What have I missed since September 12th?
Turned out to be quite a busy week for local news, so just as well that I was away all week and wasn’t able to stay on top of all of it. Nevertheless I’ve put together a few bits and … Continue reading →
Jonathan Turton
Odeon Swiss Cottage reopens with Imax
After a £3m redevelopment, the Odeon at Swiss Cottage is reopening its doors on Friday 16th September. New features to the 5-screen, Art Deco venue include north London’s first IMAX screen and, at the top of the building, a large … Continue reading →
Happy Birthday The Gallery
First La Brocca turned 20, and now The Gallery is celebrating its 15th birthday with a party on Saturday the 24th.
Continue reading →Safer in your Neighbourhood
Want to meet your local coppers? The Fortune Green and West Hampstead Safer Neighbourhood teams are holding a public meeting the evening of Wednesday September 21st in the synagogue hall on Dennington Park Rd. Why not go along and say … Continue reading →
Boundary review: securing H&K for Labour?
[this article has been updated several times] The Boundary Commission’s inital proposals to change electoral constituencies were published a day in advance it seemed by political blogger Guido Fawkes. Today they are online on the Commission’s own website. There are … Continue reading →
What have I missed since September 5th?
Clearly the main global news this week was Whampgather. So I guess we’ll lead with that. Thursday saw the SEVENTH edition of local get together know as whampgather. West Hampstead was all over the national news this week thanks to … Continue reading →
Meeting on 187-199 development
If you’re interested or affected by the development of the 187-199 West End Lane site (for background, I suggest reading this), then you might want to go along to the meeting on Monday night. The relatively newly formed West Hampstead … Continue reading →
The Whampgather Story – Vol. 7
Photo via @anthonymarsh I don’t think it’s too much of an exaggeration to say that Whampgather VII went quite well. The hyperlocal cocktails went down a storm – we had #whamppunch, Kilburn Mist (my personal favourite), Made of Ale (geddit?) … Continue reading →
David Locke of La Brocca reflects on 20 years
All this weekend, La Brocca is celebrating its 20th birthday. Moya “Scoop” Sarner, spoke to the owner: The impressive figure of David Locke, usually found dominating a bar stool of West Hampstead local La Brocca, is familiar to many of … Continue reading →
La Brocca turns 20
This weekend is La Brocca’s 20th anniversary! Why not swing by on Friday evening for some live music. Details below. And look out for a guest blog post all about La Brocca and its owner.
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