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Published: 1:38 PM June 1, 2021    Weapons dealer Darren Dixon has been told to serve 11 years in prison, rather than eight - Credit: NCA A firearms supplier's prison sentence has been extended by three years after Court of Appeal judges found he had been treated "unduly leniently".  Darren Dixon, 32, of Kentish Town, was initially jailed for eight years in March this year after admitting 15 charges relating to the "importation, conversion and sale of prohibited firearms". The charges also included manufacturing gunpowder and forgery of police ID documents. Kentish Town man Darren Dixon ...

Joey Grostern Jason Charles-Nelson from Young Music Makers - Credit: Archant The Ham&High welcomed an upbeat lunch hour of sing and dance as part of its online mental health day. Swing Sister Swing and Young Music Makers shared the benefits of music and dance for wellbeing with the audience at Ham&High: Our Community's Mental Health on May 21. First up were the jazz dance teachings of Cat Foley of Swing Sister Swing, a female-led outfit who teach dance, music and theatre. With guidance, the audience danced its way through Cat’s step-by-step history of swing dance. Cat said: “I’m goi...

Shops and restaurants with remarkably familiar logos in Birmingham and the Black Country We have a look at some shops with cheeky names and logos - just for the pun of it! Shops and restaurants with remarkably familiar logos in Birmingham and the Black Country Email updates on the latest on shopping, restaurant news and moreInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslett...

Drawings of the plans - Credit: Murphy A planning application is anticipated “before the summer” for the redevelopment of Murphy’s Yard.   Proposals for the 15.5-acre site between Gospel Oak station and the bottom of Highgate Road in Kentish Town include buildings from three to 19 storeys.   The site would host up to 750 homes, industrial space, offices, restaurants, and healthcare and leisure facilities.   A new pedestrian and cycle route – the Heath Line – would connect Hampstead Heath and Gospel Oak to Kentish Town, and open up an industrial area long closed off to the publi...

Published: 8:00 AM April 10, 2021    Pupils at La Sainte Union perfect their drama ready to record as part of a Donmar Warehouse workshop - Credit: La Sainte Union Pupils at La Sainte Union Catholic School in Highgate Road have been working with experts from the Donmar Warehouse to produce their own work inspired by a hit play.  During lockdown the drama students from years 10 and 12 took part in ten online workshops in which they used issues they feel passionate about to inform their own original work.  Themes they covered included international poverty, mental health, and child exploita...