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From 16 December Camden will have a 20mph speed limit across the borough to improve road safety and create a calmer and more pleasant street environment. Slower speeds play a big part in reducing road collisions and casualties for all road users, with drivers having more time to react to avoid a collision, and if one occurs...

Congratulations to Lambs Conduit Street on winning ‘The Great Street Award’ in The Urbanism Awards 2014.  Accepting the award on behalf of Camden Council, our own ward councilor, gorgeous Sue Vincent, beamed with pride.  The other finalists in this category were North Street, Bristol and Park Lane / Poynton High Street, Poyn...

If you are misfortunate enough to lose or have any personal items stolen, you are more likely to have them returned to you if you’ve registered them on the free www.imobilise.com database.  This is the site preferred by the police to enable them to check and return your lost or stolen property. It currently contains 27 million...

Did you know that, since 2012, 14% of theft/snatch crimes in London are by suspects on bikes? Mobile theft in our area is a serious issue. This 30-second video released by the Met Police shows how shockingly fast a street snatch by a criminal on a bike can happen. Follow this handy advice from the National Mobile Phone...

In support of residents against Royal Mail’s planned property developments in Holborn by Cllr Awale Olad Royal Mail is keen on increasing its property portfolio (and therefore increase its net asset worth by a couple of hundred million) if they get planning permission from both Camden and Islington, before the Conservative...

All forms of street entertainment, commonly referred to as busking, are viewed as an important part of the musical and cultural heritage of the borough, providing a means for new talent to be discovered, while adding to vibrancy and character of the area. However, in recent months Camden has received an escalating number of...

Camden does't want you to receive a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) for parking in the wrong place at the wrong time.  Really?  Yes, it's true - HV knows because we read it in Camden's recently published Inside Parking guide - your guide to driving and parking in Camden.  See the link at the end of this article to download your ve...

HV supports safe cycling, and safety for all road users from motor vehicles to pedestrians. When London's streets were designed and built, the early road traffic planners (if there were any after the Great Fire of London in 1666) had no idea about today's road useage.  There's a lot of competition for safe use of our street...

In February this year, Camden consulted local people on their views about a possible borough-wide 20mph speed limit as part of a commitment to reducing road casualties in the borough and creating more pleasant neighbourhoods for everyone.  The results of the public consultation showed overwhelming support for the proposal to...

A new school in our area is now a step closer following Camden’s approval of the sale of the Wren Street site.  The ‘where is my school?’ parents have been campaigning for 8 years for a secondary school to serve the over a thousand children aged between 11 and 15 living in this area – over 80% of whom currently go to secondari...