Hammersmith & Fulham

BY OWEN SHEPPARD Local Democracy Reporter yann@slpmedia.co.uk A “lead member for stopping Brexit” will be appointed by Hammersmith and Fulham council. The role will go to a councillor from the

BY OWEN SHEPPARD Local Democracy Reporter yann@slpmedia.co.uk Hammersmith and Fulham council will embark on a £2.15billion bid to take back swathes of “derelict” land in Earl’s Court, in the hope

BY OWEN SHEPPARD Local Democracy Reporter yann@slpmedia.co.uk The local economic “risks” that a no-deal Brexit could pose to Hammersmith and Fulham council have been laid bare in a new report.

Transport for London (TfL) is extending its Dial-a-Ride scheme to help residents with mobility issues who live near Hammersmith Bridge. Hammersmith Bridge was closed to motor vehicles to protect public

BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk Quick-thinking charity workers leapt to the aid of a dangerously-ill mother who collapsed in a Fulham park – and saved her life, thanks to a new,

BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk A mother has spoken of her anguish at the loss of her teenage son, saying her life will never be the same. A 16-year-old boy has been

A new community-led commission is working to help shape the future of the arts and culture scene in Hammersmith and Fulham. The independent Arts Commission is made up of residents,

BY JULIA GREGORY Local Democracy Reporter yann@slpmedia.co.uk A “foreign body” was left inside a patient after an operation at Charing Cross Hospital. A swab was left inside a patient undergoing care

BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk Citizens Advice Hammersmith and Fulham is marking 80 years of providing free, independent advice nationally by hosting a community event for local people tomorrow. They will have

BY OWEN SHEPPARD Local Democracy Reporter yann@slpmedia.co.uk A giant 32-storey tower could be built in White City, on a factory once owned by the makers of Utterly Butterly and Clover. Hammersmith

BY OWEN SHEPPARD Local Democracy Reporter yann@slpmedia.co.uk Children as young as 14 are now eligible for psychosis treatment on the NHS in west London. To make this possible, the treatment

BY OWEN SHEPPARD Local Democracy Reporter yann@slpmedia.co.uk Repairing Hammersmith Bridge will cost up to £120 million and take about three years, it has been announced. The Grade-II listed, 132-year-old crossing closed

BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk Two men who stole a mother’s car which had her three young children inside have been jailed. At an earlier hearing, Reggie Stovell, 19, of Harbledown

Four people have been remanded in custody following court appearances relating to the murder of 18-year-old Amrou Greenidge from Fulham. Darrel Mortimer, 19, was arrested on Thursday, August 22 and

BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk Two men have been convicted of manslaughter following the death of a man on New Year’s Day. Tudor Simionov, 33, was fatally stabbed as he worked as

BY KATE DENNETT yann@slpmedia.co.uk Prisoner assaults are on the rise in some of the UK’s toughest prisons despite a Government scheme to reduce violence among inmates. HMP Wormwood Scrubs in

BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk Hammersmith’s business leaders are planning to use an autumn conference to showcase the work being done to make their town centre a thriving financial hub. The

Police are trying to track down a robber who wrenched a £10,000 watch off a man’s wrist in a Tube station ticket hall. The incident happened at White City Underground

Two brothers have been charged with firearms offences following a targeted arrest operation by officers from the Central West Command Unit. On Monday of last week, officers arrested the two

BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk Motorists in west London may have to cope with high levels of congestion, box junctions and parking restrictions, but there is one hazard they can’t moan

Who do you think deserves to be named the best businesses in Shepherd’s Bush, Hammersmith and in Fulham? It could be your local plumber, the independent coffee shop you pass

BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk If you have a passion for particle physics as a schoolchild, you could hardly pick a more appropriately named primary school. Sounding tantalisingly similar to ‘wormhole’

Walking and cycling in Hammersmith and Fulham will be safer and easier after the council insisted on redesigning Transport for London’s (TfL) cycling routes planned for the borough. “Our goals

About 9,600 households in Hammersmith and Fulham have no working occupants, according to official figures. Data from the Office of National Statistics show that 16% of the area’s households were

BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk Politicians have raised fears that recycled waste from four London councils is being illegally dumped in east Asian countries. It comes after a BBC documentary, starring

Hammersmith and Fulham council is launching a new resident-led Parks Commission to make the borough’s parks and green spaces even better. The authority is asking the council to develop a

BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk A man who marketed himself online as a ‘Peter Pan Nanny’ has been given an extended jail term of 14 years at Kingston Crown Court after

BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk ­ An expert in challenging fines has called for a rethink at a “notorious” Hammersmith yellow box junction which has yielded £3.2million in fines in three years.

Working families in Hammersmith and Fulham cannot afford to privately rent as they are forced to fork out more than three-quarters of their wages on a typical home, new figures

A secondary school teacher described as having “bottomless reserves of energy and creativity,” has won an award for her work in relationship and sex education tuition. Lottie Boumeester, of Fulham

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