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Former Tory leader Gio Spinella delivers touching tribute at full council meeting Former Conservative councillor Leila Roy [Linda Grove] SHOCK and grief has met the death of a community cam­paigner who died suddenly on Friday evening aged 39. Leila Roy had been the first black woman to represent the Conservatives at the Town Hall during a four-year spell. Beyond party politics, she was known as a neighbour­hood activist in Gospel Oak and Belsize Park who campaigned for more school places, council home repairs and protection for independent shops against big supermarket chains. She passed aw...

Readers' letters Swimmers at Hampstead Heath's Mixed Pond in July - Credit: Aaron Chown / PA How can we help businesses thrive? Cllr Danny Beales, cabinet member for investing in communities, culture and an inclusive economy and Cllr Adam Harrison, cabinet member for a sustainable Camden, write:  2020 challenged us all, like few years in our lifetimes. It challenged our communities, high streets and local businesses in Camden. Covid-19 accelerated many of the changes we were already seeing – the rise of home working, challenges to the retail environment, and increased online shopping. One ...