As the O2 centre’s refurbishments draw to a close, there’s been much excitement about who’ll be moving into the space alongside the existing tenants. This week, thanks to someone pointing me in the direction of this brochure, we got to … Continue reading →
Many of us generally, if not obsessively, like to shop at local independent places if we can. Often we can’t, or convenience (or price) dictates we go elsewhere. We may simply not care. However, a study in the US has … Continue reading →
Is Camden council doing enough to help new businesses in West Hampstead? Local Lib Dem councillor Gillian Risso-Gill thinks not, and had a hefty swipe at the council in a letter to the Ham & High this week to say … Continue reading →
There’s a new momentum on Mill Lane. This motley collection of independent shops has tried before to unite behind some self-promotion but these efforts have largely come to nothing. Now, the West Hampstead street that’s often seen as West End … Continue reading →
Those damn supermarkets crowding out the little guys. Am I right? Well, that’s the received wisdom and it’s held true on West End Lane where the arrival of Tesco and then Sainsbury’s killed off Best One (literally as that was … Continue reading →
The stretch of West End Lane from Nando’s to Walnut is set to see big changes over the next couple of months. As many of you will have read on Twitter, or (heaven forbid) seen with your own actual eyes, … Continue reading →
I got a very exciting e-mail yesterday from Cllr Gillian Risso-Gill announcing that an agreement has been reached with First Capital Connect for the West Hampstead Business Forum to hold a Saturday market on the widenened pavement area by the … Continue reading →
A couple of people had alerted me to the opening of Belvedere Traditional, so roving reporter Kate popped in to see what the fuss was about: “The gentrification of Kilburn High Road has officially begun with the opening of an … Continue reading →
The rain and perhaps Andy Murray on Centre Court meant a slightly below-par turnout for last Monday’s West Hampstead and Fortune Green Area Action Group meeting. On the plus side, when Cllr Keith Moffitt asked whether anyone was attending because … Continue reading →
After alerting twitter followers to the possible demise of West End Lane’s Oddbins, as the company faced receivership, the air was filled with “helpful” suggestions. They evolved something like this: [View the story “If we lose Oddbins….” on Storify]
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