Hammersmith & Fulham

All families are to receive free school meals under a new pilot scheme introduced by town hall chiefs, writes Maya Chavvakula. The initiative by Hammersmith and Fulham council is a

Most of the land threatened by rising water levels in Hammersmith and Fulham has been developed, new figures reveal. Environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth says many face the

BY THOMAS CAMPBELL yann@slpmedia.co.uk There is a buzz about one of the UK’s leading theatre production houses. The Lyric Hammersmith, West London’s largest creative hub, has started selling homemade honey

BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk Police are appealing for information, dash-cam and phone footage after a man died when his car was involved in a collision with a convoy of vehicles

BY THOMAS CAMPBELL toby@londonweeklynews.online A pet friendly farmers’ market has helped a community trust raise more than £1million. Candy Clark’s Pads & Paws pet deli is just one of the

BY YANN TEAR yann@londonweeklynews.online­ It is exactly 75 years ago that one of the most famous episodes in modern history took place – and a blue plaque in Hammersmith marks

BY YANN TEAR yann@londonweeklynews.online Fulham Good Neighbour Service has been awarded this year’s Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services – the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK. The

BY TOBY PORTER toby@londonweeklynews.online An estate agents’ watchdog has expelled a company after it failed to pay compensation to a tenant over allegedly misleading information. Buyers, sellers, tenants and landlords in

Dozens of homeowners in Hammersmith and Fulham have taken advantage of new laws allowing them to build bigger extensions without planning permission, new figures show. Controversial temporary planning rules known

BY YANN TEAR yann@londonweeklynews.online A man has been jailed and banned from keeping animals for life after he was found guilty of kicking his four-month-old puppy to death. Jibriel Guled,

BY YANN TEAR yann@londonweeklynews.online A deputy headteacher who live-streamed children being sexually abused while high on cocaine and crystal meth, has been jailed for 28 months. Paul Newbury, 50, who

BY YANN TEAR yann@londonweeklynews.online Thousands of thirsty fathers have left their mark by signing a book at a pub in Shepherd’s Bush celebrating their babies’ birth. And a host of

BY YANN TEAR yann@londonweeklynews.online­ Transport for London (TfL) has announced that it is reorganising bus services in areas affected by the closure of Hammersmith Bridge. Feedback is being requested from

Hundreds of Hammersmith and Fulham families have been removed from their rented homes under controversial “no-fault” evictions over the last five years, new figures reveal. The Government recently pledged to

First-time home buyers in Hammersmith and Fulham receive an average of £1,277 in support from the Government through Help to Buy ISAs, new figures show. But housing charity Shelter says

BY YANN TEAR yann@londonweeklynews.online Hammersmith and Fulham is leading the way in providing battery charging points for electric cars in London – and is well on the way to setting

BY YANN TEAR yann@londonweeklynews.online­ Residents in Hammersmith and Fulham are being urged to air their concerns about NHS plans to cut GP appointments and urgent medical care in the borough.

BY YANN TEAR yann@londonweeklynews.online Dishes from all over the world will be on offer this weekend in a two-day international food festival. The Hammersmith Feastival, as it is being named,

A leading women’s charity providing support to survivors of domestic abuse received a visit from a very interested observer this week. Prime Minister Theresa May called in to the Advance

BY YANN TEAR yann@londonweeklynews.online Two men from Shepherd’s Bush and three from Fulham were among 12 members of an organised crime group who have been jailed after carrying out multiple

BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk Work is beginning this month to convert the disused Clancarty Lodge and depot in the north west corner of South Park, Fulham, into a new community

BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk Hammersmith BID – the umbrella group for businesses in the area – has signed up to a project run by Transport for London (TfL) to cut

BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A teacher has been honoured by Oxford University for having had an ‘inspirational’ and lasting impact on a former pupil. Mr Matthew Southern-Myers, a geography teacher

A White City start-up has unveiled a revolutionary new ‘solar leaf’ that can improve air quality more efficiently than trees. The firm, Arborea, which is based in the translation and

BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk West London residents are being invited to have their say on proposed plans to make streets between Wood Lane and Notting Hill Gate more pedestrian and

BY YANN TEAR yann@londonweeklynews.online A 78-year-old grandmother will among the hardy souls gearing up for the adrenaline rush of a 160ft abseil at St Thomas’ Hospital. Her aim is to

Three people were mugged in six hours as the number of – reported robberies triple, writes Tom Campbell. The muggings, which were not reported to police, took place around Ravenscourt

Neglected and abused children in Hammersmith and Fulham are increasingly likely to be in crisis and at risk of significant harm by the time social services reach them, figures show,

There are 12 patients who are fit to be discharged taking up beds each day at the West London Mental Health Trust, figures show. With elderly patients often stuck waiting

Plans to build a new cinema, genuinely affordable homes and a revitalised civic campus at the western end of King Street have been approved. The planning committee at Hammersmith and

BY YANN TEAR yann@londonweeklynews.online The victim of an acid attack, who suffered 50 per cent burns to her face and body, has overturned an attempt to strip her of a

It was an extra special day when Chloe Shipman and Gordon Hutcheson made their vows at Fulham Library as the happy couple were married for free. The newlyweds were first

BY YANN TEAR yann@londonweeklynews.online Knife crimes were massively on the increase in Westminster and Hammersmith & Fulham last year – bucking an overall trend in the capital, which saw reported

Our Support Your Local Trader campaign will highlight central and west London’s special markets and shops. The London Weekly News supports our community in a way which benefits everyone. So we

BY TOM CAMPBELL toby@londonweeklynews.online A woman was taken to hospital after trying to protect her dog which was mauled to death. Emilia Savova was walking her black Pomeranian, Cavi, on

Three west London Tory MPs have launched a petition demanding that Hammersmith and Fulham council get a move on with reopening Hammersmith Bridge, following its closure a fortnight ago. Greg