After several months of radio silence on the 187-199 West End Lane development, there is now an update on progress. There had been a nice idea that the strip of shops from Café Bon to M.L.Estates might become pop-up shops … Continue reading →
We found the rock god. Or rather we found the guy who worships at the altar of heavy metal. Remember the article about very local census data a few days ago? It concluded by showing that it’s possible to narrow … Continue reading →
A water main burst last night on West End Lane by West End Lane Cars. Many people south of the stations either have no water or low water pressure. The latest estimate from the workmen carrying out the repairs is … Continue reading →
I started this article this morning with “Newer residents might find this a peculiar topic…”. By this evening, newer residents were suddenly all too aware of the flood risk in West Hampstead as West End Lane was transformed into a … Continue reading →
Could the post office move into the church? Negotiations are already well advanced. The development of 63-65 Maygrove Road was given a conditional green light. Here’s your chance to improve Kilburn Grange Park. Property News: the market’s up, but does … Continue reading →
Last Thursday, Camden’s Development Control committee granted conditional planning permission for the development of 91 flats on 65-67 Maygrove Road. It was a rather complicated debate. The issue was not one of architecture, nor about replacing offices with housing. Rather, … Continue reading →
The headline aggregate census statistics were released last year but only at the local authority level, i.e., Camden-wide. As the data crunchers do their thing, the Office of National Statistics will start to release the numbers at the local level. … Continue reading →
The O2 is undergoing something of a transformation, as we’ve discussed. Today was an important landmark in this evolution as Byron opened. Byron is a burger chain that began as an idea in 2007 and now has 27 locations in … Continue reading →
The possible move of West Hampstead’s post office into St James Church is at an advanced stage of negotiation. It would be one of the first church post offices in a major British city. Yet it seems very few people … Continue reading →
Regular readers will have followed the progress of the Neighbourhood Development Forum; while even sporadic readers may have spotted the signs that have gone up around the area about the consultation stage the NDF is in now. I thought I’d … Continue reading →
