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Pollution in London is a public health priority and the equivalent of 9,416 Londoners die early every year due to air pollution. Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has plans to improve your health by cleaning up London’s air and wants to hear your ideas. To have your say, take part in the air quality survey. 'Talk London' ha...

Can you wear a HiVis and operate a speed gun? Are you concerned about speeding traffic - Great Ormond Street, Gray's Inn Road, Doughty Street (not the car park the Guilford Street has become), or anywhere elae? TfL are working in partnership with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and City of London Police (CoLP) to run C...

Do You Live, Work or Study in Holborn? You could make a huge difference to the life of a lonely older person if you have just an hour or so to spare each week. Holborn Community Association are looking for caring, reliable people to visit isolated older people living in the Holborn area to provide company, friendship and...

Though HCA, plans are afoot for a new Holborn Neighbourhood Forum. They're going to submit an application for designation as a Neighbourhood Forum and develop a Neighbourhood Plan under the terms of the Localism Act 2011. Neighbourhood planning gives communities direct power to develop a shared vision for their neighbourhood...

HV is a big fan of Tim Hunkin's Novelty Automation.  Now there's a new machine.  Your task is to take the photos for the cover of the next issue of CELEB magazine. You have 4 minutes to take the photos before the police arrive. Fly the drone and see what the stars are up to inside their Beverley  Hills mansion. http://www...

A walk along Museum Mile provides a fascinating insight into London, past and present. From King's Cross to the River Thames, discover 13 of the city's most extraordinary museums and galleries and their equally diverse collections. DOWNLOAD THE MUSEUM MILE TOUR Download the podcast to enjoy a self-guided walk around Mu...

Mount Pleasant Association is delighted to announce that Islington and Camden Councils have accepted their applications for a Neighbourhood Area and Forum. From Friday 9 October to Friday 20 November 2015 Camden and Islington Councils will be consulting residents, those who work in the area and other interested stakeholders....

A drizzly Saturday lunchtime in Red Lion Square. In the park café sits Keir Starmer with Labour party colleagues finishing lunch.  They’re mid-walkabout. There’s a bit of a film star buzz.  The last time HV was this excited was when we saw Boris from a distance at Kings Cross Station inspecting progress of works on the new squ...

Tuesday, 5 May, saw the launch of a joint Islington and Camden borough initiative, called Operation Attrition, to tackle moped related crime. The operation is an intelligence led initiative which will use a range of policing tactics in order to tackle moped related crime. With a focus on deterrence and intervention, officer...

Incident at Holborn Updated Saturday 4 April 2015 00:06 hrs The Fire has been extinguished and we are now working with emergency responders and contractors so that businesses can be reopened and residents can return home in phases. There will be a decision made between the Police, the Fire Brigade and Camden Council be...