The fifth whampgather – a local tweet-up/party/excuse for drinking – took place on Thursday at The Lion on West End Lane in West Hampstead. Once again, it was fantastic to welcome familiar faces and plenty of new friends into the … Continue reading →
Given that it’s now December and it’s snowing, I think it’s perfectly reasonable to do a quick round-up of the best places for Christmas shopping in West Hampstead. Since Dizar sadly closed, North West 6 on the corner of West … Continue reading →
Midsummer was a hit at Edinburgh. It is actually set in Edinburgh at midsummer and is simply a story of boy meets girl, or rather girl meets boy. The girl is a divorce lawyer, the boy a petty criminal. Over … Continue reading →
After the Area Group meeting had disbanded, West Hampstead Lib Dem councillor Nancy Jirira approached me to make what were distinctly party-political points. “The Labour party in Camden,” she said “needs to be managing more efficiently, rather than just focusing … Continue reading →
On a cold Monday evening, Liberal Democrat councillor Keith Moffitt (West Hampstead) kicked off the first combined area action group meeting. This is the successor to the local area forums. All six of the local councillors were present (all Lib … Continue reading →
While you were watching events in North Korea and waiting for snow, what news did you miss in West Hampstead? Open and shut caseThe biggest local news even became a UK trending topic on Twitter for a while. The Luminaire, … Continue reading →
Between royal wedding plans and Irish bailouts, what has been happening in the ‘hood Big news first: The big local tweet-up/hyperlocal get together is on December 2nd at The Lion on West End Lane. We have an area reserved at the … Continue reading →
Kilburn High Road gets into the festive spirit on December 3rd. With Glenda, and everything
Continue reading →The redoubtable Annie Mole, whose Going Underground blog is one of London’s finest, today posted a photo of yet another tube map mashup. We’ve had lots of these of late – puns on film titles, anagrams, movies shot in the … Continue reading →
While you were rioting on Millbank and watching landmark events in Burma, what was the news closer to home? Politics The Guardian ran a gloomy piece on the impact of cuts based on an unnamed inner London borough. Could it … Continue reading →
