Kate Bingham and the Vaccine Taskforce

When the pandemic began, Kate Bingham was just as at sea as everyone else in respect to vaccines. She is a managing partner at SV Health Investors and worked on medicines for inflammation, cancer and dementia. At weekends she spent…

Categories: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Events

School Life in the Pandemic

Anisah Rahman from Haverstock School shares her experience of the year’s restrictions and lockdown Wondrous moments are running through my brain. Where should I start? Let’s start with results day. COVID-19 somehow found a way to seep into my big…

Marcus and Solly Go Round the Houses

On 11 July, Chief Executive and Artistic Director of the Roundhouse, Marcus Davey and his 14 year-old son, Solly, will be walking a 36 mile circle to raise money for the work the Roundhouse does with young people. Around 40…

Categories: Art, COVID-19

Lianne La Havas at the Roundhouse

Live Broadcast 15 July 2020 Singer-songwriter Lianne La Havas will be playing a special one-off solo show broadcast live from the Roundhouse on 15 July. This multi-camera, one-off performance will give an up-close experience from the comfort of your own…

Categories: COVID-19, Music

Art to Heart – Jennifer Louise Martin

At the start of lockdown, local artist Jennifer Louise Martin set up an initiative to paint elderly people living in isolation. Jennifer thought about how lonely they must be feeling, especially as the weeks went by. So she put out…

Categories: Art, COVID-19, Feature

Community Support for Oldfield Estate During Lockdown

Words by Helen Sweeney. As we enter week twelve of lockdown, Primrose Corner/the Post Office has been acting as the Community headquarters, putting compassion before profit. They have been servicing the local area by continuing to run full postal services,…

Categories: Charity, COVID-19

Dot’s Provisions

By Ollie Collett. Dorothy Woods began ‘Dot’s Provisions’ amidst the government’s Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, with the aim of supplying the Primrose Hill community with health-conscious, allergy-aware food that they can enjoy in the comfort of their own homes. “Everybody is…

Categories: COVID-19, Feature, Food

London Zoo threat of closure

London Zoo is under threat of closure. Its main source of income comes from visitors; but since the zoo closed at the beginning of lockdown, there has been little money coming in to feed the 20,000 animals housed there. As…

Categories: COVID-19, Local Business