We’re sad to announce that West Hampstead Life is stopping the presses. After nine years, it’s had a really good run, but Tuesday’s “What have you missed…” will be the last post on the site and the final newsletter is … Continue reading →
Living in West Hampstead brings its unique challenges, opportunities and emotions. One minute you’re all This place is awesome and the next it’s more Why aren’t there any useful shops? There are the ups and downs of West End Lane. … Continue reading →
Liddell Road – a school, some office space and apartments. It was a controversial scheme when it went through planning a few years ago, with Camden acting as developer and approver. There was much talk of how the numbers added … Continue reading →
After a quiet spell, the phone snatchers were back, with at least four incidents on Friday night. Tom, our resident gourmand (glutton?) paid a visit to newcomer Ham. How did he find it? Tila Studio on Fortune Green was broken … Continue reading →
The post office in the Sherriff Centre was burgled. Apparently, the burglars tried first on Monday evening, but were disturbed by a cleaner. They came back at 9.30pm, but were disturbed by the alarm before trying again in the early … Continue reading →
Oh no! Water leak season has started again. A series of leaks affected a wide area and many houses were left without water. Damas Gardens, Kilburn’s Syrian restaurant, was fined £1,000 by Camden for fly tipping on the Kilburn High … Continue reading →
It was cold, and quite snowy. In case you didn’t notice. Some locals took it in their stride, and many (very many) of you whipped out your cameras. As previewed last week, Ham opened (sorry Ham, we really can’t be … Continue reading →
Regular readers will know that West Hampstead nightclub Lately has closed after almost 40 years. We met up with owner Gordon Stevenson. What brought you to West Hampstead? “Buying Lately, that’s what! I opened it 38 years ago after I … Continue reading →
It’s always exciting when a new business opens in West Hampstead and recently there seems to have been a shift up-market, with the arrival of Gail’s, M&S and Lola’s. The latest business to open is the new restaurant Hām, with … Continue reading →
Kaboom! A house partially-collapsed on Sumatra Road. It had been empty for over 10 years and had been in some planning limbo. In a sign of quite how crazy property prices are it was labelled as being on ‘millionaire’s row’ … Continue reading →
