‘Community spaces are being taken away’: campaigners rail at rise of pay-to-play padel courts Proposals to convert skateparks, children’s play areas and basketball courts have angered residents The Guardian - UK · Aug 6
My London: Artist Yinka Ilori Artist Yinka Ilori chills at Banya, loves the steaks at Straker’s and never cheats on his Camden barber Evening Standard · Jul 24
James Patten sentenced to 21 months in prison over $100 million New Jersey deli stock fraud James Patten, the former stockbroker behind the infamous stock manipulation scheme that turned a small, money-losing New Jersey deli into a company valued at nearly $100 million, has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison. Patten, 67, was sentenced on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Christine O'Hearn in Camden,… The Times of India · Jul 21
Mayor demands TfL transparency over ‘misery’ caused by London Underground track noise Londoners in Brent, Kennington, Islington, Camden and South Wimbledon are particularly affected Evening Standard · Jul 19
‘It’s like home’: Brixton market traders fight to stop site being sold to big business Campaign hopes to buy site for community, fearing it could go same route of corporate gentrification as Camden and Old Spitalfields The Guardian - UK · Jul 16
Camden High Street could be made permanently car-free Camden Council is proposing a permanent ban on motor traffic on world-famous street Evening Standard · Jul 15
Everything we know about the new London drinking rule that could land you with a £100 fine The new rules are part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour by Camden Council Evening Standard · Jul 1
This 250-year-old "John Doe" was just identified using DNA, naming a Revolutionary War soldier after 250 years A teenage Revolutionary War soldier, lost for over two centuries, has been identified thanks to a remarkable fusion of forensic science and genealogical research. Private John Pumphrey, who fell at the Battle of Camden in 1780, was identified through DNA technology and tracing his family tree, connecting him with living… The Times of India · Jun 26
Flick Rea obituary Other lives: Actor who became a long-serving Liberal Democrat politician in north London The Guardian - UK · Jun 23
North London borough revealed as the capital's best place to be single Research ranks 346 local authorities across the UK for single people - with two London boroughs in the top 10 Evening Standard · Jun 12
Free to murder: How violent teenager on police bail stabbed an innocent grandfather to death days after release SPECIAL REPORT: Exclusive: Rasheed Rahman murdered ‘kind and generous’ grandfather Mark Carroll, 55, in an unprovoked stabbing in north London – the victim’s family are now demanding answers over the tragedy, as Holly Bancroft reports The Independent UK · Jun 5
Two men convicted of 2023 murder of Camden delivery driver Ahmed Ali Jama was stabbed four times on the Abbey Estate in Camden, with Arlind Hashani and Mohamed Adaw being convicted of his murder Evening Standard · Jun 2
Man convicted of 'sudden and unprovoked' murder of stranger in Camden Rasheed Abdul Rahman stabbed Mark Carroll in St Martin's Gardens, Camden in April 2024, causing fatal injuries Evening Standard · May 28
How community groups, activists and local media turned Camden into a model of police reform In 2025, Camden, New Jersey – a city of about 72,000 residents that sits across the Delaware River from Philadelphia – experienced its first homicide-free summer in nearly 50 years. The Conversation · May 25
Evening Standard · May 15 SIXTH newly elected Green councillor quits leaving Londoners with £120,000 by-elections bill New Green representatives on Camden, Haringey, Lambeth, Hackney and Ealing councils have immediately quit - meaning by-elections will have to be held
Evening Standard · May 14 Camden Highline project scrapped due to rising costs Rising living costs, higher operating costs and increased pressure on charities and public bodies have resulted in the project being paused ‘with immediate effect’
The Guardian - UK · May 13 Camden Highline, London’s answer to New York park, is scrapped Project organisers say high costs and energy crisis have scuppered green route from Camden to King’s Cross
Evening Standard · May 12 Angine de Poitrine at Electric Ballroom: A party band from another planet 5/5 Two aliens take to the stage in Camden for a show which confirm them as the buzziest act on this, or any other, planet
Evening Standard · May 6 London local elections 2026: What are the parties promising in Camden? Labour has held control of the north London borough for all but four years in the last five decades
The Guardian - UK · May 6 Green party threat to Labour in London laid bare in Starmer’s own back yard In inner London boroughs such as Camden, home to PM’s constituency, Greens have capitalised on collapse of Labour support
Evening Standard · May 2 London Green candidate suspended over Golders Green attack 'false flag' claims An account linked to Camden candidate Aziz Rahman Hakimi also reposted allegations that ‘Zionists’ were responsible for 9/11
Evening Standard · May 1 Woman jailed for life for killing film director sister and snatching her Rolex Jennifer Abbott, 69, was found dead in her Camden flat last June.
The Independent UK · May 1 Woman jailed for brutal murder of film director sister in her Camden home Nancy Pexton, 70, slashed and stabbed Jennifer Abbott 10 times and taped up her mouth with gaffer tape in an ‘intentional act of degradation’
Evening Standard · May 1 Woman who murdered film director sister in London flat and stole her diamond-encrusted Rolex jailed for life Nancy Pexton slashed and stabbed her sibling Jennifer Abbott 10 times and then left her body for three days in her flat in Camden
The Guardian - UK · Apr 29 Woman found guilty of killing sister in London flat and taking Rolex watch Nancy Pexton, 70, stabbed Jennifer Abbott, 69, and left her body in Camden flat