Hammersmith & Fulham

Dozens of schools contain a potentially fatal type of asbestos. More than half a dozen schools run by Hammersmith and Fulham council contain a harmful type of asbestos – while 30 out of its 62 schools contain some form of the hazardous material. 

Fulham Football Club is planning to replace the cladding on one of its stands due to safety concerns. The club aims to revamp the Johnny Haynes Stand at Craven Cottage as parts of it are crumbling with holes that have been covered up with paint and tape.

Inmates at Wormwood Scrubs prison face overcrowded conditions and are being served meals in tin foil, Prisoners have been given just an hour outside their cells each day and many have been trapped sharing poorly ventilated cells. A new report from the HM Inspectors of Prisons show a visit in June 2021 revealed prisoners were still facing awful conditions.

Hammersmith hospitals will need £1.3 billion to fix an urgent backlog of repairs – the biggest backlog of any NHS organisation. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust will need the massive sum of cash to prevent a high-risk disruption to services in the future – partly due to the age of their estate.

The four candidates who want to represent Wormholt and White City on Hammersmith and Fulham Council have been confirmed. The by-election for the seat is taking place on September 23 following the passing of the authority’s longest-serving councillor Colin Aherne.

Residents on a street that could be one of the first to disappear under water speak out about their fears. Scientists predict large parts of the city could be flooded regularly by 2030, especially in areas next to the River Thames.

A widow who lost her beloved husband to one of the most aggressive forms of brain tumour glioblastoma is backing an appeal to fund the world’s first major trial to see if a cannabis-based drug could help lengthen the lives of patients.

Residents living on a West London street are suffering from a “never-ending” cycle of fly-tipping. Heaps of waste are being repeatedly dumped along a street in Hammersmith with four separate cases ocurring in one month.