‘Yellow Pages’ scam uncovered - Trading Standards warn schools against fraudsters
SCHOOLS are being warned to be on the lookout for fraudsters posing as employees of the Yellow Pages after a series of scams in the borough.
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Shop wins booze battle
A NEWSAGENT has won the right to sell alcohol despite objections from a neighbouring off-licence.
Blunt message - Leap Confronting Conflict charity - Award for young campaigners against knife crime
YOUNGSTERS have attended an awards ceremony to honour their work in educating peers about the perils of knife crime.
Bid to solve grades crisis - schools' chiefs believe they can raise average GCSE grades by 50 per cent in just two years
SCHOOLS chiefs believe they can raise average GCSE grades by 50 per cent in just two years – and it will only cost £230,000.
xtra Diary: Boris Johnson's hopes for a brighter year ahead
THE West End kicked off 2010 with a noisy blast of colour and pyrotechnics.
ANTHONY NOLAN - THE MAN CONVICTED OF THE MURDER OF PATRICK DELANEY DIES IN JAIL
Mystery death of man jailed for street shooting
THE secrets behind two of Camden’s most cold-blooded murders may never be known after a man convicted of one of the shootings died in prison.
Holly Bush pub is sold, but major changes barred!
IT has an illustrious history, once hosting art lectures by Constable, gas-lit debates on the uses of his invention by the father of electricity Michael Faraday, and even the first public meeting in
‘My pal was nowhere near as stern as Nowhere Boy film shows’ - Judith Simons defends Lennon's aunt Mimi in movie portrayal
Former Beatles reporter who got to know Fab Four disputes portrayal of Lennon relative
JOHN Lennon’s Aunt Mimi, the woman who gave the Beatle somewhere to live after his mother abandoned him, gets scathing treatment in a new movie.
Back from brink, now Maribel Mendoza follows her nursing dream
Inspiring story of woman with rare liver condition who was hours from death
LYING unconscious on a life-support machine, Maribel Mendoza was unaware that doctors gave her just a few hours to live.
Gong for prostitutes’ ‘super nun’
MBE for charity’s founder Sister Lynda Dearlove.
IT has yet to fully shake off its reputation as a hangout for pushers and prostitutes, but the streets of King’s Cross are a safer place for all thanks to “super nun” Sister Lynda Dearlove.
Write off? A sad story as more Bloomsbury bookshops are closed
Stores disappear from area with literary reputation
THE number of bookshops in Bloomsbury has more than halved from a peak of 30 just a few years ago.
Canal towpath attacks warning - gunpoint threat to pedestrians using Regent's Canal path
JOGGERS and cyclists have been warned over the dangers of using canal towpaths after two people were mugged at gunpoint.
Shows over? Pub crisis puts Lion and Unicorn theatre group under threat
A PUB theatre could face the final curtain after the company which owns the building went into administration.
UCL Academy principal’s 100k-plus
THE first person to take charge of Camden’s first academy school will get the chance to earn more than £100,000 a year.
Euston Station on secret shortlist for high-speed trains
EUSTON railway station is in the running to be turned into a mega-terminus that will be a transport hub for the next generation of high-speed trains, the New Journal can reveal.