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31 July 1998 National Lottery bids totalling £17 million have been lodged to transform the Roundhouse in Camden Town into a vast performing and visual arts centre for young people. The charitable trust of Torquil Norman, the millionaire philanthropist, b... » MORE
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29 July 1983 A wood company foreman did not hesitate when a shotgun-armed bandit robbed his firm of wages. He braved being shot and chased after the robber, who escaped in a car with £2,300. It was only later that he discovered the getaway driver was his... » MORE
1 August 1958 Mr Harold Brighouse – author of the famous Lancashire comedy Hobson s Choice – who had lived in Parliament Hill, Hampstead, since 1919, collapsed and died in the Strand on the eve of his 76th birthday. He daily took a five-mile walk across... » MORE
A man jogging with his wife and two of his four children was killed by lightning only yards from cover on Parliament Hill during a freak storm. As torrential rain fell, fire engines fr... » MORE
St Pancras council, which put its rents down when every other local authority was putting them up, is asked to explain its rents policy to the district auditor, after 15 ratepayers objected that... » MORE
Wet and windy Whitsun gave Hampstead Heath fairmen plenty to grumble about, the third bank holiday in a row that it has rained, but hundreds turned out anyway to enjoy all the fun of the fair. Where is the X in sex?... » MORE
If a meagre one-megaton bomb fell on Westminster in a nuclear war, the Royal Free, Whittington and Royal Northern hospitals would be rendered useless and University College Hospital would be obliterated. The Kentish Town Health Centre in Bartholomew Road,... » MORE
The 82-year-old Rosary Convent next door to the Rosary School in Haverstock Hill, Hampstead, destroyed by time bombs during the 1940 blitz, is being rebuilt. Most of the money is being provided by the... » MORE
The annual 24-hour run organised by the Motor Cycling Club from London to Edinburgh commences. Competitors and their friends have supper together at the Gate House Hotel, Highgate, and then line up in the North Road. The first man leaves at 10... » MORE
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| ONLINE POLL |
Post Office Ltd is consulting on the proposed closure of 171 branches around London, including offices in England’s Lane, Highgate High Street, South End Green, Golders Green and Alexandra Palace.
The firm claims the branches are underused and people can go to other nearby post offices.
Campaigners disagree, saying the closures will leave many without a vital service.
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