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Piers Plowright and Poh Sim on Hampstead Heath - Credit: Antoinette Eugster Piers Plowright was the "most amazing listener", a lover of music, books and art, and most of all the sort of man who would march a gaggle of sleepy children up Parliament Hill in order to give them a precious memory or two. The BBC radio producer died aged 83 in July, and he is remembered by his wife Poh Sim, family and friends as a figure like no other.  Piers Plowright, one of Hampsteads most distinctive characters...

Exactly how many trees were felled in the Parkland Walk in March has been disputed by campaigners and Haringey Council - so the Ham&High conducted an informal count of tree stumps along the nature reserve.

Stefania Di Cio and Sam Volpe Published: 6:06 PM June 4, 2021    Updated: 6:20 PM June 4, 2021 The Englands Lane Launderette was boarded up on Thursday after the shocking fire - Credit: Stefania Di Cio "If it wasnt for Jordan, God knows what would have happened upstairs."  After smoke began billowing from the Englands Lane launderette in Belsize on Wednesday evening a handful of passers-by were able to act quickly to make sure no-one was hurt.  Speaking to the Ashish Raja was at Tesco when...

With the Hampstead Village Business Improvement District (BID) set to be wound up in August, attention is now turning to what a post-Covid future without it will look like.

The Hampstead BID was not a local government department. It was a business called Hampstead Village BID Ltd.

Finchley-based charity Bounce Forward talked about resilient parenting and helping children navigate uncertainty as part of Ham&High: Our Community's Mental Health.

Joey Grostern Jason Charles-Nelson from Young Music Makers - Credit: Archant The Ham&High welcomed an upbeat lunch hour of sing and dance as part of its online mental health day. Swing Sister Swing and Young Music Makers shared the benefits of music and dance for wellbeing with the audience at Ham&High: Our Communitys Mental Health on May 21. First up were the jazz dance teachings of Cat Foley of Swing Sister Swing, a female-led outfit who teach dance, music and theatre. With guidance, the a...

Stand-up comedians Charlie George and Rich Wilson, Tash Alexander from the social enterprise Head Held High and young comic Ro Dodgson at Ham&High: Our Community's Mental Health.

Muswell Hill neighbours are rallying to prevent a horse chestnut tree from being felled in Cascade Avenue, Haringey.

Internationally renowned architects Chan and Eayrs face enforcement action by Camden Council over planning breaches at their Hampstead home.