Bradford. On the eve of a Conservative Party Conference the country is in turmoil and one of its most multicultural cities awaits a visit from the Prime Minister. Multitudes, a play by actor and new writer John Hollingworth, focuses on a … Continue reading →
Police closed roads around the police station in West Hampstead on Saturday night after a suspect package was found. Thankfully the all clear was sounded fairly soon afterwards. The fire in Snowman House the week before was caused by a … Continue reading →
A fire on the 10th floor of Snowman House was swiftly brought under control, with only one person treated at the scene despite more than a hundred people being evacuated. The fire was caused by a tealight! 1980s’ popstar Steve … Continue reading →
Steve Strange, frontman of 1980s band Visage, has died in Egypt following a heart attack. He was 55 and best known for the Visage hit Fade to Grey. Local historian Dick Weindling recalls how Strange (real name, Steven Harrington) picked … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago the BBC ran a story about that first democratic camera, the Brownie. The article triggered some readers to send in their own Brownie photos and these included a couple of photos taken by Merryl See Tai … Continue reading →
I’m worried that I’ve started to sound like a broken record. Every two months I write about the rental market for West Hampstead Life, and every two months I say the same thing: demand for rental property in West Hampstead … Continue reading →
Camden came out fighting over the Liddell Road controversy, with a letter in the CNJ, a newsletter, and a lengthy blogpost by finance chief Theo Blackwell. There was a major police incident on Mill Lane on Tuesday evening although quite … Continue reading →
David Devant, one of the world’s greatest illusionists, lived at 2 Belsize Road from 1899 to 1911 although his blue plaque is at Number 1 Ornan Mansions on the corner of Haverstock Hill (now called Ornan Court). He was born … Continue reading →
This month’s property from Paramount is a three bedroom flat on West End Lane. West End Lane, West Hampstead, NW6 £525 pw This second floor flat has three double bedrooms and is available from 5th February. The open plan kitchen … Continue reading →
The Alliance’s appeal to raise money to send the body of staffmember Natalia Czekaj back to her mother in Poland exceeded its target, allowing the pub to also pay for the funeral. Thank you to everyone who donated. Flooding at … Continue reading →
