Passion

Passion: Karl Minns

Karl Minns, writer, actor, resident of Primrose Hill these past eight years, is very well­ known in Norfolk. Indeed, Adnams the beer company thought him so much Norfolk­man that they made him the face of their famous beer on TV, […]

Primrose Hill Passions: Suzy Messenger

I was welcomed by Suzy Messenger to her hidden away home with its beautifully planted patio. Though I had lived on the neighbouring street for nearly 30 years, I didn’t know these five little disabled-friendly bungalows existed. For many years […]

Unseen Tours with Mike O'Hara

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 […]

Snookered

Jonathan Gale let me in through the street door in Fitzroy Road into his family’s beautiful new home in what was Butcher’s Yard Plasterworks. Set round a courtyard with a Buddha statue, it feels remarkably quiet and private. We sat […]

Anna's Lightbulb Moment

Anna Paolozzi’s profession is teaching women of 40 and over how to age beautifully with make-up. She is also passionate about teaching people with serious illnesses how to look well.

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