Mill Lane will be partially closed at its western end for eight weeks, but details are annoyingly thin on the ground. Will Fortune Green shisha bar Monte Cristo get planning permission? There’s lots of local opposition based on traffic and … Continue reading →
Part of Mill Lane will be closed for eight weeks starting on Tuesday May 6th. There has been surprisingly little notice of this. The work is to replace metal gas mains with plastic mains. The National Grid says “The closures … Continue reading →
Local and European elections take place on May 22nd. Eager readers have already been checking out the West Hampstead Life election pages, which give a detailed rundown of each of the four local wards, as well as explaining why it’s … Continue reading →
When is traffic relevant and when is it not in determining planning applications? This is the question in Fortune Green where a shisha bar and a higher education college are both seeking planning permission, which may hinge on the council’s … Continue reading →
It’s not been an easy process to jump through all the loopholes to move West Hampstead’s main post office into St James’ Church on Sherriff Road, but now it’s full steam ahead inside the cavernous building. West Hampstead Life went … Continue reading →
At the time of writing, a 48-hour tube strike is planned for this week, starting on Monday at about 9.30pm. TfL intends to run a reduced service on many lines, including the Jubilee and Metropolitan. Full details here. Maygrove Road … Continue reading →
Acol Road gave its name to one of the world’s pre-eminent bridge bidding systems after the Acol Social and Bridge Club opened at No. 15 in 1930. Since then, the club has changed locations, names and been a regular haunt … Continue reading →
If you’ve ever yearned to recreate the West Hampstead dining experience in your own home, now’s your chance. The first in this new series of recipes in association with local restaurants is this deliciously simple salmon salad, courtesy of The … Continue reading →
It’s an eight day news special this week! Regular drinkers at The Railway turned out to protest on Monday afternoon even though most of them seemed unsure what exactly it was they were protesting about. A student “predator” at the … Continue reading →
Yesterday afternoon, drinkers at The Railway gathered to show their support for the campaign to turn it into a community pub and upstairs venue rather than see the upper floors converted into office space and self-contained flats. Many of the … Continue reading →
