Dispersal zones – time to move on?
With the advent of large areas designated as anti-social behaviour dispersal zones, it is not acceptable to deny young people the right to sit or stand in public places… even if the police don’t like what they are wearing, argues René Lavanchy
RESIDENTS of Camden, I have a confession to make, and as... > more |
Foundation trusts have undermined our NHS
CRITICISM raged when foundation trust hospitals were introduced by Tony Blair several years ago.
Blair argued it would give hospitals greater accountability. Critics said foundation trusts would undermine the founding principles of the National Health Service. > more
Demonising the young - DISPERSAL zones have a role to play in Camden in reducing youth anti-social behaviour, but they must stick to their intended purpose... > more
Fears for clients of CABs - THE two bureaux affected by the changes implemented by Camden CAB Trustees are Kentish Town and Kilburn. > more
In Touch project aims to go from strength to strength - I AM writing to correct inaccuracies in John Gulliver’s column regarding In Touch. > more
Remember, remember the next fifth of November? - THE start of November has become a time dominated by anti-social behaviour with fireworks throughout... > more
Cycling is dangerous – so be safe not sorry - I NOTE that Murray Abisch and John Hartley (Letters, November 5) both completely missed the point of... > more
Why the tenants’ fight for caretakers will go on - I HOPE Councillor James King listens to the caretakers and tenants who lobbied him at his surgery and that he... > more
Leafy or slippery? - I HAVE recently moved to leafy Hampstead. > more
How about a drug treatment centre in NW6? - IT amazes me that one letter supporting a drug treatment centre next to a primary school and a residential estate in... > more
Camelot is older than I thought - SORRY I was mistaken about the birthday at the Camelot estate last weekend (Sixty years for the estate, Letters, November 5). > more
Damp squib - PRIMROSE Hill, quiet, empty and dark; it must be November 5, Bonfire Night, another year when the council pretends that there is nothing to celebrate. > more
Who rules in borough? - WHO rules Camden? I was surprised to receive a letter from the Holborn and St Pancras Conservative Association which refers to... > more
Overground and Jubilee closures are devastating - I AM writing to call on Transport for London urgently to review the sustained closures of the Jubilee and... > more
Education ‘priorities’ - OUR consultation on the possibility of a priority zone has only just concluded and that the move is in no way decided. > more
Calm about cannabis - I READ with interest Sebastian Saville’s Forum (Drugs – all tough talk and no science, November 5) having just returned from a trip to... > more
Value of UK Online - I AM writing to draw attention to Camden Council’s proposal to cut more than 80 per cent of UK Online’s budget for the year 2010/11. > more
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