From Monty Python’s reunion to a 7 ft-reticulated python that haunted Hampstead Heath Ladies’ Ponds, life has been busy in Hampstead and Highgate over the past year. Enjoy the Ham&High’s top 10 most read stories of 2013.
The Camden connections of literary giant Charles Dickens, film director Mike Leigh and actress Alison Steadman were celebrated at a double plaque unveiling ceremony in their honour.
Students at a Chalk Farm school packed the house with a spellbinding performance of 1960s Broadway musical Sweet Charity.
Camden Council has demanded the government waives a £20 fee it plans to charge residents who want to petition against the HS2 Bill.
Music, flamenco dancing, cava and a selection of Spanish finger food created a lively, Iberian-themed evening for residents in Hampstead Community Centre last Thursday.
One of London’s most prestigious flower boutiques, Galton Flowers, whose clients include Prince Charles and Madonna, has opened a new flagship store in Flask Walk, Hampstead.
Music journalist Charles Shaar Murray cleared out his cupboards and donated a horde of books, music and DVDs to a West Hampstead market.
Actor Robert Powell donated £2,500 to Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead before opening its Winter Fair on Saturday.
More than 100 dogs were welcomed to the Garden Gate Pub in Hampstead for the Santa Paws Christmas Fair on Sunday.
