YOUR GUIDE TO THIS WEEK'S BIKING EVENTS

I’m sceptical about news stories you sometimes read of big black cats roaming the countryside. I was, however, tempted to don my boots for a hike I found on the internet titled In the Footsteps of the

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■ Distance: 6 miles/9.5km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

Neighbourhood know-how, people and places

Until just after 10pm, it was a normal Saturday night at The Spaniard’s Inn on Hampstead Heath. Glasses clinking, the background radiation of chatter and high spirits, staff dashing to and fro because