Since Tuesday, I’ve spoken to Ben Dutton and twice to Rich Werner. Ben is the husband of Desreen Brooks who died in Saturday’s accident on West End Lane in West Hampstead. Rich is the father of Amy who was badly … Continue reading →
Today, the police released the name of the woman who was killed in the tragic road accident in West Hampstead on Saturday night. Desreen Brooks, 33, was with her husband and two-year-old son at the time. As the car mounted … Continue reading →
[original post Nov 11th 10am][updated Nov 11th 11.30am][updated Nov 11th 4pm] [updated Nov 12th 4pm][updated Nov 13th 8.30am] [updated Nov 13th 1.15pm][new article: http://www.westhampsteadlife.com/2012/11/west-end-lane-crash-details-emerging.html] [new article: http://www.westhampsteadlife.com/2012/11/west-end-lane-crash-can-we-help.html] Just after 8.30pm on Saturday, the 83-year-old driver of an old Mercedes on West End … Continue reading →
For many years 141 West End Lane was a mother and babies home run by the Paddington and Marylebone Ladies Association. This charitable foundation was established about 1882 by Joanna Frances (Joan) Bonham Carter to ‘rescue friendless girls’ who were … 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 →
Last week, a Twitter debate raged (i.e., a few people commented for about an hour) about whether West End Lane needs more pay & display parking to encourage people from outside the area to come in to West Hampstead to … Continue reading →
Not only is Camden hell bent on letting cyclists ride whichever way they choose up one-way streets, it’s also trying to slow traffic down in West Hampstead as well. It’s almost like there’s some sort of concerted plan to improve … Continue reading →
West Hampstead residents are fairly used to seeing horses clip-clopping their way down West End Lane. As most of us know, we are home to one of the Metropolitan Police’s eight stables. Almost every day the horses are taken out … Continue reading →
The path from West End Lane to Lithos Road was named Billy Fury Way last year following a poll. Billy Fury – one of Britain’s original rock & roll stars – recorded regularly at Decca Studios on Broadhurst Gardens. On … 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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