There was sun. And no other news. Ok, there was some other news, but mostly there was sun. And what did it illuminate in West Hampstead I hear you asking yourselves? The mother of the young man murdered in Swiss … Continue reading →
Chelsea finally won the Champions League, Greece teeters ever more precariously on the brink, and the Olympic torch was allowed to fly business class to the UK. But what was happening in West Hampstead? The Gondar Gardens campaign continues. The … Continue reading →
It was a week for hair: Vidal Sassoon, Rebekah Brooks and Roberto Mancini. But what had us scratching our heads in West Hampstead this week? Camden refused permission for the proposed development of Gondar Gardens. The developers are likely to … Continue reading →
Boris and François won, Nick and Brian lost, Ken retired (yeah, right) and it still continued to rain. But what else did the first week of May have to say for itself in West Hampstead? The Mayor and London Assembly … Continue reading →
In a week where Rupert Murdoch skewered everyone in reach, a man threw computers out of a 5th floor window, and where it just kept on raining, was there any news in West Hampstead to make the headlines… You bet. … Continue reading →
Imagine it: sunshine and showers in April. But what’s been happening between the downpours in the finest neighbourhood in Old London Town? No, I don’t mean St John’s Wood. Tragically, a woman died at Finchley Road tube station on Monday. … Continue reading →
Two weeks of local news to catch up on, so we’ll dive straight in. Camden Development Control Committee voted in favour of the Abbey Area development and the Hampstead Cricket Club/South Hampstead Girls School temporary relocation. Full details on the … Continue reading →
VAT on pasties, postage stamp rises, and petrol panic at the pumps! But what was pertinent for the people of West Hampstead as March petered out? City Hall gave the all-clear to the large development at 187-199 West End Lane. … Continue reading →
The sun came out this week, but what was the illuminating news in West Hampstead? The London mayoral election campaign got underway and Ken Livingstone kicked off on home turf: Kilburn. Harry Potter actor and West Hampstead resident Jamie Waylett … Continue reading →
Mother’s Day, St Patrick’s Day, Rebekah Brooks arrested, and cricketing god Sachin Tendulkar finally scored his hundredth international century. Busy week beyond the West Hampstead borders. Was anything to exciting happening closer to home? There was a public meeting about … Continue reading →
