Vietnamese café/restaurant Ladudu opened today on West End Lane. I popped in at lunchtime to see what was on offer and was given a very friendly greeting. As some readers might know, it has a problem with gas for cooking … Continue reading →
As people gorged themselves on chocolate and temperatures and referendum rhetoric soared, what was happening in West Hampstead? Kilburn features prominently in this short film promoting the Yes to AV campaign. It also features in this film that launches the … Continue reading →
As the country began to go a little bit Royal Wedding crazy, what was happening in West Hampstead this week? We found out that US daytime TV programme The Rachael Ray Show will be filming at Bake-a-boo next week. About … Continue reading →
The team was already consigned to the bottom of the table, but was able to salvage some pride in a 5-a-side match that suggests next season’s league (revised to 5-a-side from 6 this season) could be much more competitive. Tim … Continue reading →
It’s been a relatively quiet week in NW6 but, as always, here’s some of the local news you might have missed. It’s been a bad week for the Cock Tavern Theatre: right after it received some great publicity from the … Continue reading →
Earlier this week, the popular and very highly regarded Cock Tavern Theatre in Kilburn was forced to close temporarily when it was discovered that the pub above which it operates didn’t have a licence for “upstairs entertainment”. It was hoped … Continue reading →
While protests gathered momentum in Yemen and India beat first Pakistan and then Sri Lanka to clinch the Cricket World Cup, what was happening closer to home? The PC who tackled last summer’s knife wielding man in West Hampstead received … Continue reading →
Here’s the breaking news of the day – just before midday [View the story “Today’s breaking news” on Storify]
Continue reading →Kilburn’s Cock Theatre – fresh from its victory at the Olivier Awards – is currently staging back-to-back Tennessee Williams plays as part of the centenary celebrations of his birth. As a bit of a fan of TW (due in no … Continue reading →
After alerting twitter followers to the possible demise of West End Lane’s Oddbins, as the company faced receivership, the air was filled with “helpful” suggestions. They evolved something like this: [View the story “If we lose Oddbins….” on Storify]
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