I’m sure most of you know that in April, the London TV region will be going fully digital. What does this mean? Well, it’s the biggest change in television since the introduction of colour. In April 2012 analogue television will … Continue reading →
Everyone loves a crime-fighting member of the cloth right? Who doesn’t look back fondly at Tom Bosley as Father Dowling? No, ok, I never watched it either but I’m sure it was amazing. Move over Bosley (to the extent you … Continue reading →
Amid all the discussion about library closures and the three Camden libraries that have been handed over to community groups, I suspect some people had forgotten that all the remaining libraries were to have their hours reduced. Here are the … Continue reading →
A chance tweet yesterday drew my attention to this local fact: the glacier that covered almost all of the British Isles in the last age stopped – just like the Jubilee and Met Lines (and moving at about the same … Continue reading →
There seemed to be some confusion as to what was happening to West End Lane pub The Lion, so I wrote to Greene King, the owners. Here’s the response: “We are planning to close the Lion in West Hampstead temporarily … Continue reading →
The Brit awards are almost upon us and there’s some local interest with Belsize Park’s and Coldplay’s Chris Martin nominated for best British group and album. I’ll have to see if they’d be up for being the house band at … Continue reading →
I realise that V-day is still more than two weeks away, but if I don’t write this now I never will. If you’re the sort of person who goes for the typical dinner for two on Valentine’s Day then you … Continue reading →
On Monday, a bunch of locals met at The Gallery to re-ignite Transition West Hampstead. Marcia MacLeod reports: “Fancy growing your own veg? No garden? You could put your name down for an allotment – but Camden’s waiting list was, … Continue reading →
Every week, the round-up of the previous seven days’ events includes a Tweet (or Photo) of the Week. I thought I’d take the best of them and see whether they revealed anything more meaningful about the year we’ve just experienced … Continue reading →
As the sun sets on West Hampstead for the last time in 2011, it is of course a time to reflect – and pose a bunch of silly questions to see whether you’ve been paying attention, or whether the intake … Continue reading →
