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Abbey Area Development will go to City Hall

West Hampstead Life Posted on February 26, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonDecember 24, 2013

Those of you living at the southern end of the neighbourhood are probably already up to speed with the extensive plans to redevelop the Abbey area estate at the Belsize Road/Abbey Road junction. There has already been a public consultation … Continue reading →

Posted in Planning & Development | Tagged abbey area, Camden, Kilburn | Leave a reply

Whampreview coming up: Little Bay

West Hampstead Life Posted on February 21, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonFebruary 21, 2012

It’s an institution, but is it any good? On March 8th, whampreview moves to Little Bay. Not familiar with it? Where have you been? The ultimate cheap and cheerful restaurant began life at this Belsize Road location, although has since … Continue reading →

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What have I missed since February 13th?

West Hampstead Life Posted on February 20, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonFebruary 20, 2012

It may have been Valentine’s week, but there was no love lost between David Haye and local boxer Dereck Chisora as they traded blows in Munich. What made the headlines closer to home though? The West Hampstead and Fortune Green … Continue reading →

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First meeting for West Hampstead Neighbourhood Development Plan

West Hampstead Life Posted on February 19, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonJanuary 16, 2017

Under the Localism Act, communities can form a Neighbourhood Development Plan. Given the extent of potential development in West Hampstead, James Earl from Fordwych Residents Association has proposed that we form one. The first meeting to get the ball rolling … Continue reading →

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The Lion’s future

West Hampstead Life Posted on February 15, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonFebruary 15, 2012

There seemed to be some confusion as to what was happening to West End Lane pub The Lion, so I wrote to Greene King, the owners. Here’s the response: “We are planning to close the Lion in West Hampstead temporarily … Continue reading →

Posted in General News, Shops & Restaurants | Tagged pubs, the lion | 7 Replies

Something For The Fans

West Hampstead Life Posted on February 15, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonFebruary 15, 2012

The Brit awards are almost upon us and there’s some local interest with Belsize Park’s and Coldplay’s Chris Martin nominated for best British group and album. I’ll have to see if they’d be up for being the house band at … Continue reading →

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Place shaping update

West Hampstead Life Posted on February 15, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonDecember 21, 2013

Last Wednesday, the usual suspects along with a few welcome newcomers gathered in a chilly hall in Dennington Park Road to discuss the draft vision and action plan for West Hampstead’s place shaping programme. In small groups we discussed whether … Continue reading →

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What have I missed since February 6th?

West Hampstead Life Posted on February 13, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonFebruary 13, 2012

The NHS bill contitnues to unite doctors, nurses and every other medical professional in abject horror, Whitney Houston died, and there was more snow in West Hampstead. Just another week really. There was a robbery on Smyrna Road last Tuesday. … Continue reading →

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Safer Neighbourhoods scam

West Hampstead Life Posted on February 13, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonFebruary 13, 2012

I got forwarded this e-mail this morning by the (genuine) local Safer Neighbourhoods Team “People are apparently being contacted over the phone by individuals claiming to be part of the local Safer Neighbourhoods initiative in this area. They state that … Continue reading →

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What have I missed since January 30th?

West Hampstead Life Posted on February 6, 2012 by Jonathan TurtonFebruary 6, 2012

Facebook filed for IPO, Sarkozy said France needed German-style reforms, and snow hit London. One of these things received a lot more attention on Twitter than the others. Yes, there was snow. It led to lots of nice pictures, but … Continue reading →

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