While the tabloid press has been hauled over the coals, and Curiosity disappears off to Mars, it’s been a fairly quiet week in West Hampstead – but there are quite a few things coming up over the next few days. … Continue reading →
Straight onto the news this week The northern entrance to the Thameslink station closed (it reopens in January), and the temporary side-entrance next to the almost finished Iverson Road station opened. This has meant that the bookseller has moved – … Continue reading →
We bade farewell to Europe’s most, er, “flamboyant” politician and watched England’s boys in white prove that the best team doesn’t always win. But what made the headlines in West Hampstead last week? First Capital Connect services were severely disrupted … Continue reading →
Freaks and fools and ghosts and ghouls, but no decent fireworks display in West Hampstead this week. So what did we get up to instead? On Wednesday, initial proposals to develop the Iverson Road garden centre site were presented to … Continue reading →
The news this week was of eurozone bail outs, thermal imaging of tents and the demise of Jimmy Saville. Goodness gracious me, what do we have here? Why, it’s the weekly whampnews of course. The West Hampstead community centre got … Continue reading →
So, Ghadaffi was killed (thanks everyone for the gratuitous photos) and New Zealand finally fulfilled its rugby destiny. I was away all week, so apologies if I’ve missed any news. A 71 year-old woman died after apparently being hit by … Continue reading →
Liam Fox finally quit, Wales got booted out of the rugby world cup, and I spent three days in Paris. So what did I miss in West Hampstead this week? BinCam still dominated the news, joining Twitter, featuring on BBC … Continue reading →
In this week’s global news: Knox, Fox, and Jobs. In this week’s local news: um… well, read on! There was a fire above a pizzeria on Kilburn High Road. Boris was in town to wield a shovel as work started … Continue reading →
It’s still party conference season, but unseasonably warm weather has been the main national talking point this week. But what’s had tongues wagging in West Hampstead over the past seven days? City Hall has said it will address Kilburn’s traffic … Continue reading →
What were locals murmuring about this week? As usual, everything is documented here. If you’re out of time to check the blog remember you can sign up to an automatic newsletter that reveals everything. I’m reckoning that’s enough R.E.M. references … Continue reading →
