We spoke to Father Andrew to get more detail on his resignation, and how he will miss West Hampstead.

Will West Hampstead like Rosa’s Thai Cafe?

The Thameslink bus stop just disappeared. Without any notice. Cue much huffing and puffing on Twitter. But HUGE sigh of relief, TFL assure us it will be replaced.

Election news …

• Roll on the National press. This time the Financial Times popped into H&K in their #GE2017 election road trip.
• According to the bookies The Tories are favorites to win H&K. But their odds fell, and those for Tulip improved this week.
• Labour held Gospel Oak by-election by a good margin. The Lib Dems came second.
• Camden for Europe endorsed Tulip.
• At Sadiq Khan’s Labour rally in Swiss Cottage, Azmina – Tulip Siddiq’s sister – acted as conductor.
• And overheard in Kilburn…
• Kemi Badenoch one of the three conservative candidates for H&K has been selected for the Tory safe seat of Saffron Walden. Beating Stephen Parkinson (Theresa May’s political secretary).
• Siobhan Baillie, Frognal Councillor who missed out on the Tory shortlist for H&K, has been selected for Bermondsey and Southwark South.
• One for the Kremlinologists among us. Camden Labour selected their new cabinet. Alas Phil Rosenberg didn’t make the cut, but Fortune Green Councillor Richard Olszewski did.
• Sarah Hayward, their former Camden Labour leader, was frank about the leader of the Labour party.
• The Tories got heckled at their stall on West End Lane. Same guy with loudhailer had apparently had also a go at the drinkers at the Black Lion, and outside the Butchers too.

A man was jailed for the stabbing of Huseyin Gulbudak, the popular Kilburn cafe owner last summer. The loss of any life is tragic, but in this case it is even more so as the man jailed was Huseyin’s son, Baran, who was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia.

A number of burglaries in the area.  Goldhurst Terrace and the Greek Streets. But a burglar was caught red-handed on Fordwych Road.

The planning application for 11 Blackburn Road – in the Growth Area – which went quiet for months. Was suddenly approved.

After the Alice House was caught out, BananaTree has put in a retrospective application for their enclosed outside decking…

There was a planning application for redevelopment of Holy Trinity church on the Finchley Road. It’s quite eye-catching.

Remember Mario’s the Greek restaurant on Broadhurst Gardens? In the building that was due to be redeveloped. Redevelopment must be on hold as the restaurant is being refurbish.

Meanwhile up on Mill Lane, the long empty Mill Lane Bistro won’t be empty for much longer. Will be re-opening as Slimmy Choos – a(nother) cocktail bar, with Asian bites.

Grumpie old local luvvie, Michael Simkins, was lamenting the acting youth of today.

Friends of West Hampstead Library held a successful talk on WW1 spies in West Hampstead. There were quite a few, but they weren’t very good apparently!

A Ginger Cat was missing on Goldhurst Terrace. But thanks to the vigilance of neighbours, he was found! Hurrah.