Readers letters
100 Avenue Road from above during January 2021.
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And this reviled behemoth returns
Peter Symonds, Canfield Gardens, Hampstead, writes:
It comes as no surprise to those of us who spent several years fighting Essential Living’s (EL) plans for a 24-storey tower block at Swiss Cottage, to hear them now claim that they’re no longer able to afford to include the promised 36 affordable housing units in their development for the site at 100 Avenue Road (Ham&High). They’ve made similar claims on numerous other multi-million-pound developments, and it was clear from the moment they won their appeal against Camden’s original refusal of this particular project that they were determined to dismantle as many as possible of the conditions of their planning permission as might minimise their vast profits.
Police detained a man in Camden on Sunday
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A man has been detained under the Mental Health Act following a series of attacks on women around Hampstead.
The 65-year-old was arrested on suspicion of public order offences at a home in Camden on Sunday (January 24), and taken into custody.
He was arrested for further offences of assault and the possession of an offensive weapon.
The incidents are alleged to have taken place between November last year and January 13.
On Friday (January 22) police warned residents to remain vigilant after putting out an appeal for information following a series of attacks by a man wielding a wrench or spanner. The women were subjected to physical and verbal abuse.
Amit Shah said it was now time for a proper consultation
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A resident who took Camden Council to court over proposed cycle lanes in Haverstock Hill has hailed the town hall’s withdrawal of the scheme as a “big victory”.
Amit Shah, who lives in Haverstock Hill himself, said he was “absolutely delighted” at the council’s decision to remove the project s experimental traffic order. He called for a “proper” consultation on future plans.
The town hall pulled out of the divisive scheme on Thursday due to what it called a “minor technical error” and said it would look again at the proposals.
Published:
3:18 PM January 22, 2021
Updated:
3:52 PM January 22, 2021
A man swung a spanner at a nurse at the Royal Free’s A&E, police say
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Police are appealing to find a man armed with a wrench linked to a series of attacks on women in Hampstead – including a nurse at the Royal Free Hospital.
The Met told residents to “remain vigilant” after a man physically and verbally abused women while wielding a wrench or spanner. The attacks took place between November 28 and January 13.
One of the incidents, on November 28, saw a man swing a spanner at a nurse inside the Royal Free’s A&E department after making inappropriate comments to her. The nurse was not injured and the man ran off.