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Ally Capellino heads to Notting Hill

Rating: 3

September 4th 2011

Shoreditch's must-visit shop for modern, yet retro accessories, Ally Capellino, has opened its doors in Notting Hill

Pepe Francis MBE talks pans, Portobello and carnival

Rating: 3

July 28th 2011

Ebony Steelband's director Pepe Francis has just received an MBE for services to steel pan music. Pendle Harte meets him to talk pans, Portobello and carnival

Kate Monro talks about her new book, The First Time

Rating: 2

June 8th 2011

Notting Hill author Kate Monro reveals how a chance conversation led her to quiz stangers about their sexual rites of passage. By Natasha Paulini

Johnny Ekperigin spills the beans on Julie's Restaurant

Rating: 3

March 31st 2011

We gossip with Johnny Ekperigin of Julie's Restaurant and the Portobello Hotel

Richard Young

Rating: 2

November 9th 2010

Meeting the original celebrity snapper at his Kensington gallery

Lucy in the sky

Rating: 2

October 26th 2010

Fashion designer, mother of three, wife of Britain’s favourite funnyman… Alistair Duncan meets a soaring Lucy Enfield

The winning lot: Lot78's Ollie Amhurst

Rating: 3

October 1st 2010

Lot78’s Ollie Amhurst is no slave to fashion. Shannon Denny meets a man who is blazing his own trail

Material Girl: Juliette Offenbach

Rating: 2

September 3rd 2010

She’s dressed Cheryl, Lily and Peaches, and almost dismemberd Brad Pitt – meet Juliette Offenbach, Notting Hill’s brightest fashion star

Fortune cookie: Xanthe Milton

Rating: 3

July 21st 2010

A new book out, TV execs scrambling for a series… Xanthe Milton's having her cake and eating it too, by Natasha Paulini

Divine Faith

Rating: 3

June 23rd 2010

Introducing the indomitable Paloma Faith, by Chris Sullivan

Funny honey: an interview with West End star Frances Ruffelle

Rating: 3

June 23rd 2010

Shannon Denny takes tea with Frances Ruffelle, the hardworking member of a performing-arts dynasty

Local fashion student’s debut

Rating: 3

Web Exclusive

June 11th 2010

Local fashion student Liz Black makes her debut at Central St. Martin's Press Show

Ray Roughler-Jones

Rating: 2

June 10th 2010

Ray Roughler-Jones has lived his life in pubs, produced a successful magazine and now written a book about his drinking days. Pendle Harte meets him

Julia Peyton-Jones

Rating: 2

April 14th 2010

On its 40th birthday, the Serpentine Gallery is fitter and fresher than ever, thanks to visionary director Julia Peyton-Jones

At her fingertips: Lucinda Belle

Rating: 2

March 24th 2010

Lucinda Belle’s fairytale rise from launderette tokens to a £1m recording contract, by Natasha Paulini

Lee Bender's Bus Stop

Rating: 2

March 10th 2010

A new book celebrates Kensington's gone but not forgotten boutique, Bus Stop

Life cycle

Rating: 2

February 23rd 2010

What does one do as heir to the Kettle Chip fortune? Rid the world of overt consumerism, one 4x4 at a time. Karta Healy shows the way

Q&A: Rosie Boycott

Rating: 2

February 12th 2010

Rosie Boycott has launched a series of talks at the Tabernacle. The Hill catches up with her to find out more

Romancing the Stone

Rating: 3

January 28th 2010

Sir Paul Smith’s grand-daughter, Lauren Adriana, gets her rocks off, by Natasha Paulini. Photography by Vincent Starr

Nanette Lepore

Rating: 2

January 28th 2010

New York designer Nanette Lepore in Notting Hill