One of the Conservative Party’s West Hampstead candidates in May’s local council elections came up with some controversial quotes in an interview with the CNJ. Meanwhile, Al Jazeera discussed 2015’s Hampsted & Kilburn election in some detail, including another surprising … Continue reading →
In 1991, local filmmaker Conrad Blakemore shot a short film for Channel 4. The Watchmaker was a snapshot of a day in the life of Mill Lane business C. Bowler Watchmaker and Jeweller. Norman Clifford Bowler’s shop at 54 Mill … Continue reading →
Eagle-eyed readers of the Mill Lane pharmacy article will have spotted that as well as the two dispensing chemists’, a third business was mentioned – Escott’s Upholsterers. The family business closed its doors at 59 Mill Lane for the last … Continue reading →
Aqua Pharmacy on Mill Lane will be relocating – the other Mill Lane pharmacy isn’t happy. Jazz Cycles and Escott’s upholsterers on Mill Lane both closed, while Alison Davidson opticians opened. Headmasters – another West End Lane hairdressers – opened. … Continue reading →
Interesting evening on Saturday at Mamako, the new pan-Asian place that’s replaced Spiga on Broadhurst Gardens. It was the venture’s opening night and what followed was a little chaotic! Must be said right away, the food was certainly good and … Continue reading →
Andrea Hartlova gets out of bed at 3.30 each morning to cycle from her home in Islington to her new bakery Hart & Lova in Kilburn, such is her passion for her craft. Together with master baker Nicolas Juaneda, she … Continue reading →
Once upon a time there were two pharmacies on Mill Lane. They were about 200 metres apart. But not for long. Aqua Pharmacy, at 102 Mill Lane, is planning to move to 59 Mill Lane, which has been occupied by … Continue reading →
The police seem to have an uneasy relationship with Twitter. While accounts such as @MPSInTheSky attract legions of followers and brilliantly balance updates on activity with behind-the-scenes insights, the borough level accounts are a bit more hit and miss. Brent’s … Continue reading →
This month’s property from Benham & Reeves is a two-bedroom raised ground-floor apartment in Goldhurst Terrace with a private patio. Goldhurst Terrace, South Hampstead, NW6 £750,000 A superb 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment arranged over the raised ground floor of a well … Continue reading →
Thank you to West Hampstead Life for highlighting my market predictions for 2013 in January of last year. Thankfully, according to Rightmove, I wasn’t too embarrassed and figures for West Hampstead showed a year-on-year increase in prices of 7.5% against … Continue reading →
