Olympics eh? As the world turns its attention to London, what would it see if it focused in on West Hampstead? There was some confusion about the farmers’ market, after it was removed from the LFM page. Lymington Road-based Hampstead … Continue reading →
It’s been wall-to-wall Olympics in WHampstead Towers, but there’s been the odd bit of news in the area that’s worth catching up with. The West Hampstead farmers’ market will open on September 22nd. Sadly, Ammis Curry on the Kilburn High … Continue reading →
It’s pretty quiet in London really. Not much happening. Nope, can’t think of a singl…OLYMPICSSSSSSS. Ahem. A burst water main produced a spectacular flood on Kilburn High Road on Wednesday morning. The fire service took just a few hours to … Continue reading →
As the Olympics edge nearer and the sun edges out from behind the grey clouds, what has been lighting up West Hampstead over the past week? Bradley Wiggins rode to victory in the Tour de France and Kilburn became ignited … Continue reading →
Apologies for the delayed newsletter – couldn’t get reliable WiFi last night I’m afraid. We shall crack on! Camden announced proposals to extend Kingsgate School with an entirely new site in Liddell Road although this would mean the loss of … Continue reading →
Andy Murray lost, but Kilburn’s Bradley Wiggins assumed the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, so, y’know every cloud… well, every cloud seems to be passing over West Hampstead. It’s been a quiet week of local news though, so … Continue reading →
We had a thumping win for Spain in the Euros, Self-styled “Kilburn kid” Bradley Wiggins got off to a good start in the Tour de France, and there was YET ANOTHER banking scandal. But what happened closer to home? A … Continue reading →
It’s been a week of Carrs, buses (or lack of them) and the inevitability of England losing a penalty shootout Tour de France hopeful Bradley Wiggins spoke of his Kilburn childhood. A gap in the fence meant Billy Fury Way … Continue reading →
Cameron at Leveson, Caroll in Kiev, and more Greek news than there’s been since the Trojan wars. But what’s been happening in West Hampstead this week? Hampstead Heath was briefly Occupied, largely to hoots of derision from the Twittersphere. A … Continue reading →
It’s been a fortnight since the last newsletter and so much has happened in that time… The Queen celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, the England team went to visit former concentration camps, and in other minor news the world economy lurched … Continue reading →
