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2 weeks ago | 
islingtontribune.co.uk | Caitlin Maskell
‘Chewing Gum Man’ Ben Wilson, whose work is currently on show at an exhibition in Gray’s Inn RoadYOU may have seen him lying horizontal, eyeliner to the pavement working on a colourful, miniature masterpiece on the streets we pound every day. Ben Wilson, better known as the Chewing Gum Man – the artist who has been painting art on discarded chewing gum for more than 20 years – is displaying his work at an exhibition in Gray’s Inn Road.
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2 weeks ago | 
camdennewjournal.co.uk | Caitlin Maskell
The branch in Hampstead High StreetTHE Post Office has announced it will stop directly managing high street services – increasing fears that the Hampstead branch will close. The only guarantee offered to campaigners calling for the one in Hampstead High Street to be protected is that there will be a franchise running somewhere within a mile radius. The last two months have seen a series of warnings of how residents and businesses in the area still see it as a vital part of their lives.
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2 weeks ago | 
camdennewjournal.co.uk | Caitlin Maskell
Jamie Gillan with his son Albert as the stall opened in HampsteadA GREENGROCER is starting up his new family business in the area where he grew up – hoping to sell the best quality fruit and veg to the community. Jamie Gillan, has greengrocer blood in his family so it is no surprise he has decided to take the opportunity to launch his new family business Gillan & Sons in the Hampstead Community Market on the high street.
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3 weeks ago | 
islingtontribune.co.uk | Caitlin Maskell
This year’s Breakin’ Convention will feature acts from across Europe [Paul Hampartsoumian]OVER two decades since it started, the acclaimed Breakin’ Convention is returning to Sadler’s Wells as its creative director speaks to the Tribune about the changing nature of hip-hop.
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3 weeks ago | 
camdennewjournal.co.uk | Caitlin Maskell
Fabio has provided the soundtrack to a generation of nights out A LEGENDARY drum and bass DJ still at the forefront of the scene three decades on is embarking on the next evolution of his career – launching his new label next month in Camden. “After being a veteran in this game it’s time for me to step up – if there’s a problem you’ve got to get up there and fix it,” said DJ Fabio.
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3 weeks ago | 
camdennewjournal.co.uk | Caitlin Maskell
Sarah Cunningham died after walking into a tunnel at Chalk Farm [George Darrell, courtesy of Lisson Gallery]IN the days since the verdict of an inquest into Sarah Cunningham’s death, there have been a clutch of unkind headlines. It might be called victim-shaming to focus now on what she had consumed on the night something made her walk into the tunnel at Chalk Farm underground.
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4 weeks ago | 
westminsterextra.co.uk | Caitlin Maskell
In its tribute, the prestigious Lisson Gallery, in Lisson Grove, described Sarah Cunningham as ‘an incredibly talented, intelligent and original artist’ and with an ‘indomitable character’ [George Darrell courtesy of Lisson Gallery]CALLS have been made for platform barriers to be put up in tube stations – despite the huge cost – following the death of a talented artist on the London Underground.
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1 month ago | 
westminsterextra.co.uk | Caitlin Maskell
A PEABODY tenant says her property has “decayed before my eyes” after a disastrous leak has left her with extensive water damage in the flat. Janet Farney, who has lived in the Peabody-managed Tachbrook Estate in Pimlico for 31 years, said she has never experienced treatment like this before from the housing association. She feels that with more and more tenant homes being sold off into private ownership, a social divide is becoming entrenched on the estate.
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1 month ago | 
camdennewjournal.co.uk | Caitlin Maskell
The crime scene in Swains Lane A RESTAURANT owner rushed to help a victim of a violent attack found lying in a pool of broken glass inside an upmarket deli. Harry Lobek, owner of London Shell Co, recalled dramatic scenes last night (Thursday) in Swains Lane around 8pm. Diners fled into shops and restaurants and staff barricaded themselves in the toilet after a man was reportedly stabbed with a metal pole outside Superette, close to the junction with the Highgate Road.
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1 month ago | 
camdennewjournal.co.uk | Caitlin Maskell
Sarah Cunningham [George Darrell, courtesy of Lisson Gallery]THE family of a woman who died on the tube tracks called on Transport for London for “swift and strong action” to improve the safety of those travelling on their network. Sarah Cunningham, 31, was a talented artist who was found in Chalk Farm tube three days after being reported missing on November 1, 2024. An inquest into Ms Cunningham’s death was held at Poplar Coroner’s Court yesterday (Wednesday).
