Labour swept the Lib Dems out of their north-west Camden stronghold in the local elections on Thursday. West Hampstead Life was at the count (re-live the night) and, while many seats were relatively straightforward, West Hampstead and especially Fortune Green … Continue reading →
If you can’t afford to buy a bigger flat or house, what’s the next best option? To extend. If you live in a ground floor flat, then you can either go out into the garden, or down into the ground. … Continue reading →
If you weren’t glued to Twitter on Friday evening, you might like to see how the evening unfolded via my live tweets. Or jump straight to the write-up of the results, or the full vote breakdown and swing. [View the … Continue reading →
As the dust settles after an emotionally intense Friday evening at the Somers Town Community Centre, it’s time to recap the results from the four wards we’ve been covering. First up, West Hampstead John Bryant Liberal Democrats 836 Natalie Eliades … Continue reading →
Labour pulled off an astonishing victory yesterday evening, and redrew the political map of north-west Camden. West Hampstead and Fortune Green have been a fortress for the Liberal Democrats, with each ward headed by a popular councillor: Keith Moffitt in … Continue reading →
Hmm – liveblogging from just a phone proved tricky; in the end, everything happened on Twitter! 17:45 it’s really warm in the counting hall. Most candidates in the middle, well away from the press. Two wards announced so far, Bloomsbury … Continue reading →
Camden’s late count means candidates will be sweating it out for longer than most, especially those in tight wards – which includes West Hampstead, Fortune Green and possibly Kilburn. We woke up to the news that Labour and UKIP have … Continue reading →
Amid all the election results flooding in from around the country, another bit of news could affect West Hampstead commuters at least as much. First Capital Connect, owned by the First Group, has lost the Thameslink franchise to Govia, a … Continue reading →
Twitter is awash with people getting quite ranty about voting. I defintely think it’s important to vote but not always for the reasons that get rammed down our throats. “People died for our vote” Yes, they did. And hurrah for … Continue reading →
Many of you will know that our first visit to Mamako was a bit of a disaster. We did say, however, that the food was good and we’d give them some time to settle in before reviewing it properly. That … Continue reading →
