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Camden in the age of the moon landing: From Peter Cook’s stolen car to building the Royal Free Hospital

A bus queue in Camden Road in 1968. PIcture: Richard LansdownA bus queue in Camden Road in 1968. PIcture: Richard Lansdown.Back then, the borough itself was scarcely half a decade old – but the late 1960s can be fairly thought of as the period which set the template for the next half-century from Hampstead to

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‘Much-needed spruce up’: Camden Town Hall refurbishment costs rise to £63m

The refurbishment of Camden Town Hall will cost £63 million, nearly £20m more than the council projected in 2016.Camden Council says the 80-year-old Grade II listed building on Judd Street – initially forecast at £44.2m – requires a “much-needed spruce up” and will “pay for itself” from rental revenue, but admits costs have risen due

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Jewish father wants to meet Tube saviour

A Jewish man whose family was subjected to anti-Semitic abuse on the London Underground has said he wants to meet the woman who stood up for them.The father, who has not yet been named, said he was “extremely grateful” to Asma Shuweikh for intervening. He said that without her intervention, he thought the abuse might

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