Camden has been postponing the public engagement part of its parking review – it was supposed to have happened in March, now apparently it wil be in May. Camden will be seeking residents’ views on parking zone days and hours … 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 →
The Old Black Lion on West End Lane was established in 1751. It was a beerhouse not a tavern, meaning it could sell only beer. The Black Lion on Kilburn High Road is older. It dates back to 1666. (The … Continue reading →
Valiantly battling a vicious hangover, following another all-dayer comparing Sunday pub roasts in NW London (yes, life’s hard), I struggled along to The Wet Fish Café for a spot of Monday-blues-bashing lunch. Things got off to a promising start when my soya … Continue reading →
Just reporting for duty, a little late, on an excellent evening with Jonathan at Guglee, West End Lane’s newest curry house. Owners Sachin and Nikhil had kindly offered us a meal in order to test out the menu, which was particularly … 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 →
Everyone loves a crime-fighting member of the cloth right? Who doesn’t look back fondly at Tom Bosley as Father Dowling? No, ok, I never watched it either but I’m sure it was amazing. Move over Bosley (to the extent you … Continue reading →
Amid all the discussion about library closures and the three Camden libraries that have been handed over to community groups, I suspect some people had forgotten that all the remaining libraries were to have their hours reduced. Here are the … Continue reading →
When the new West Hampstead Thameslink station opened in December last year, the broad consensus seemed to be positive. Photo: Peter Cook The “modest yet thoughtfully designed” (according to Architecture Today) modern glass structure made a statement but there weren’t … Continue reading →
