The Latest Breaking News from Hampstead Heath

More than 38,000 people took part in the consultation about the bathing ponds at Hampstead Heath in London.

Four popular independent cafes across green spaces in north London are being taken over by a new operator

A decision on the preferred bidders is expected at a meeting on December 8

Trans swimmers currently able to use a mixed pond or either of the segregated ponds for the gender they identify as

The consultation opens on Tuesday and will run until November 25.

The ladies’ pond at Hampstead Heath currently admits biological women and transgender women

The claim has been brought after the City of London Corporation erected signs which said the ponds are open to trans women despite the Supreme Court’s judgement on the issue earlier this year

COMMENT: As a charity plans to make a legal claim against the organisation running the north London swimming spot, long-time fan Olivia Petter explains why it goes against everything the ladies’ pond has come to represent to her 

IN FOCUS: An advocacy charity is launching a legal bid that could ban trans women from the Hampstead Heath ladies’ pond, citing the recent Supreme Court ruling that redefined legal sex under the Equality Act. Olivia Petter speaks to lawyers to find out if the beloved inclusive space can remain…