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What have I missed since August 15th?

West Hampstead Life Posted on August 22, 2011 by Jonathan TurtonAugust 22, 2011

It’s been a week that started with more hand-wringing and has ended with major world news. But has it been silly season in West Hampstead? There was finally a report on the stabbing in Kilburn from the week before. The … Continue reading →

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At the diner on the corner

West Hampstead Life Posted on August 19, 2011 by Jonathan TurtonDecember 20, 2013

If you raise your eyes ever so slightly to the menu of pages under the logo, you’ll spot a new one: “Tom’s Diner”. Not, obviously, my personal homage to Suzanne Vega (we all know Luka was a better song anyway), … Continue reading →

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Contact the Elderly needs you

West Hampstead Life Posted on August 17, 2011 by Jonathan TurtonJanuary 16, 2017

A guest blog by Charlotte, who needs your help: My friend Kathleen recently turned 100. “What’s your secret?” I asked as we tucked into tea and cake at a special party to celebrate her landmark birthday. “I always eat wholemeal … Continue reading →

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West Hampstead place shaping workshop report

West Hampstead Life Posted on August 16, 2011 by Jonathan TurtonDecember 24, 2013

You may recall that at the end of June I was invited to join a “place shaping” workshop organised by Camden council. I wrote it up, but explained that the full report would be available later. That later is now. … Continue reading →

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What have I missed since August 8th?

West Hampstead Life Posted on August 15, 2011 by Jonathan TurtonAugust 15, 2011

Not sure whether you heard about this, but there was some rioting and a lot of looting on the streets of England this week. There may have been other news in places like… ooh, I don’t know, Syria and East … Continue reading →

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On the record with Londonist

West Hampstead Life Posted on August 12, 2011 by Jonathan TurtonAugust 12, 2011

On Monday morning I found myself in Hackney Wick – bit out of my usual patch. I was there with @BarnetEye to contribute to the Londonist Out Loud podcast, hosted by the hugely likeable and professional N Quentin Woolf. It … Continue reading →

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Hold your horses

West Hampstead Life Posted on August 12, 2011 by Jonathan TurtonAugust 12, 2011

West Hampstead residents are fairly used to seeing horses clip-clopping their way down West End Lane. As most of us know, we are home to one of the Metropolitan Police’s eight stables. Almost every day the horses are taken out … Continue reading →

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Largely unscathed

West Hampstead Life Posted on August 10, 2011 by Jonathan TurtonAugust 10, 2011

West Hampstead and surrouding areas escaped Monday night’s widespread rioting and looting relatively unscathed. Despite the rumour mill working overtime when it came to Kilburn the actual damage there was limited to the Vodafone shop on the High Road. This … Continue reading →

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Live tweeting a quiet night in Kilburn

West Hampstead Life Posted on August 8, 2011 by Jonathan TurtonAugust 8, 2011

It’s been a busy evening on Twitter. Naturally, I have a search set up for “Kilburn” in my timeline and from late afternoon it seemed that every other message came from someone suggesting that riots were going to kick off … Continue reading →

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What have I missed since July 31st?

West Hampstead Life Posted on August 8, 2011 by Jonathan TurtonAugust 8, 2011

It’s August – traditionally the quiet news month. So we’ve just had the US’s credit rating downgraded, financial market meltdown, and riots in north London. Wake me up when there’s some real news. Have things been livelier in West Hampstead … Continue reading →

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