With the election for the London Mayor upon us, we identified five pressing issues that relate specifically to Primrose Hill. We sent out David Lennon to get answers and responses from the candidates of the four main parties. Before placing…
Why did the mole cross the road? So that he could talk to the lollypop lady, of course. Lollypop ladies are human zebra crossings. The first ones started working outside primary schools in 1967. The safe crossing with the yellow…
http://www.thelansdownepub.co.uk/Jeremy Swinson looks back at Primrose Hill used to be… More than 40 years ago, I lived in a student flat in Ainger Road, at number 33. We now live north of Liverpool, but on our weekend trips to London…
There is a popular myth that when Idi Amin expelled the Ugandan Asians in 1972, they came to the UK and bought up corner shops to make fortunes. Part of that is true: Amin did confiscate the assets of Ugandan…
Love is in the air with Melrose and Morgan’s tongue in cheek Valentine’s Day offering – certain to get pulses racing this 14th February. With some new looks and a new recipe from our book Good Food For Your Table,…
I met Mike O’Hara outside Chalk Farm tube, flourishing a folder for ‘Unseen Tours’. You may have seen him holding forth to spellbound groups of tourists in the streets of Primrose Hill. His own story is as fascinating as the…
We asked some of our readers to let us know what it was like to go along to the classes and events at the Primrose Hill Community Centre. So here is what they had to say, and it may help…
It may seem a long way off, but planning has already started for the Primrose Hill Summer Fair. The date of the Summer Fair for 2016 is Saturday 11th June from 1.30pm to 5pm.
After the success of last year’s Motown Night, we are pleased to say it’s back again. For those of you who missed it last time, this will be a night of dancing to Tamala Motown hits (and the odd rarity) spun…
The latest Texas album is out so we sent Leanne Roche along to meet up with their lead singer, Sharleen Spiteri, to chat about music, love and apple pie. As we sit in the Greenberry Café, Sharleen recalls that it…
