Grove Magazine - Local life

Tripping the Light Electric

As Notting Hillâ€™s favourite cinema turns 100, Ilona Varga pays tribute to the iconic blue sign, and what lies behind its doors

The Music Maker

As DJ Keith â€˜KCCâ€™ Franklin prepares to spin his decks at Carnival, Natasha Paulini catches up with him

Kensal Prize

Under the benevolent glassy gaze of a mounted boarâ€™s head, Natasha Paulini talks spontaneous design with pub owner and resident magpie Riz Shaikh

Queen's Park Farmers' Market

Sunday mornings at Queenâ€™s Park Farmersâ€™ Market are a highlight for local foodies and families, says Lydia Williams

Food Inc: the new food paradise at Whiteleys

As Whiteleysâ€™ new 6,300sqft food hall, Food Inc., opens, Bill Knott quizzes its creators about whatâ€™s in store

Slim pickings: W2's narrow house

We knew that space was at a premium in Notting Hill, but when architect Luke Tozer showed us around his remarkable narrow home off Westbourne Grove, we realised just how much. Emily Paine reports

Elemis facial at the Harbour Club

Lydia Williams treats her parched winter skin at the Harbour Club

Aqua-therapy at Hydrohealing

Lydia Williams samples some aqua-therapy at Hydrohealing

Independent Schools Show 2008

Independent Schools Show, 31 Oct - 01 Nov 2008, Battersea Park London.

The writingâ€™s on the wall

The duo behind bespoke wallpaper design company Fromental talk to Lydia Williams about why their work is adorning walls across the capital

Cabaret for kids

Mixed billed entertainment is no longer the preserve of adults. Kids can now bring their parents along for an afternoon of cabaret. LinnÃ©a Rundgren discovers Mish Mash cabaret for kids

Local feast

Australian food writer Jill Dupleix has made Notting Hill her home and found it the perfect place for inspiration for her latest recipe book

All star cast

The Notting Hill entrepreneurs behind All Star Lanes bring their â€˜boutique bowlingâ€™ phenomenon to W2 this month. Kate Crockett talks to co-directors Mark von Westenholtz and Charles and Adam Breeden about striking it big in Bayswater

Board Members

Tucked away underneath the Westway is an urban mecca for local BMX bike riders and skateboarders, Baysixty6 skate park. Words by Lydia Williams. Photos by Lydia Evans

Coconut Beach Body Polish at Heidi Klein

Natasha Paulini gets her skin beach-ready at Heidi Klein

Portobello cafe culture

Britons spent an amazing £730m on coffee last year. We took a stroll down Portobello Road to find out the best places to get your local caffeine fix. By Lydia Williams

Notting Hill Supermannies

Ric Firth is the director of Supermannies, the male nanny agency thatâ€™s a hit with Notting Hillâ€™s yummy mummies. Emily Paine meets him

Thai herbal ball massage at Pacifica Day Spa

Kate Crockett samples the Thai herbal ball massage at Pacifica Day Spa

Culinary tour of Queen's Park

Food expert Henrietta Green finds ample foraging opportunities for her website FoodLoversBritain.com here in the Grove, as she explains

Detox Inch Loss Treatment at the Soma Centre

Emily Paine visits the Soma Centre to banish the winter blues

The Lemon Tree Cookery School

Hannah Palmer visits The Lemon Tree Cookery School, opened by Camilla Schneideman, daughter of the founders of Divertimenti

Grand revival at Whiteleys, W2

Whiteleys in Bayswater is wooing sophisticated West Londoners back with a Â£6m makeover that includes a gourmet food hall, a host of new, quality retailers and the opening of Le CafÃ© Anglais in November 2007

Smart salvage

Trying to make green choices in your life? Lydia Williams investigates whether eco-living can still mean a stylish home

Home chic home

Want to achieve the latest interiors look without stripping your home and starting again? Itâ€™s not as hard as it might seem, as Lucy Land discovers

Bird spotting

Ever the innovators, glassware and ceramics store-cum-gallery, Vessel, present their latest exhibition to have the locals flocking, a new generation of Iittala Birds

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