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Olivia Newton-John: From West Hampstead to worldwide fame

Olivia Newton-John in 1996

André Langlois

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Tributes have been paid to Dame Olivia Newton, whose pop career began in West Hampstead.

British theatre director Peter Brook has died aged 97

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St John's Wood theatre critic pays tribute to Peter Brook

Blanche Marvin MBE

Songwriter and composer Alan Blaikley has sadly died

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Elvis Presley songwriter and former Ham&High columnist dies aged 82

Nathalie Raffray

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Bruce Kent

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Tributes pour in for Haringey 'peace hero' Bruce Kent who has died

Nathalie Raffray

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Portrait of Paula Rego, 2021

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Artist Dame Paula Rego dies aged 87

Bridget Galton

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Malcolm and Linda Grove at their home in Belsize Lane under the wisteria they planted together.

Tributes paid to Belsize 'man of many talents' who co-founded Abacus school

Frankie Lister-Fell

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A memorial will be held at Hampstead Theatre to celebrate the life of inspirational drama teacher Brian Astbury

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Inspirational drama teacher and theatre pioneer remembered

Bridget Galton

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Smiling old man outside on a garden chair wearing a light blue polo shirt and glasses

Exhibition to remember teacher and artist who fled Hong Kong during the war

Frankie Lister-Fell

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Older white man in blue jumper sitting outside on colourful red and yellow bench

Tributes paid to 'generous' Hampstead actor and businessman

Frankie Lister-Fell

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Helen Paiba ran Muswell Hill's the Children's Bookshop from 1974 until 1994, and is remembered for her depth of knowledge

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Tributes paid to ‘inspirational’ founder of famous Muswell Hill bookshop

Ben Lynch

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Cllr Anthony Finn represented Hendon for over 30 years

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Ex-mayor of Barnet and ‘committed councillor’ dies aged 75

Ben Lynch

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Sanjiv Talwar, who lived in Shepherds Hill in Highgate, was highly regarded for his strengths as a businessman

Tributes paid to ‘kind and gentle’ Highgate businessman

Shyam Bhatia

Hornsey Pensioners Action Group's Pamela Jefferys

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'Remembering Muswell Hill's irreplaceable campaigner Pamela Jefferys'

Janet Shapiro, Hornsey Pensioners Action Group

Tony Padman wrote for the Ham&High as well as nationals such as The Guardian, Daily Mail and The Times

‘One-off’ Maida Vale journalist and lecturer dies aged 64

Ben Lynch

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Edward and Pearl Bowman

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'Major figure' in Hampstead photography Eddie Bowman dies aged 91

Nathalie Raffray

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Valentine Palmer

Prolific actor, writer and voice coach Valentine Palmer dies aged 86

Ben Lynch

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Audrey sat at the top of the stairs

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'Staunch and fascinating' activist and intellectual Audrey Jancovich...

Jo Stanley

File photo dated 16/12/1968 of Sally Ann Howes, who has died aged 91, pictured at the Royal world pr

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang actress Sally Ann Howes dies aged 91

Nathalie Raffray

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Tributes outside George Michael's house in Highgate, following the singer's death.

'Heart of gold': Remembering George Michael on Christmas Day anniversary

Nathalie Raffray

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Peter Cuming with other Friends of Talacre Gardens

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Obituary: 'Selfless' community worker and family man Peter Cuming

Céline La Frenière

David Ogden with his daughter Ella, now 18, on Hampstead Heath

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Tributes to Hampstead Heathens founding member 'Doc' Ogden

Nathalie Raffray

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George Weiss outside the old Café Rouge, one of his favourite Hampstead spots

Rainbow George: Hampstead 'dreamer' dies at 81

Michael Boniface

Kristin Baybars 2003

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Obituary: Tributes to Gospel Oak toy 'legend' Kristin Baybars

Nathalie Raffray

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Katie Haines (nee Samuel) on her wedding day with her mother Avril and father Gordon

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Remembering Katie: Ex-Ham&High reporter killed by carbon monoxide

Michael Boniface

Susan Jones (centre) with her daughters Amy and Lucy

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Susan Jones obituary: A 'humble' Muswell Hill shop owner of 40 years

Michael Boniface

Bernard Marks

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Bernard Marks: Master of the Ham&High crossword

Simon Marks

Kenneth Essex is walking 10km in 10 days for Hospice Aid UK

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Heroic walker who raised thousands for charity dies aged 101

Michael Boniface

A candle and a photo at a vigil at St Michael & All Angels church in Leigh-on-Sea Essex for Conserva

Sir David Amess: 'What a man, what a campaigner, what a friend'

Peter Forrest

File photo dated 06-07-1966 of Jimmy Greaves, forward-line star of Tottenham Hotspur and one of the

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'The entire game will mourn him': Tributes to football great Jimmy Greaves

Daniel Gayne

Sir Clive Sinclair demonstrating his C5 electric vehicle, the battery-come-pedal powered trike, at Alexandra Palace in 1985

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How Clive Sinclair began the UK’s tech revolution from a house in Islington

Emma Bartholomew

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