celebrating South Asian Heritage Month at Camden Mela (Image: Camden Council)

Celebrating Camden's communities while backing women who need support

The new cabinet at Haringey must tackle the funding crisis after years of austerity (Image: Ken Mears)

The new cabinet at Haringey must tackle the funding crisis after years of austerity (Image: Ken Mears)

Haringey's financial crisis leaves Green administration facing tough choices

The Magdala Tavern in South Hill Park Hampstead closed on August 20 reportedly due to a mice and cockroach infestation.

The Magdala Tavern in South Hill Park Hampstead closed on August 20 reportedly due to a mice and cockroach infestation.

Hampstead pub 'could be closed for weeks' due to 'mice and cockroach infestation'

Patrick Matthews and Emma Fernandez, co-owners of Hoxton Beach

Patrick Matthews and Emma Fernandez, co-owners of Hoxton Beach

City of London Corporation

Corporation 'won't let its staff speak to cafe managers at heart of legal dispute'

A poster from a Burghley House exhibition showing how Hampstead residents resisted change c1960

A poster from a Burghley House exhibition showing how Hampstead residents resisted change c1960

What makes a good prime minister in an age of constant change?

Designs for the new penthouses at Darwin Court

Designs for the new penthouses at Darwin Court

Luxury Camden penthouses approved after long-running battle as HS2 gives blessing

The Duke of St Albans pub in Dartmouth Park was awarded a zero food hygiene rating by inspectors who visited last month

The Duke of St Albans pub in Dartmouth Park was awarded a zero food hygiene rating by inspectors who visited last month

Revealed - Camden's worst rated pubs, cafes and takeaways for food hygiene in July

The paddling pool in Priory Park Crouch End has yet to open for the summer.

The paddling pool in Priory Park Crouch End has yet to open for the summer.

Anger as park paddling pool remains closed all summer - and will not open this year

Gregory Jones joins Daisy Green's Prue Freeman at the newly refurbished Parliament Hill Café (Image: City of London Corporation)

Gregory Jones joins Daisy Green's Prue Freeman at the newly refurbished Parliament Hill Café (Image: City of London Corporation)

City of London Council

Respect Hampstead Heath or stay away, visitors warned after summer problems

Cllr Callaghan, OG Anunoby, Mayor of London, Cllr Slater

Cllr Callaghan, OG Anunoby, Mayor of London, Cllr Slater

Central London basketball court to be refurbished in 'slam-dunk' deal

Prime minister Andy Burnham meets residents at the Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Campus after he delivered a speech on social care (Image: PA)

Prime minister Andy Burnham meets residents at the Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Campus after he delivered a speech on social care (Image: PA)

Adult social care

Why fixing social care could transform lives and local services alike

Thousands of people from the Caribbean arrived in England to help rebuild the country after the Second World War

Thousands of people from the Caribbean arrived in England to help rebuild the country after the Second World War

Haringey Council

Standing up for Windrush residents and their rights in Haringey

Cllr Callaghan, OG Anunoby, Mayor of London, Cllr Slater

Cllr Callaghan, OG Anunoby, Mayor of London, Cllr Slater

Local government

NBA star to refurbish central London basketball court

Cllr Mark Blake

Cllr Mark Blake

Local government

Haringey Council raises concerns over guidance on single-sex spaces

There is currently minimal inclusion of climate education in the national curriculum (Image: PA)

There is currently minimal inclusion of climate education in the national curriculum (Image: PA)

Climate education must improve to prepare young people for future challenges

As mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham introduced the Bee Network of buses along a similar model to Transport for London with capped standard fares (Image: PA)

As mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham introduced the Bee Network of buses along a similar model to Transport for London with capped standard fares (Image: PA)

Catherine West MP

From Bolton to Haringey, one issue dominates every conversation

The viewpoint from Parliament Hill. Part of Parliament Hill Fields in Hampstead Heath was reportedly bought by funds connected to the slave trade

The viewpoint from Parliament Hill. Part of Parliament Hill Fields in Hampstead Heath was reportedly bought by funds connected to the slave trade

Hampstead Heath

Part of Hampstead Heath 'bought using cash linked to slave trade' - report to reveal

Haringey Council is facing a budget challenge (Image: PA)

Haringey Council is facing a budget challenge (Image: PA)

Haringey Council

Residents deserve the truth about Haringey's financial challenge

Camden Council is breaking down barriers to support every survivor of domestic violence (Image: PA)

