By Peter Darley We had a close friendship with the artist John Castle through the late 1980s and 1990s. He lived for much of this time next door at 20 Oppidans Road, and would drop over frequently, white wine bottle […]
Cornelius Koundouris, 38, planned to surprise his long-term partner Celyn with a marriage proposal on their Greek holiday. They had taken their baby Clio back to Mykonos where Cornelius grew up, the son of a British mother and a Greek […]
by Will Harris My mother Judy Rich, who has died at the age of 78, was the founder of fashion retail company Long Tall Sally. A Primrose Hill resident since 1982, she loved the neighbourhood dearly and helped establish the […]
By The Mole on The Hill. Grandad, what did you do during lockdown?Not a lot, lass. Just kept looking around, observing like. See that window down there, in Oldfield. In there you can see all kinds of models. The man […]
There have been many reports of UFOs in recent history, and Primrose Hill has had its share of them. In 2012, four people reported a mysterious humming noise coming from the hill, which seemed to come from all directions at […]
Composer and musician Steve Banks grew up in Chalcot Square, Primrose Hill. He went to Primrose Hill Primary School where he had an inspirational music teacher, Hugo Nyman, who encouraged Steve on the violin and gave him time off lessons […]
Frances Howe gives a perspective on Primrose Hill from the other side of the bar.
Leon Fernando Del Canto is the founder of Del Canto Chambers, an international tax firm based in London with a country focus on Spain. He talks about moving to Primrose Hill, and the creativity he finds here. Please allow me […]
By Nicola Manasseh. “I can’t believe you recognised me,” said Mr Snow, wearing a snazzy silk mask which, as he proceeded to show me, matched his colourful stripy socks. It was mid-July and I was in Primrose Hill on my […]
Judy Hillman, 85, a stalwart and much loved member of the Drawing London sketching group, was taken ill while hanging an exhibition of her own work for the Primrose Hill Art Trail in Primrose Hill Community Library on Saturday 1 […]
