Welcome to the Property News section of West Hampstead Life. Local estate agent Benham & Reeves will be writing about the local sales market over the coming months, giving you some sales and prices statistics for the area as well … Continue reading →
Turn on BBC1 tonight for early evening magazine programme The One Show to see West End Lane’s very own Wired make an appearance. A One Show researcher contacted me yesterday trying to track down a number for Wired (hint: you … Continue reading →
Many of you will remember an article back in July about artist Martin Robertson who was interested in finding out what we thought symbolised West Hampstead. Many of you gave your thoughts on this and Martin went away to work … Continue reading →
Navigating between the three West Hampstead stations is already challenging, with narrow pavements, crowds of people and at least one road to cross whichever change you’re making. Now imagine that you’re not so good at walking – or can’t walk … Continue reading →
La Brocca’s “Wild Weekend” sounded intriguing, so I raced down there as soon as I could only to find it wasn’t some kind of seedy NW6 orgy after all. (That was happening at Lower Ground Bar next door). Instead, this … Continue reading →
On December 8th, West End Green will host the third successive West Hampstead Christmas market. It starts at 10am and there’ll be stalls on the green. In previous years these have been a mixture of local crafts, some food (hot … Continue reading →
West Hampstead police station may be for the chop, but is our fire station safe from the latest round of cuts? The most recent proposal to close stations in London puts Belsize station on the chopping block, while West Hampstead … 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 →
We’re inching nearer to a final Neighbourhood Development Plan. There’s a meeting this Thursday to discuss the second draft plan. At the time of writing the draft, the issue of the southern boundary had not been resolved. Since then, however, … Continue reading →
West Hampstead police station looks certain to lose its front counter, but the murmurings that the whole station is under threat are getting louder. The Metropolitan Police has engaged in a strange consultation process regarding front counter closures. It can, … Continue reading →
