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Hammersmith & Fulham

Hammersmith & Fulham Kensington & Chelsea News 

Refugee who fled state execution tells of life stuck in a London hotel

20 January 202120 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

An Iranian man who fled his home to avoid state execution is among thousands who are now stuck in London hotels, waiting to hear if they can stay in the UK or be forced to leave.

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Hammersmith & Fulham News 

Hammersmith Bridge ferry service ‘still planned for spring’

15 January 202118 January 2021 News Reporter 0 Comments

A report by Mott McDonald, released yesterday, also says the extent of the damage to its four cast iron pedestals is not yet fully known and requires further investigation.

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Education Hammersmith & Fulham 

Teachers fear kids without laptops and tablets are falling behind

14 January 2021 News Reporter 0 Comments

When the new lockdown was announced on January 4, teachers once again found themselves having to turn their work lives upside down and reinvent their classrooms online.

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Hammersmith & Fulham News 

Teachers fear kids without laptops and tablets are falling behind

13 January 202114 January 2021 News Reporter 0 Comments

When the new lockdown was announced on January 4, teachers once again found themselves having to turn their work lives upside down and reinvent their classrooms online.

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Hammersmith & Fulham Kensington & Chelsea News Westminster 

Tsunami of Covid-19 cases hits Charing Cross, West Middlesex, St Mary’s and Chelsea & Westminster Hospitals

8 January 20218 January 2021 Toby Porter 0 Comments

Central and West London hospitals have seen a tidal wave of new Covid patients since the start of 2021.
New data released today (January 8) by NHS England shows patient numbers at some hospitals were up by around 45 per cent over seven days.

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Hammersmith & Fulham News 

‘Distressed’ cafe owner accuses council of unfairly refusing to renew tenancy

8 January 20218 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

The owner of a popular Fulham cafe claims he is being unfairly kicked off his premises in South Park.

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Hammersmith & Fulham News 

Hammersmith headteacher slams Government for teachers ‘unacceptable stress’

8 January 20218 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

Teachers have endured “unacceptable” stress from the Government’s last-minute decision making about Covid testing, cancelling exams and switching to remote learning, a West London headteacher says.

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Hammersmith & Fulham News 

40 firefighters tackling blaze at block of flats in Hammersmith

7 January 20217 January 2021 News Reporter 0 Comments

The fire started in a flat on the fifth floor of an eight-storey block in Hammersmith Grove, Hammersmith.

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Coronavirus Hammersmith & Fulham 

Supermarkets urged to enforce mask-wearing over fears they are becoming Covid hotspots

6 January 20216 January 2021 Charlie Stong 0 Comments

Infection rates are continuing to rise in London – the worst affected area of the UK – due to the new coronavirus strain that is up to 0.7 per cent more virulent.

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Coronavirus Hammersmith & Fulham 

Rapid coronavirus testing centres for people not displaying symptoms to open this Wednesday

28 December 202029 December 2020 News Reporter 0 Comments

The two test centres will be located at the Sands End Arts and Community Centre in Peterborough Road, and an office building at 145 King Street.

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Hammersmith & Fulham News 

Tier 4 a ‘devastating blow’ for Big Issue sellers on biggest week of the year

25 December 202024 December 2020 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

The Big Issue has called upon the public to support the organisation as hundreds of vendors are being forced off the streets as Tier 4 Covid-19 measures in London, south-east England and South Wales take effect.

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Hammersmith & Fulham Lambeth Lewisham News Southwark Wandsworth Westminster 

New data finds London boroughs hand out the most parking fines in the UK

24 December 202023 December 2020 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

London boroughs make up nine out of ten councils that issued the most tickets in the UK between January and July this year.

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Coronavirus Hammersmith & Fulham News 

Hammersmith and Fulham council leader: Vaccine is a way out – but please adhere to rules in meantime

22 December 202022 December 2020 News Reporter 0 Comments

Infection rates in Hammersmith and Fulham have doubled in a week and have far exceeded numbers seen during the November national lockdown.

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Hammersmith & