Nothing screams party like a Monday night in West Hampstead. But this Monday is New Year’s Eve so all of a sudden it’s party central in NW6. Or something. Personally, I’ll be getting in a bottle of vodka and enough … Continue reading →
After the epic review of the year, I thought it would be interesting to see what were actually the most read stories of 2012 on the website*. Fatal accident on West End Lane. This tragedy happened in November but still … Continue reading →
Did someone say bandwagon? Like any publication worth its salt, this website is not immune to the allure of churning out a review of the past 12 months. So here are the crime-fighting vicars and the organic cauliflowers that made … Continue reading →
Forget the Oscars, the BRITS, the Golden Globes or even Sports Personality. There’s only one annual award worth winning. The West Hampstead Life Tweet of the Year award. It’s here. It’s now. It’s competitive. Below are the eight tweets I’ve … Continue reading →
There were two accidents on Tuesday – one at the start,and one at the end of the day. Thankfully, no-one was seriously hurt. On Wednedsay, four people were rescued from a house fire on Maygrove Road. Police have released CCTV … Continue reading →
Today, police released three CCTV images from the night of November 10th. That was the Saturday of the car crash that killed Desreen Brooks and severely injured Amy Werner. Police believe these are all vital witnesses in their attempt to … Continue reading →
This morning I saw a tweet saying “Small house fire on Maygrove Road”. Shortly after, the London Fire Brigade tweeted “20 firefighters are tackling a house blaze on Maygrove Road”. Not such a small fire after all. After an hour, … Continue reading →
Yesterday was topped and tailed by two road traffic accidents at either end of West End Lane. In the morning there was a collision involving a police car at the junction with Dynham Road (right by where the fatal car … Continue reading →
Douglas Hutchison, the man attacked on Goldhurst Terrace on November 29th, died in hospital. He was better known to many as “Professor Whitestick”. PC Ruth Marshall will be leaving the West Hampstead Safer Neighbourhood Team in the New Year. The … Continue reading →
Many of us generally, if not obsessively, like to shop at local independent places if we can. Often we can’t, or convenience (or price) dictates we go elsewhere. We may simply not care. However, a study in the US has … Continue reading →
