Not sure whether you heard about this, but there was some rioting and a lot of looting on the streets of England this week. There may have been other news in places like… ooh, I don’t know, Syria and East … Continue reading →
It’s August – traditionally the quiet news month. So we’ve just had the US’s credit rating downgraded, financial market meltdown, and riots in north London. Wake me up when there’s some real news. Have things been livelier in West Hampstead … Continue reading →
As the US teeters towards financial doom, are things any less partisan in NW6? West Hampstead’s community centre (yes, we have one) is in jeopardy after substantial council funding was withdrawn. The play service for Camden kids is also being … Continue reading →
It’s been a strange week, starting with farcical scenes of the Murdochs under mild interrogation and ending with tragedy. And it rained a lot. And I was on holiday. And it rained a lot on my holiday. Local councillor Andrew … Continue reading →
So, the Euromillions winner may not have lived in West Hampstead but did we have other winners in NW6this week? Well, West Hampstead men’s first team won England Hockey’s Club Team of the year. Kilburn’s hurling team won an international … Continue reading →
We may have lost one Sunday paper this week, but fear not – WhampNews lives on thanks to its fearless strategy of listening to people’s conversations on Twitter. So what scurrilous scandals have we unearthed and what litigious licence have … Continue reading →
While Wimbledon drew to an inevitable conclusion and people went on strike – but they weren’t French – what happened in West Hampstead? It was actually a fairly quiet week. The Railway had a second break-in within a month – … Continue reading →
There’s been whimsical weather at Wimbledon, and whooping or whingeing over Olympic tickets. But what’s been happening in and around West Hampstead this week? The plans to develop Gondar Gardens have been rejected. As have the plans to convet The … Continue reading →
More crap weather in the run up to Wimbledon and Glastonbury, but aside from dodging showers what else have we been up to in this part of London? Crime is still big news. There was a well-attended meeting in Kilburn … Continue reading →
What West Hampstead news have you missed while you were sheltering from the rubbish weather? There was a triple bomb scare on Finchley Road, with the O2 centre, Waitrose, and Marks & Spencer all targeted. A spectacularly local thunderstorm struck … Continue reading →
