Camden’s proposed 20mph speed limit on all its roads certainly got ample press coverage when it was announced a couple of weeks ago. [update: you can see Camden’s presentation on the issue] It’s not a new idea, it was actually … Continue reading →
There’s been clamouring for a sushi event in West Hampstead for about as long as I can remember. Finally it’s happening. On November 7th we’re taking over Feng Sushi, West Hampstead’s newest addition to the sushi scene. We’ll be giving … Continue reading →
Camden is offering up to £25,000 to council tenants willing to downsize (this may also mean moving out of the borough). Apparently, bailiffs seized Elephant Walk on West End Lane Thursday. Full coverage of the Boundary Commission’s review of Hampstead … Continue reading →
Tomorrow night, St James’ Hall in Sherriff Rd (next to the church) hosts what is apparently an annual African-Caribbean night. The fun kicks off at 7.30pm and is in celebration of Black History month. There’ll be delicious national dishes such … Continue reading →
I know there’s a Willesden Green contingent among readers, so although this is outside my normal patch (and because The Queensbury featured in the Sunday Lunch periphery round-up), this seemed worth covering. As I’m no expert in all things NW2, … Continue reading →
Tonight, Camden council is holding a public meeting about transport issues in the borough. Isabel Dedring, London’s Deputy Mayor for Transport, and Councillor Phil Jones, Camden’s Cabinet Member for Sustainability will discuss residents’ ideas for improving transport. Officers from Camden … Continue reading →
It always sounded improbable. How could Fortune Green ward disappear off into the clutches of a Barnet-dominated parliamentary constituency, leaving behind its southern neighbours? There was lobbying from all three parties; there was wailing; I heard a rumour that some … Continue reading →
You may well have had a leaflet through your door recently about quite major changes to the way Camden handles recycling. The council plans to do away with the always-disappearing blue bags and the never-quite-big-enough-for-all-my-wine-bottles green boxes and replace them … Continue reading →
Claire – by Julian Gordon Mitchell Julian Gordon Mitchell, an artist who’s exhibited at the Royal Academy, will be hosting a series of events at the West Hampstead Community Centre over the next few weeks. The first one is this … Continue reading →
The redoubtable Friends of Fortune Green have an Action Day coming up at the end of the month. They say “day”, but really it’s more of an Action Afternoon. This isn’t action in some vague fist-waving “we really must do … Continue reading →
