OBITUARY: Eminent lawyer Michael Prior also a true friend of Hampstead Theatre
A passionate supporter of Hampstead Theatre and an eminent lawyer has died the age of 74.
Hampstead charity that saves greyhounds abandoned to die wins Wetnose Animal Rescue Award
While most pedigree pooches are counted as prized possessions, Martin Humphery is fighting to find homes for thousands of thoroughbred greyhounds who are abandoned to die.
Chef at Noel Gallagher’s local Indian restaurant Aroma Spice curries favour at food festival
A Hampstead spice guru has been recognised as one of the top chefs of Indian food in the country at an international food festival.
Brian Coleman still welcome at Tory dinners
Former Tory firebrand Cllr Brian Coleman seemed remarkably chilled as he attended a Conservative fundraiser despite criminal proceedings hanging over his head.
Who’s Who: Nature lover Ron Vester’s crusade to protect Hampstead Heath swans – just don’t call him the ‘swan man’
Ron Vester moved to Belsize Park from Jamaica eight years ago and has been patrolling Hampstead Heath ever since. The nature lover and photographer, from Aspern Grove, often helps the local swan sanctuary to rescue injured or stranded swans from the Heath’s ponds.
Organisers promise Hampstead Summer Festival will be bigger and better than ever
The organisers of the Hampstead Summer Festival have promised this year’s event will be bigger and better than ever.
Time capsule buried for 100 years on site of new Jewish community centre
A time capsule holding stories from the Jewish community has been buried for 100 years on the site of a new £50million community centre in West Hampstead.
Reported crime could fall if police front counters are closed in Hampstead and West Hampstead, claim campaigners
Official crime figures could become wildly inaccurate and police efforts to tackle crime hampered if plans to shut Hampstead and West Hampstead stations to the public are given a green light, campaigners claim.
Cameron ‘going out of his way to upset Tory supporters’, says Daily Mail columnist Andrew Pierce
Rising to his feet at the Hampstead Conservative dinner, veteran Fleet Street journalist Andrew Pierce warned his audience, with some trepidation, that he was about to venture “off message”.
Plans to sell community centre in Hampstead raises fears over mural
Campaigners are calling on Camden Council to save a much-loved mural on a community centre in Hampstead which is set to be sold.
