Hammersmith & Fulham

Hammersmith MP Andy Slaughter has said it would be a shame if White City and Shepherd’s Bush were “carved up” under proposed changes to the constituency. The Boundary Commission has revealed proposals for rejigging all of the 650 parliamentary seats in the UK, which are currently based on population data from over 15 years ago.

Shepherd’s Bush Police Station has been put up for sale by the Mayor of London’s office and earmarked for redevelopment. The station in Uxbridge Road, which included nine cells, closed in late 2020. This was after a larger base for the Central West police unit opened at the new Hammersmith Police Station in September.

Residents on a Fulham estate are facing bills of up to £31,000 for renovations on their homes and are fearful of how they will find the money. Single mother and part-time worker Margaret Kardacz is among leaseholders in Alice Gilliatt Court, part of the Maystar Estate, who have been quoted the maximum price.

Residents are being urged to opt out of sharing their NHS data over fears it could be “on sale” to corporations worldwide. Council leader Stephen Cowan told Hammersmith and Fulham’s 179,000 residents they have until June 23 to opt out of sharing their NHS data.

Fulham residents have their eyes peeled for two women caught on CCTV rummaging through a food delivery box at a couple’s front door – and stealing their tofu. Dubbed “the Tofu Two”, they are thought to be behind other bizarre and mischievous acts around SW6 that neighbours have been highlighting on social media platform Nextdoor.

The Government has insisted it will not pay more than one-third of the costs to fully repair Hammersmith Bridge. The announcement was made today, as the Department for Transport (DfT) unveiled the details of TfL’s latest £1.08 billion funding agreement, intended to last until December.

A takeaway in Fulham was given a food hygiene rating of zero after mouse droppings were discovered and an inspector found “filthy and greasy” equipment. East Ocean in North End Road said it has hired pest controllers and ordered a “deep clean” of its premises after the devastating inspection in March.

There is mounting speculation that the Government and TfL will agree a £40 million funding package for strengthening works for Hammersmith Bridge, which could allow it to reopen this summer. The Evening Standard has reported that funding for the strengthening works may be included in the Department for Transport’s next round of funding for TfL, which is due to be decided by May 28.

It’s not every day you hear beaming, unprompted praise about the Met Police. But after taking a few steps into Shepherd’s Bush Market from Uxbridge Road, along comes Amar Singh whose family has had a clothes shop there since 1955.