It’s an eight day news special this week! Regular drinkers at The Railway turned out to protest on Monday afternoon even though most of them seemed unsure what exactly it was they were protesting about. A student “predator” at the … Continue reading →
Plans were approved to convert the upper floors of The Railway into office space and flats – but one employee has other ideas. The new greengrocers on West End Lane has got pulses racing. An eviction on Lymington Road on … Continue reading →
Finchley Road was closed for about an hour on Thursday after a package sent to the JW3 building was deemed suspect. In fact its contents were anything but sinister. Ballymore’s chosen authors with a local connection for the names of … Continue reading →
West Hampstead’s cheapest property is relatively its most expensive… and is really really small. By contrast, Stephen Fry’s former house – a stunning 5-bed property with its own internal tree – is back on the market for just under £2.5 … Continue reading →
Fire crews rescued six people and a seventh jumped out of a first-floor window after a fire broke out in a converted house in Broadhurst Gardens. Police are treating the fire as suspicious. An elderly woman died in the swimming … Continue reading →
The much anticipated new smokehouse restaurant, One Sixty, had its soft launch. Preliminary reports (including from yours truly) were very positive. Walk-ins start from Tuesday. Jimi Hendrix didn’t just play West Hampstead; the woman who brought him to the attention … Continue reading →
Colour Division, West End Lane’s print shop, celebrated its 40th anniversary. Property News: Is the housing market in West Hampstead “bonkers”, or ultimately good for London? Comments already coming in! What’s the connection between London Zoo’s first hippo and West … Continue reading →
West Hampstead Square construction starts on March 10th. Expect lorries galore and disgruntled locals at 8am on Saturday mornings. Lots of the estate agents’ boards have come down. One of the remaining offenders removed all its boards on Saturday, but … Continue reading →
WiFi has arrived at West Hampstead (and Finchley Road) tube stations. Flats in the yet-to-be-built 163 Iverson Road development (on the site of the former garden centre) are already on the market. A two-bed in “The Central” will set you back … Continue reading →
More estate agents pledged to remove their boards from West End Lane – and indeed they began to be taken down. Do sign the petition if you want to ensure they can’t come back. The trees on Ballymore’s West Hampstead … Continue reading →
