People
Free Week? Explore Montreal, Canada: A Beginner’s Guide
No need to trawl an exhausting list of sights or tick off must-sees. Rather, it’s a place for the flaneur, where one multicultural neighbourhood melts into another
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Layla Anna-Lee, Sports Presenter, 29
Sports presenter Layla Anna-Lee was born and raised in West Hampstead. Earlier this year she hosted the Queen’s Jubilee Party in front of 20,000 people …
The Kentish Town Pubs I knew and loved
‘I am a dinosaur, I admit it’, says reader Gerry Slater. ‘Having said that, I can’t keep away…’
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Caroline Hill, Chair, Kentish Town Neighbourhood Forum
Caroline Hill, a book designer, was brought up in Welwyn Garden City, the middle child of German Jewish parents who had escaped the Holocaust. She …
Why It Matters: A Cinema For Kentish Town
Of all the entertainment venues in Kentish Town, no cinema, the stuff that dreams are made of? So you’ve got to ask yourself one question: …
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Rick Edwards, Television Presenter
TV’s Rick Edwards is one of NW5’s most vocal celeb supporters, right down to his Twitter bio which states his location as ‘Kentish Town, obviously’. …
Life Tips: Gary McKinnon, 46, Hacker
We know Gary McKinnon and his partner Lucy pretty well so first, let me declare an interest. But we simply couldn’t ignore the monumental blocking …
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Natalie D’Arbeloff, Artist
Natalie D’Arbeloff is a painter, book-artist, cartoonist and writer, born in Paris of French and Russian parents, and raised in South America, USA and Europe. …
Why It Matters: The Kentishtowner Goes Mobile!
You may remember a few months back The Kentishtowner was awarded some funding by innovations charity NESTA. We were honoured to be selected as the …
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Gabby Young, 28, Singer-songwriter
‘It took me seven times to pass my driving test and I’m allergic to alcohol’
About Kentishtowner
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