If you’ve been following for a while, or have ever clicked that handy “Latest Planning News” link on the right, you’ll probably have seen me talk about Placeshaping. Here’s the recap: Camden council is conducting “placeshaping” exercises in many areas … 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 →
While royal yachts came and went, what was floating your boat in West Hampstead? There was a major fire in the Taplow tower in Swiss Cottage. Candles and a lot of newspaper were believed to be the cause of the … 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 →
It was a hectic week in the world of West Hampstead between police helicopters and the biggest Whampather yet. So lets dive straight in. A large police operation on Tuesday afternoon caused consternation as the police helicopter hovered over West … Continue reading →
It’s been a while since the last news round-up. Happy New Year, and all that jazz. Hope everyone enjoyed their break and thanks to those who came to #whampdrinks the week before Christmas. It’s been a fairly quiet time around … 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 →
It’s the last Friday of the year and as those of you on Twitter will know, Friday is traditionally the day that people tweet “Follow Friday” – back in the days of yore (2009) this was a nice way to … Continue reading →
At the start of the year, I asked you via Twitter for your predictions for 2011. Most were silly, a lot were funny, one or two were semi-serious, and a couple were outlandish. But how many were accurate? TransportTubes and … Continue reading →
