Podcast feedBuskers Bat Back with Bazoukas
Is Camden closing down creativity in the borough? Buskers in the borough are protesting against the Council, which has been consulting on plans to force them to pay up to £123 for a licence to busk, with a fine of up to £1,000 for anyone playing without one. Freddy Chick has been finding out what is behind the move and the resistance to it.
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Kings Cross A Sense of Place
Local photographer, writer and Somers Town resident Angela Inglis talks about her Book ‘King’s Cross: A Sense of Place’.
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Apprenticeships in Camden - One Hundred in One Hundred
Youth unemployment at the UK rose sharply after the economic crash and remains stubbornly high. There are fears this could be leading to another ‘lost generation’ of Britain’s youth.
Camden Council’s apprenticeship team are dedicated to helping young people into work. In Spring/Summer 2013 they ran an initiative called ‘Camden 100 in 100’. The idea was to create one-hundred apprenticeships in the borough in one-hundred days.
To find out more about the scheme, Camden Community Radio interviewed Rahima Khanum, an apprentice at the Wellcome Trust on Euston Road, and Brian Lim, her manager. We also spoke to Michael Pratt, from the council’s apprenticeship team, and councillor Valerie Leech.
Special thanks to Michael for all his help and to Rahima and Brian for giving up their time.
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Argy Bargey on London's Canals
Tensions have flared between boaters and homeowners on London’s increasingly crowded canals. The focal point of the argument is in Islington where woodsmoke and late-night engine noise from the canal have been impacting local residents. But the overcrowding and stress on the canals stretches throughout the city and is serious enough to have prompted the London Assembly to launch an investigation. Its remit is to find out more about what problems there are and to suggest ways of solving them.
Freddy Chick checked it out.
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Camden Newscast March 2013
A new combined heat and power generator at the Royal Free will provide energy to homes in Gospel Oak so lowering emissions and making cleaner and more efficient power; Camden’s famous gay Pub, The Black Cap is facing yet another bid to redevelop the site.
Features Editor: Charlotte Briere Edney
Features by: Marian Larragy & Tom Boyle
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