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What have I missed since September 3rd?

West Hampstead Life Posted on September 10, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonSeptember 10, 2012

Everyone went back to school this week – even though the Paralympics and the weather are there to remind us of the summer. What marked the new term in West Hampstead? Well, actually this week is rather dominated by Kilburn … Continue reading →

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Kilburn: All within 100 yards

West Hampstead Life Posted on September 7, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonDecember 21, 2013

As the literary world turns its gaze on Kilburn in the light of Zadie Smith’s new book, Kilburn is also the focus of a short film by Mark James. Give it 10 minutes of your time. For a different cultural … Continue reading →

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Zadie Smith shines light on Kilburn

West Hampstead Life Posted on September 7, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonSeptember 7, 2012

“I do not claim to know what happens in villages” Zadie Smith Zadie Smith is everywhere at the moment, and yet this media ubiquity also has a very firm geographic focal point: North-west London. No great surprise there, after all, … Continue reading →

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What have I missed since August 28th?

West Hampstead Life Posted on September 3, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonSeptember 3, 2012

In a week when we gawped at the exploits of Paralympians, and prepared to go back to school (with or without help from Michael Gove), what was happening closer to home? The farmers’ market cow suffered a slight mishap at … Continue reading →

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Whisky and cheese? Yes please

West Hampstead Life Posted on August 30, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonAugust 30, 2012

This Tuesday, The Gallery on Broadhurst Gardens is hosting the next in its occasional whisky tasting sessions. This time around it’s whisky & cheese. Tickets are £10, for which you get to try seven whiskies and matched cheeses. All the … Continue reading →

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Dispersal zone could be extended

West Hampstead Life Posted on August 30, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonAugust 30, 2012

Tuesday’s meeting about the proposed West Hampstead dispersal zone was less “drop-in” and more “sit around a table” than I’d been led to believe. As a result, and because the door was locked when I arrived, I missed the start … Continue reading →

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Spot a celeb? Think before you tweet

West Hampstead Life Posted on August 30, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonAugust 7, 2014

West Hampstead has its fair share of local celebrities – Black-cab driving Stephen Fry might have deserted us but there’s still the A-list thesp set of Jim, Imelda, Phyllida, Emma and Greg. There’s the permanently louche Bill Nighy. There’s actress … Continue reading →

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Where’s Wally in WHampstead?

West Hampstead Life Posted on August 30, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonAugust 30, 2012

It’s 25 years since Wally appeared on the pages of children’s book, leading to a generation of kids with strained eyesight and a Pavlovian reaction to anyone wearing a red-and-white striped hat. In honour of this literary anniversary, West End … Continue reading →

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What have I missed since Aug 20th

West Hampstead Life Posted on August 28, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonAugust 28, 2012

Bank holiday weekend means the newsletter is a day late. It’s got nothing do with a lion rampaging through NW6. So, what HAS been happening over the past seven days? A cow appeared to advertise the forthcoming farmers’ market. The … Continue reading →

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Move along please – nothing to see here

West Hampstead Life Posted on August 27, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonAugust 27, 2012

Early Tuesday evening, there’s a drop-in consultation meeting about whether a dispersal zone should be implemented in part of West Hampstead. Whether you’re an arch libertarian or in the hang ’em and flog ’em brigade (or perhaps somewhere inbetween), this … Continue reading →

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