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From rags to rags: our enduring fascination with Billy Waters
48+ min ago (652+ words) Building up celebrities only to knock them down is no modern phenomenon. Let's not forget Britain's "first black disabled celebrity', says Angela Cobbinah Thursday, 9th April " By Angela Cobbinah Billy Waters in 1815 has portrayed by Sir David Wilkie NOT far from…...
I was worried about cultural appropriation, but people have the right to write about whatever they want
58+ min ago (1104+ words) Crime writer Paul Waters tells Dan Carrier how the setting for his latest book series reflects his love of India Thursday, 9th April " By Dan Carrier Paul Waters outside the hotel that inspired his book SISTER Agatha Murphy of the Sisters…...
Election battle as one of Labour's longest serving councillors backs the Greens
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (1003+ words) Exclusive: Former deputy leader says people should vote for local candidates in Holborn and Covent Garden Thursday, 9th April " By Richard Osley Sue Vincent has been a Labour councillor for 24 years IT isn't a timid or vague endorsement " there's not an…...
You can see north London forever! My climb to the top of Alexandra Palace
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (442+ words) Lloyd Bickham reviews a new breath-taking attraction with views to rival Primrose Hill Tuesday, 7th April " By Lloyd Bickham Lloyd Bickham takes up the new challenge of reaching the top of Alexandra Palace ALEXANDRA Palace continues to live up to its…...
Swanky Modes fashion designers in walk back to where it all began
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (606+ words) Friday, 3rd April " By Willie Walters was one of the designers by the shop opposite Camden Road station A FASHION collective who made Camden their home in the 1970s are reunite for a history walk down memory lane this Friday. Four designers…...
Homeless man was found dead in bins, inquest hears
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (479+ words) Coroner's service works to identify body Friday, 3rd April " By Daisy Clague The bin shed in South End Close A MAN found unconscious in a bin shed in freezing temperatures last January died from alcohol-related causes, an inquest has heard. In…...
Labour council leader says welcoming asylum seekers and refugees is "proudest achievement"
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (588+ words) Party releases detailed manifesto ahead of May 7 council elections Friday, 3rd April " By Richard Osley Richard Olszewski at the campaign launch CAMDEN'Labour will offer a softer stance on immigration on the election campaign trial over the next five weeks than some…...
Detectives hunt e-bike killer in cycle-by shooting
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (728+ words) Police still yet to make an arrest in gun murder inquiry Friday, 3rd April " By Tom Foot Forensic teams in Somers Town on Sunday morning [Simon Lamrock] BOUQUETS of flowers are mounting up in tribute to a young man nicknamed "Nutty…...
Michael White's classical news: Messiah; Polyphony; The Crucifixion; Roderick Williams; The Resurrection Story
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (450+ words) Thursday, 2nd April " By Michael White Roderick Williams " Wigmore Hall, April 6 [Theo Williams] IT'S Holy Week, which means the concert schedules are awash with spiritual reflection proper to the time of Easter " mostly in the form of choral music, which comes…...
How Alexxis ended up wrestling at the famous Electric Ballroom
1+ week, 43+ min ago (627+ words) 'It's the realisation of my dreams' Thursday, 2nd April " By Daisy Clague Alex Cooper, aka Alexxis, "takes inspiration from Disney villains" [PROGRESS] ALL hail the Iron Queen, the Wicked Bitch of Wrestling, reigning women"s champion Alexxis Falcon. She clinched her…...