Camden Council is breaking down barriers to support every survivor of domestic violence (Image: PA)

Creating a safer Camden for women and girls is everyone’s business

Crouch End Festivals brought thousands of visitors to the area (Image: David Winskill)

Crouch End Festivals brought thousands of visitors to the area (Image: David Winskill)

Festival proves restored town hall can be borough’s cultural hub

New Silk Stream development renders with'B9 A & 'B9 B' as separate, taller buildings

New Silk Stream development renders with'B9 A & 'B9 B' as separate, taller buildings

'Keep the cranes moving' - tower blocks to rise higher at major development

Christie Nonye Okwaraji was a nurse at the Royal Free

Christie Nonye Okwaraji was a nurse at the Royal Free

The Royal Free Hospital

Royal Free nurse who did nothing to help patient in pain struck off for incompetency

Following the Government’s welcome announcement in May of an extra £500,000 over two years to support tackling antisemitism and promoting community cohesion in Barnet.

Following the Government’s welcome announcement in May of an extra £500,000 over two years to support tackling antisemitism and promoting community cohesion in Barnet.

Local government

Barnet Council prepares new anti-hate measures with extra £500k funding

Council’s ‘Day of Action’ sees thousands of illicit products totalling almost £80k in value seized

Council’s ‘Day of Action’ sees thousands of illicit products totalling almost £80k in value seized

Local government

Nearly £80k of illegal goods seized in north London raids

A ceremony has celebrated the moment a new development delivering up to 154 new council homes in Haringey reached a major milestone

A ceremony has celebrated the moment a new development delivering up to 154 new council homes in Haringey reached a major milestone

Local government

Dozens of council homes completed on former hospital site in north London

A community litter pick cleaned up Noel Park

A community litter pick cleaned up Noel Park

Haringey Council

Cleaner streets and open pools: A month of Green leadership

The theme of this year's Learning Disability Week was 'Do You See Me'

The theme of this year's Learning Disability Week was 'Do You See Me'

Learning Disability Week shows power of being seen and heard

Transport for London has increased the number of passenger checks in the last year

Transport for London has increased the number of passenger checks in the last year

Transport for London

Why cracking down on fare dodgers matters for London

The opening hours could match daylight hours thanks to a more collaborative council

The opening hours could match daylight hours thanks to a more collaborative council

Cllr Luke Cawley-Harrison

Power shift in the council opens door to collaboration

There are fresh calls on the the North London Waste Authority to pause and review plans of the Edmonton incinerator

There are fresh calls on the the North London Waste Authority to pause and review plans of the Edmonton incinerator

Election shake-up fuels a push to rethink Edmonton incinerator

A-boards on the pavements in and around Hampstead are creating obstacles for some people

A-boards on the pavements in and around Hampstead are creating obstacles for some people

Lively streets shouldn’t mean blocked pavements

There is fresh hope that plans to expand the Edmonton incinerator could be put on hold

There is fresh hope that plans to expand the Edmonton incinerator could be put on hold

Dorothea Hackman

New power offers chance to stop incinerator expansion

Young residents get involved with making a bench at the Curnock Estate in Camden (Image: Debbie Bourne)

Young residents get involved with making a bench at the Curnock Estate in Camden (Image: Debbie Bourne)

Camden urged to ditch Highline for nature-first Lowline

Haringey Council's new Green cabinet (Image: Haringey Council)

Haringey Council's new Green cabinet (Image: Haringey Council)

Cllr Mark Blake, Haringey Council leader

Haringey voters back change as Greens take control pledging honesty and transparency

Camden introduces new powers to tackle anti-social street drinking

Camden introduces new powers to tackle anti-social street drinking

£100 fines introduced for drinking in the street and public parks in Camden

Haringey was announced as the London Borough of Culture for 2027 in 2024 (Image: Haringey Council)

Haringey was announced as the London Borough of Culture for 2027 in 2024 (Image: Haringey Council)

Enfield, London

Why Haringey’s Labour record deserves recognition

The Hornsey Vale Community Centre hosted the Stroud Green hustings ahead of the May 7 local elections (Image: David Winskill)

The Hornsey Vale Community Centre hosted the Stroud Green hustings ahead of the May 7 local elections (Image: David Winskill)

Haringey Council

From dominance to defeat: Labour’s Haringey reckoning

The removal of underused phone boxes in the Camden Town area

The removal of underused phone boxes in the Camden Town area

Local government

The crusade the remove redundant phone boxes from the streets of Camden