Francesca Lister-Fell

London

Assistant Editor at Camden New Journal

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600 children and young people living in temporary accommodation in Camden,

3 days ago | camdennewjournal.co.uk | Francesca Lister-Fell

The team from Streets KitchenSIX-hundred children and young people are currently living in temporary accommodation in Camden, a council meeting heard this week. The equivalent of two primary schools’ worth of children are not living in secure housing in the borough. “And what’s most concerning for us is that number is growing,” Abi Knight, public health consultant at Raise Camden, said at a debate on homelessness and temporary accommodation at a full council meeting last Monday night.
Four banned from sleeping in a tent in Camden Town

6 days ago | camdennewjournal.co.uk | Francesca Lister-Fell

Tents in Camden GardensSOME homeless people are being banned from sleeping rough in a large area in Camden Town and have been warned their tents and belongings will be removed if they do not leave the area. The order comes two years after the then leader of Camden Council, Georgia Gould, stood up in a public meeting to declare that disposing of rough sleepers’ belongings would not happen again.
Sir Michael Palin warns of developer threat to Gospel Oak neighbourhood’s ‘soul’

6 days ago | camdennewjournal.co.uk | Francesca Lister-Fell

Sir Michael Palin with Lindsay Mackie and Foyezur MiahSIR MICHAEL Palin shared his love for living in Gospel Oak, a “special place that’s not pretending to be something it’s not”, at a community event on Monday night. On the same day that he finished penning his latest book – on his travels around Venezuela – the Monty Python actor journeyed down the road from his home in Oak Village to give a talk at the Queen’s Crescent Community Association (QCCA).
‘I’ve seen it happen, people die when benefits are taken away’

1 week ago | westminsterextra.co.uk | Francesca Lister-Fell

Angus BeatonA WOMAN has warned of the consequences of stopping disability benefits after her brother died from a drug overdose. Camden Town resident Alison Charlton said she feared “people will die” as a result of Labour’s plan to cut personal independence payments (PIP) She said her brother Angus Beaton’s life changed for the worse when his PIP was axed under the Conservative government. The 69-year-old fell into a life of despair and drug use before his death in 2019.
‘I’ve seen it happen, people die when benefits are taken away’

2 weeks ago | camdennewjournal.co.uk | Francesca Lister-Fell

Angus BeatonA WOMAN has warned of the consequences of stopping disability benefits after her brother died from a drug overdose. Camden Town resident Alison Charlton said she feared “people will die” as a result of Labour’s plan to cut personal independence payments (PIP) She said her brother Angus Beaton’s life changed for the worse when his PIP was axed under the Conservative government. The 69-year-old fell into a life of despair and drug use before his death in 2019.
Disability cuts ‘will lead to deaths’

2 weeks ago | camdennewjournal.co.uk | Francesca Lister-Fell

Protesters in Whitehall“PEOPLE are going to die” as a result of the disability benefit cuts, a Camden-based disabled rights group warned this week. Hundreds of people turned up outside Number 10 yesterday (Wednesday) to throw bouncy balls at the big iron gates outside the PM’s Downing Street office. They yelled “balls to the budget”.
Parents left in dismay as brakes go on plans for new LTN

2 weeks ago | camdennewjournal.co.uk | Francesca Lister-Fell

Parents and children protest outside Brookfield Primary School after the low traffic neighbourhood scheme was paused FREE, SIMPLE-TO CANCEL 30-DAY TRIAL OF AUDIBLEDARTMOUTH Park residents said they were “quite cross” that a low traffic neighbourhood scheme was paused by the council. Parents and their children at Brookfield Primary School gathered for a protest before school started on Tuesday morning to express their support for the recently scrapped Dartmouth Park Healthy Neighbourhood Scheme.
‘Heartbreak’ as rare tree faces axe

3 weeks ago | camdennewjournal.co.uk | Francesca Lister-Fell

The threatened tree in Belsize ParkRESIDENTS are “heartbroken” that a rare tree in Belsize Park could be chopped down by a housing association. A black poplar tree in a shared garden in Belsize Grove is facing the chop after Notting Hill Genesis submitted a planning application to fell the large native tree to “eliminate the need for continuous maintenance”.
‘Trickle down theory doesn’t work - the rich just keep it all for themselves’

4 weeks ago | camdennewjournal.co.uk | Francesca Lister-Fell

Brian Eno, Dale Vince, Julia Davies and other millionaires part of the campaignBRIAN Eno joined fellow multi-millionaires outside the Houses of Parliament this week to demand more tax from the government. The legendary musician was on a battle bus with the “Patriotic Millionaires” campaign last Tuesday. The wealthy group are calling on the government to introduce a 2 per cent tax on wealth above £10million. This could raise £460million a week for our country’s finances, they say.
‘Trickle down theory doesn’t work - the rich just keep it all for themselves’

4 weeks ago | islingtontribune.co.uk | Francesca Lister-Fell

Brian Eno, Dale Vince, Julia Davies and other millionaires part of the campaignBRIAN Eno joined fellow multi-millionaires outside the Houses of Parliament this week to demand more tax from the government. The legendary musician was on a battle bus with the “Patriotic Millionaires” campaign last Tuesday. The wealthy group are calling on the government to introduce a 2 per cent tax on wealth above £10million. This could raise £460million a week for our country’s finances, they say.