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  • Camden Town gets £3.3 million of funding for regeneration

    By MsCamdenTown at 07:05 on 19/01/12
    Crowndale centre
    I'm a Camden girl and love the area but there's no denying our beloved borough could use a bit of R&R. Thankfully we don't need to go to |Groupon for this as we've just been given some much needed regeneration cash to pretty up the area,  £2.2m funding came from the Mayor of London's Regeneration Fund, and £1.12m from Camden Council, Camden Town Unlimited and Transport for London- so we should have some great...
  • Camden Town and the Strikes 0f 30th November 2011

    By MsCamdenTown at 12:41 on 01/12/11
    Say NO to AV
    Richard Osley from the Camden New Journal shares his thoughts about the Austerity strikes of the 30th Nov 2011, and the thoughts from the frontline look rather dire. He's not that keen on how councillors have handled the strike action, and as a general observer yetsreday there seemed to be varying degrees of approval from the public about the strike. The decision seemed so torn as many could not decide how fair it was, with many...
  • Camden Innovation and Development Fund- make changes to Camden

    By MsCamdenTown at 16:02 on 30/10/11
    Camden Innovation and Development
    Want to make a major difference to the way Camden Council does things? Fill in the Camden Innovation and Development Fund- survey and you can learn about what's going on in the area, have your say on what you'd like to see and contribute your thoughts about important local topics. The ideas/projects pitched to the fund revolve around 2 main themes: 1) Tackling socially ingrained problems: new and improved solutions. 2) Redesigning...
  • 50,000 flower bulbs planted in Camden- Camden to be in bloom in 2012

    By MsCamdenTown at 20:13 on 10/10/11
    Friends of St Georges planting 2011
    With the London 2012 Olympics scheduled for next year, Camden Town is making sure that they will be looking mighty fine. They have planted over 50,000 bulbs in open areas across the borough and have more planting days scheduled during October.  The flowers are a mix of daffodils and hyacinths planted in squares with multi coloured Naricissi planted in open spaces.  The council is trying to get the community involved in the...
  • Camden Libraries - Update

    By cyclechic at 17:54 on 13/06/11
    Library cuts
    Last week Camden Council's Cabinet met to discuss the various proposals for the future of Camden libraries. Sadly it has been agreed that after April 2012 current services will no longer be on offer in Chalk Farm, Heath and Belsize. All other libraries will reduce opening hours by 10%. Charges will be increased, stock and staff and extra services will be reduced. Part of the proposal includes working with the local community to try to...

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  • Camden Council joins Friends of the Earth to make Camden solar friendly

    By MsCamdenTown at 00:32 on 14/01/12
    Solar energy
    Camden Council may get a lot of flack but they genuinely arte trying to look out for our best interests and their latest endeavour show the effort they are making.The government has made a proposal to cut the income to installers of solar products, and Friends of the Earth is protesting about this. We'd all like to see cheaper renewable eco friendly energy become mainstream and to help this happen we need to keep prices low and...
  • Camden Chief Executive Steps Down

    By Muso187 at 14:09 on 15/07/11
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    After eight years in post the Chief Executive of Camden Council, Moira Gibb CBE, has tendered her official resignation. Her 'reign' has been regarded very highly all round, both by residents surveys on council performance, and official performance reviews. Leader of the Council, Nasim Ali, publicly praises her leadership, stating that: "Moira has been crucial in steering the council through one of the most challenging periods of...
  • Top of the Pops Shops in Camden

    By Muso187 at 15:33 on 08/07/11
    One of the original pop up shops at Chalk Farm Rd Camden Town
    Camden Town Unlimited, in partnership with Camden Council, are celebrating the success of a an innovative scheme, which is seeing disused shop fronts turned into pop-up displays of art and individuality to help breathe new life into Camden retail life during this difficult economic climate. This award winning scheme has been successful at making Camden's shops 'top of the pops'. The pop-up shop project started in June 2009 with the...
  • Breaking Protocols Cut the Cuts

    By radfax1 at 15:43 on 01/03/11
    The Camden Crowd
    People from Camden, unite in solidarity and defiance to fight against, an illegal quango government's cuts, tyranny, injustice and repression Video Link.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jobGRBvkcjE There will also be a public meeting on 2nd March at the Town Hall in Judd Street at 7pm, we urge all people, especially from Camden to try and attend. Camden Council recently gave the go ahead for the UKCMRI project, a massive biotech...
  • Camden council meeting about cuts disrupted by protesters!

    By radfax1

    http://tinyurl.com/479efs7 STOP THE CUTS Camden People...

              
     
    By MsCamdenTown at 20:46 on 28/02/11
    Camden Protest Cuts
    The joys of Twitter bring you this breaking news- Camden council meeting put on hold by maddened locals. This evening the Camden head honchos meet to discuss cuts in Camden, and turnout is fairly uninspiring. 'Public trickling in now. Finally.' Said Sarah Hayward, Labour councillor We now hear that there are 30 people inside.  This is what Sarah has outlined on her blog regarding the cuts that will be proposed: • &nb...

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