As the Olympics edge nearer and the sun edges out from behind the grey clouds, what has been lighting up West Hampstead over the past week? Bradley Wiggins rode to victory in the Tour de France and Kilburn became ignited … Continue reading →
Apologies for the delayed newsletter – couldn’t get reliable WiFi last night I’m afraid. We shall crack on! Camden announced proposals to extend Kingsgate School with an entirely new site in Liddell Road although this would mean the loss of … Continue reading →
Andy Murray lost, but Kilburn’s Bradley Wiggins assumed the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, so, y’know every cloud… well, every cloud seems to be passing over West Hampstead. It’s been a quiet week of local news though, so … Continue reading →
We had a thumping win for Spain in the Euros, Self-styled “Kilburn kid” Bradley Wiggins got off to a good start in the Tour de France, and there was YET ANOTHER banking scandal. But what happened closer to home? A … Continue reading →
It’s been a week of Carrs, buses (or lack of them) and the inevitability of England losing a penalty shootout Tour de France hopeful Bradley Wiggins spoke of his Kilburn childhood. A gap in the fence meant Billy Fury Way … Continue reading →
Cameron at Leveson, Caroll in Kiev, and more Greek news than there’s been since the Trojan wars. But what’s been happening in West Hampstead this week? Hampstead Heath was briefly Occupied, largely to hoots of derision from the Twittersphere. A … Continue reading →
It’s been a fortnight since the last newsletter and so much has happened in that time… The Queen celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, the England team went to visit former concentration camps, and in other minor news the world economy lurched … Continue reading →
There was sun. And no other news. Ok, there was some other news, but mostly there was sun. And what did it illuminate in West Hampstead I hear you asking yourselves? The mother of the young man murdered in Swiss … Continue reading →
Chelsea finally won the Champions League, Greece teeters ever more precariously on the brink, and the Olympic torch was allowed to fly business class to the UK. But what was happening in West Hampstead? The Gondar Gardens campaign continues. The … Continue reading →
It was a week for hair: Vidal Sassoon, Rebekah Brooks and Roberto Mancini. But what had us scratching our heads in West Hampstead this week? Camden refused permission for the proposed development of Gondar Gardens. The developers are likely to … Continue reading →
