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 →
Last Sunday the Hampstead Cricket Club hosted its third annual charity celebrity cricket match. Andy Sarner (@bubela) was on hand with notebook and camera to report “The HCC Celebrity Cricket Match was, as always, a thoroughly pleasant affair. Due to … Continue reading →
Turned out to be quite a busy week for local news, so just as well that I was away all week and wasn’t able to stay on top of all of it. Nevertheless I’ve put together a few bits and … Continue reading →
After a £3m redevelopment, the Odeon at Swiss Cottage is reopening its doors on Friday 16th September. New features to the 5-screen, Art Deco venue include north London’s first IMAX screen and, at the top of the building, a large … Continue reading →
First La Brocca turned 20, and now The Gallery is celebrating its 15th birthday with a party on Saturday the 24th.
Continue reading →Want to meet your local coppers? The Fortune Green and West Hampstead Safer Neighbourhood teams are holding a public meeting the evening of Wednesday September 21st in the synagogue hall on Dennington Park Rd. Why not go along and say … Continue reading →
[this article has been updated several times] The Boundary Commission’s inital proposals to change electoral constituencies were published a day in advance it seemed by political blogger Guido Fawkes. Today they are online on the Commission’s own website. There are … Continue reading →
Clearly the main global news this week was Whampgather. So I guess we’ll lead with that. Thursday saw the SEVENTH edition of local get together know as whampgather. West Hampstead was all over the national news this week thanks to … Continue reading →
If you’re interested or affected by the development of the 187-199 West End Lane site (for background, I suggest reading this), then you might want to go along to the meeting on Monday night. The relatively newly formed West Hampstead … Continue reading →
All this weekend, La Brocca is celebrating its 20th birthday. Moya “Scoop” Sarner, spoke to the owner: The impressive figure of David Locke, usually found dominating a bar stool of West Hampstead local La Brocca, is familiar to many of … Continue reading →
