Educate drivers and save cyclists
Following the tragic death of her friend earlier this year, Emma Chesterman is campaigning to reduce the dangers to cylists posed by heavy good vehicles
IT HAS been 10 months since my friend was killed by a lorry while cycling to work. > more |
Shameful secrecy that corrodes our political system
WE could be very broadminded about the debacle at the newly completed Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre and put it down to the sort of one-off structural failure that could plague any new building.
But we believe that would show a level of tolerance few politicians and most of the objectors to the development would find acceptable. > more
Can the development at Talacre be built to plan? - IN “Misleading Sport England”, Mr Harding in effect challenges Camden on two issues concerning the disastrous... > more
Let’s make sure your recycling is not a waste - IT’S important that residents’ good intentions to recycle don’t become pointless because contaminants such as... > more
Don’t blame the young, look at our leaders - I FULLY agree with the borough’s senior police officer. > more
Wheelchair refused - SUNDAY morning at Elsworthy Rise bus stop the fairly empty C11 bus, going towards West Hampstead opens its doors to let people get on. > more
Not a drop to drink - ON Saturday (October 17), the tenants of three blocks in Gospel Oak found themselves without water for more than seven hours. > more
A miracle in our tenants association hall... - LAST week a miracle happened at Regents Park Tenants Association, Dick Collins Hall – we were given a free make-over. > more
Memories of our Ken - THE unveiling of the blue plaque for Kenneth Williams on Marchmont Street (October 15) reminded me how I used to see Williams... > more
Scandal of Town Hall’s wasted spending - I READ with interest that the Council is now seeking to employ 5 more staff to promote business at a cost of £200,000... > more
Cities must prepare for plan bee - A CRISIS known as Colony Collapse Disorder has affected beekeepers around the globe, with some reporting losses of more... > more
Museum vision still falls short - FOLLOWING Bill Reed’s comments on the latest application for the British Museum extension, I would like to reiterate... > more
PM shares success of Kiln Steet - THREE cheers for brave Mrs Jackie Draper of Kiln Place, Gospel Oak, for standing up for her right to quality of life, free from... > more
Physio wait reduced after CNJ letter - I WOULD like to reply to the head of physiotherapy at the Royal Free Hospital (Waiting time for physiotherapy, October 8). > more
Future of Maiden Lane still ‘wide open’ - LET me reassure New Journal readers and your correspondent RD Warren (Letters, October 15) that there is no cunning... > more
Why we must support the postal workers’ fight - THE postal workers’ fight is vital for every worker, student, unemployed person and pensioner in Britain. > more
Keep verse coming - THE West Euston Time Bank Purple Poets' Reading Party on October 8 was the first time the Camden Town Hall has been used to celebrate... > more |