The reverborations of Grenfell Tower* continue, coming close to Whampstead as the towers on the nearby Chalcots estate were deemed unsafe by fire safety officers and residents had to leave. Some residents have refused to move saying this is an over-reaction. … Continue reading →
It was the Big Lunch weekend – Screen on Fortune Green AND Big Lunches so a lot to cover – here’s how they went. There was a chemical alert on West End Lane. A story picked up by the Standard, … Continue reading →
It was a hot weekend in West Hampstead but with the ‘Big Lunch/ Jo Cox Great Get Together there was some really cool stuff going on. On Saturday night it was cycle-powered outdoor cinema and on Sunday a number of Big … Continue reading →
This Saturday, the Friends of Fortune Green is putting on its first screening of the summer. The film will be Arrival it’s a science-fiction movie from last year that got generally pretty good reviews. it will make you think and … Continue reading →
High drama around lunchtime today as the police, ambulances and the fire brigade descended on West End Lane after reports of an iffy smell. Full story here: [View the story “Chemical alert on West End Lane” on Storify]
Continue reading →The big news. You can’t have missed it. Tulip Siddiq was re-elected as MP for H&K. Commiserations to the other candidates; Claire-Louise Leyland for the Tories, Kirsty Allan for the Lib Dems, John Mansook for the Greens, and independents Hugh … Continue reading →
Tulip Siddiq MP romped home with a clear victory in Hampstead & Kilburn, getting 34,646 votes and more than half of all votes. That was a margin of 15,560 over her Conservative opponent Claire-Louise Leyland. There was a swing to Labour … Continue reading →
There was another terrorist attack. Some local Labour activists were at Borough Market, but all safe thank goodness. It’s election day on Thursday. Our final interview for H&K 2017: Tulip Siddiq. (And in case you haven’t read them; here are … Continue reading →
As the incumbent MP, and a very active one at that, Labour’s Tulip Siddiq has a higher profile than the other candidates for Hampstead & Kilburn. It is hard to believe she has only been our MP for two years … Continue reading →
Due to the tragic incident in Manchester and immediate suspension of all electioneering, our hustings was cancelled. Alas we’ve been unable to organise another one. There were security measures taken at the O2 carpark. Football fans were out in force before the FA … Continue reading →
