There’s a third name in the hat for the Labour nomination for Hampstead & Kilburn. Meanwhile, could Swiss Cottage ward councillor Don Williams be heading for Westminster (North)? If you’ve never been to the (gents) toilet by West End Green, … Continue reading →
ShakeTastic, Me Love Sushi, Picasso’s and Blue Daisy have all closed, while Minkies, Curled Leaf, Tiger Stores, a new sweet shop and Spice Tree all opened. What’s happening in West Hampstead? There are plenty of changes afoot at the Thameslink … Continue reading →
Demolition started at 187-199 West End Lane, and the strip of shops was knocked down on Saturday morning. The shops themselves will become a marketing suite for the next two years, while the site overall is becoming, as most of … Continue reading →
The public meeting about Kilburn High Road raised lots of issues, but proposed few answers. Elections must be rolling around again – West Hampstead Conservatives reopened its Twitter account after a three-year gap, it also announced its six candidates for … Continue reading →
Demolition signs are up on 187-199 West End Lane. At least those shops won’t stand empty for too long! The discount shop on the corner of Kilburn High Road and Gascony Avenue submitted a revised plan to convert into a … Continue reading →
Local MP Glenda Jackson made waves with her strident attack on Thatcherism in the House of Commons. Pastry and ice cream emporium Chez Chantal has apparently closed for good. Meanwhile the word is that LoveFood’s next incarnation will be as … Continue reading →
A local binman stopped a potentially bad accident when he moved his lorry to block a runaway post office van. The Neighbourhood Development Forum proposal received 125 responses, with only five opposed. Photo via @bruminthecity Property News looked at the … Continue reading →
West Hampstead police station will stay open, but the front counter will close. The Safer Neighbourbood Team base on West End Lane will host the contact point, which will be open for two hour sessions midweek and on a Saturday … Continue reading →
There have been 150 collisions on Kilburn High Road in the past three years, so what’s being done about it? There was a collision on Fortune Green Road by the junction with Mill Lane when a driver who appeared to … Continue reading →
A man shot himself in the leg, in the toilets of the Golden Egg on Kilburn High Road. Labour finally recommended an all-woman shortlist for its Hampstead & Kilburn candidate to replace Glenda Jackson leaving local councillor Mike Katz disappointed. … Continue reading →
