The police seem to have an uneasy relationship with Twitter. While accounts such as @MPSInTheSky attract legions of followers and brilliantly balance updates on activity with behind-the-scenes insights, the borough level accounts are a bit more hit and miss. Brent’s … Continue reading →
This Wednesday, January 8th, is enrolment day at Sidings Community Centre. The Camden-funded centre runs a variety of courses for adults, ranging from computer skills to healthy meal planning. Want to brush up on basic maths? Or get a beginner’s … Continue reading →
Actress and local resident Angela Griffin was interviewed for the Metro’s “My London” feature, published last Friday. Asked where she would set the denouement of her (hypothetical) novel, the one-time Coronation Street star singled out West Hampstead as somewhere with … Continue reading →
Congratulations to Corinne Gladstone and Nicky Coleman, who can now add the letters TOTY and POTY to their signatures. Quiet in the back row. Here are the top 10 tweets of the year in descending order of greatness, as voted … Continue reading →
The magical, twinkling glow of the Christmas tree can become an unbelievably depressing sight in the cold light of January once all the presents are unwrapped and pine needles are littering the carpet. Step outside your house after Twelfth Night, … Continue reading →
It’s that time folks… Forget the Oscars, the Grammys, BAFTAs, Bookers, Pulitzers and Nobels. There is only one award worth winning in West Hampstead – Tweet of the Year. This year we have two categories: Tweet of the Year and … Continue reading →
By popular demand, here’s a round-up of New Year’s Eve events in West Hampstead (and a couple in Kilburn). Whether your idea of a good night involves karaoke, fancy dress, or a three-course dinner, there’s a party for you. The … Continue reading →
by Simon Inglis Whampers on the Fortune Green side of town will be aware that the coming of Christmas means only one thing. Lighting up time in Aldred Road. Children coo. Taxi drivers make detours. Cholmley Gardens bathes in reflected … Continue reading →
Quick round-up for you of local Christmas carols: Saturday 14th Friends of Kilburn Grange 2-4pm, in Kilburn Grange Park by the Adventure Playground Sunday 15th St James’ Church, Sherriff Road, 4.30pm St Luke’s Church, Kidderpore Avenue, 6pm Tuesday 17th Emmanuel … Continue reading →
This afternoon the Friends of Kilburn Grange Park are celebrating the park’s 100th winter with carols from 2pm-4pm by the adventure playground. You can hotfoot it from there to Kilburn Square’s Christmas event, which runs from 3.30pm-5pm
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