Fans of the Belsize Conservation Area will be delighted to hear that a controversial application for a large and inappropriate garden house on Belsize Square was rejected by the Development Control Committee on the 24th June. It was a close vote of 6-4 against it going through, so the outcome can be put down to […]

You may have read in this week’s Ham & High that Belsize is set to get a new sub post office nearly two years after the last one in this area was closed, causing outrage among residents. A source close to the negotiations told the Ham & High that a site had been identified and […]

Many local residents in the area around King Henry’s Rd are concerned about the High Speed 2 (HS2) proposal for a fast rail link from Euston to the Midlands and North of England, which involves tunnelling under homes in our area.  While all parties support HS2 in principle, the Liberal Democrat Transport Shadow Norman Baker […]

Camden is set to receive £1 million from the government to pay for additional primary school places. In May this year over 140 Camden children were without an offer of a place in a reception class, and Belsize was particularly badly affected.   This funding is a tribute to the amazing campaign waged by parents […]

Fantastic news – Camden Council has won a bid to make Belsize and the surrounding area a Home Energy Efficiency Programme pilot for the whole of London. That means up to 1,000 households will each receive 10 energy and water efficiency measures installed for free. The aim is to test the concept for the whole […]

Good news at last on primary school places. Following a suggestion from a Belsize parent, Camden Council has secured the use of classrooms for up to 90 children at the Hampstead Hill School site in Courthope Road in Gospel Oak. It’s not ideal – Courthope Road is too far to the east – but it’s […]

Healthcare for London recently consulted on proposals to improve stroke services in London by ensuring that all Londoners live within 30 minutes’ ambulance drive of world-class specialist services. The aim is that all Londoners should be assessed, diagnosed and treated within 30 minutes of arriving at hospital. It is proposed that there should be a […]

The public meeting on 14th May was very well attended. Parents made it very clear to the education department how serious the problem is and just how stressed, frustrated and angry they are about the lack of primary school places in the area.  Andrew Mennear, the executive member for education, and his department were unable […]

Camden Council is holding a meeting this Thursday 14th May 2009 at 6.30pm at Swiss Cottage School (please note new venue) to discuss primary school provision in the area.   Please come to show support and to contribute to the meeting. The more people we have the better.

Just in case you don’t know here are the results of the Belsize by-election: Aptowitzer, Naomi (Green) – 109 votes Benardout, Gary (Conservative) – 952 votes Birch, Sean (Labour) – 270 votes Simon, Tom (Liberal Democrat) – 1,136 votes Thanks to all those who supported Tom. He’s looking forward to representing everyone in Belsize whether […]