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'Catastrophe' as Tesco Express on edge of Hampstead Heath closes for three weeks
A distraught customer described the "catastrophe" of finding his favoured mini-supermarket closed for refurbishment. Tesco Express, in Swain's Lane, Dartmouth Park, closed at 5pm on Friday. A notice on the door said the store would be closed
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'Culture is an essential part of supporting young people to find their voice'
I’m delighted to be back writing my column for the Ham&High after my re-election. It is such an honour to be your voice in Westminster, and after nine years as an opposition MP, forced to watch the damage the Conservatives were causing to
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Major road set for weeks of disruption as gas main is replaced
A main road is set to face weeks of disruption due to gas main replacement work. A public notice from Barnet Council reveals work will take place in Finchley Road for around 27 days from 8am on Monday (July 29). The council has arranged temporary
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School staff to strike over pay cuts when term restarts
Secondary school teachers are to go on strike when term resumes over pay cuts to four members of staff. Teachers, support staff, and local National Education Union (NEU) members at Highgate Wood School, in Montenotte Road, Crouch End, went on strike
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Comics, AI gurus and a Nobel laureate at Hampstead's music and ideas festival
Comedians, politicians, an AI guru, and a Nobel laureate will rub shoulders at Hampstead's annual festival of music and ideas. HowTheLightGetsIn returns to its regular home on Hampstead Heath in September for a weekend of illuminating talks, debates
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There are wines for all weathers during this strange summer
In this very strange summer, it's hard to settle on a topic that will fit with the ever-changing weather. But wine is a flexible product, and there's no reason at all not to drink white on chilly days, pink when it's pouring, or red in glorious
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Think bread and tomatoes for high summer dishes
When I wrote The Sainsbury's Book of Food in the late 80s, my opening sentences in the tomato section read: It seems that at long last, growers are beginning to hear our plea for tomatoes that taste like tomatoes. For many years that seemed
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The north London restaurants named winners in national food awards
Five north London restaurants have been named among the best across the country. The Good Food Guide has announced its annual 100 Best Local Restaurants list which celebrates “the very best of British” dining. The guide, first published in
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'We are the community - why can't we use our community hall?'
A community hall opened by Sir Keir Starmer late in 2023 is still empty and inaccessible to the people who should be using it. The Holborn and St Pancras MP praised the redeveloped Maitland Park Estate in Haverstock in December 2023 after 119 new
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'I went to the Starlight Express show restaurant and it's an experience in itself'
There are express menus, and then there's the Starlight Express menu, at a fun new restaurant in Wembley Park. That restaurant, Studio Five, is at the back of the Troubadour Theatre, where Andrew Lloyd Webber's rollerskating revival is currently
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'We need to be honest about the good and bad sides of Churchill and colonialism'
Pupils today might be forgiven for being ever so slightly confused. On the one hand, schools are required to promote ‘British values’, namely democracy, tolerance, respect, individual liberty and the rule of law, while on the other hand, British