What have I missed since July 15th?
The mystery of the cucumbers dominated the early part of the week – and the national press finally picked it up at the end of the week (although confused West Hampstead with Hampstead).
We now know who the three main Hampstead & Kilburn candidates will be for the next general election.
We rounded up all the schnitzels in West Hampstead… but which was the best?
A cucumber that didn’t survive. Photo via Sam Field |
There was a violent armed robbery in Swiss Cottage on Friday. Police are appealing for information.
The rash of blue graffiti around Maygrove and Iverson Road has angered locals.
The pavement by the yet-to-open marketing suite for West Hampstead Square was widened and some trees put in.
The proposal for 159-161 Iverson Road exceeds the affordable housing quota – almost unheard of!
Chris Philp, former Tory PPC for Hampstead & Kilburn, is behind a new property fund that has invested in 163 Iverson Road.
Sad news that the body of Richard Gent, who went missing more than a year ago from West Hampstead was found near Cricklewood.
West End Lane has been chaos for traffic this week with a collapsed sewer still being repaired and at one stage a 328 bus being involved in a prang.
It’s the final week of the competition to win tickets to the Kenwood House concerts.
Starbucks on West End Lane has had a refit.
Some Ashes legends turned up at Hampstead Cricket Club for a Five Live Ashes special.
Starting next Saturday, the Friends of Fortune Green has a series of events for Love Parks week.
You can still vote for the next Film on Fortune Green on August 31st.
My Neighbour Totoro was NxNW6‘s film of the week. Full local listings in a bumper week for new releases.
Kilburn ranks outside London’s top 20 most dangerous neighbourhoods. No great surprise to those of us who go there regularly.
Local cllr Russel Eagling and former Lib Dem PPC Ed Fordham got engaged after Ed’s tireless work championing the equal marriage bill paid off. The engagement even made it into Hansard.
Cumberland tennis club’s women’s team won the national team tennis title for the first time.
Tweet of the Week
Search for West Hampstead shows ‘West End Lane Toilets’ as area’s most significant landmark…despite property prices pic.twitter.com/mijLaVkOtw
— David Galbraith (@daveg) July 17, 2013
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