Three smugglers have admitted using a drone to fly phones and drugs into Wandsworth prison – more than two years after one of them pleaded guilty to speeding away in his car to Fulham and killing his girlfriend in a 91-mile-an-hour police chase.
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People need to keep on following the safety rules as the number of coronavirus cases in west London increases, a west London MP has said.
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The figure was released by Justice Minister Lucy Frazer in response to a question by Hammersmith MP Andy Slaughter.
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Bins being rolled out to neighbourhoods across Hammersmith, Fulham and College Park.
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A street artist who put up a hard-hitting billboard about Grenfell said he did it “so people know they are not alone”.
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Across the capital there are 549 coronavirus patients in hospitals – 88 of them on ventilation. The number of patients being ventilated has gone up from 66 one week ago, according to government data.
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Inmates at Wormwood Scrubs Prison in west London have been put into 24/7 isolation following a Covid-19 outbreak.
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Frustration over failings in the Government’s test and trace system have been aired after London leaders called for their own teams to take over tracking people potentially infected with Covid.
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Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea councils have objected to proposals to build a 24-storey tower block in Scrubs Lane. The plans for more than 200 flats, on an area of warehouses beside the grade I-listed St Mary’s Cemetery, were submitted by City and Docklands Ltd. The company calls the development the North Kensington Gate.
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West London politicians have said the capital needs “a circuit breaker” in a bid to stop the virus getting out of hand and bringing tragedy with it this winter.
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A major west London regeneration scheme has unveiled a new plan to build more than 25,000 homes – despite admitting it has no land and little cash.
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Transport for London (TfL) has rejected the idea of having a coach service that could take schoolchildren from Richmond over the Thames while Hammersmith Bridge is closed.
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The next two weeks are crucial to stop coronavirus and its potential to kill, a senior west London politician has warned. Hammersmith and Fulham council leader Stephen Cowan issued the stark warning after a London-wide emergency meeting discussing what the next steps in the capital might be.
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Mina Long-John has won a Royal College of Nursing London’s rising star award for her work at Imperial College NHS Trust.
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Residents on a Fulham estate where two tower blocks are being demolished on their doorsteps are demanding compensation for “noise, dust and disruption” that will last for years.
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A man has been jailed for over nine years after a sawn-off shotgun and cash was recovered as part of a sting to shut down his operation.
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Students who were quarantined in their halls of residence were given musical instruments by their university to help the two weeks go by. Fifty students self-isolated after an outbreak at the Royal College of Music’s halls in Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith, which was the first reported outbreak at a London university.
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A mum-of-three fears the “horrific” mould in her flat is affecting her daughters’ and her baby’s breathing. Louise Harris, 31, said Hammersmith and Fulham council has “ignored” her requests to move to a new property over the past five years.
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Ferries to help schoolchildren and key workers cross the Thames beside Hammersmith Bridge will be in place “early next year”. The Task Force set up to manage the restoration of Hammersmith Bridge made the announcement on Thursday after holding its third meeting.
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A new block with “100 per cent affordable housing” has been given the green light in Fulham, despite opposition from a local planning barrister. The 20-storey tower, with 133 flats, featuring distinctive arched windows and a ground floor “arcade”, will be built on the Clement Attlee Estate.
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A senior NHS chief has explained a new strategy London hospitals will use to keep patients safe, even if the capital sees a huge second surge of Covid-19. Professor Tim Orchard, chief executive of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, said hospitals across London were looking to create dedicated “hubs”, where non-Covid patients will receive routine, “elective” treatments and operations.
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About 50 students are self-isolating at a university halls of residence in Hammersmith. The Royal College of Music confirmed yesterday that a Covid-19 outbreak has taken place at Consort Village halls in Goldhawk Road.
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Shepherd’s Bush Market traders are feeling “hopeful” after the west London destination was bought by a new owner. For an unknown price, a 75.5 per cent stake in the market land has been bought by a joint venture between developer Yoo Capital and an investor, Astarte Capital Partners.
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Another 39 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Hammersmith and Fulham following the latest round of test results. The highest number was recorded in people in their 20s, with 15 people testing positive from this age group. This reflects the national picture, where younger people are getting the virus.
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Initiative between council and police one of the first of its kind – all paid for by outside developers. A new gangs unit which will cost almost £1m a year to run is to be set up to keep young people out of a life of crime. Youngsters at risk of getting groomed and ensnared in gangs will be offered a way out in the move – which will see police and Hammersmith and Fulham council working closely together.
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By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
It is likely to become normal to have a handful of pupils sent home after testing positive for coronavirus, according to a west London council’s education head. Jan Parnell said one Year 10 child and three primary school pupils had recently tested positive at Hammersmith and Fulham schools.
By Owen Sheppard, Local Democracy Reporter Owners of a popular West Brompton pub are hoping to receive a three-year life
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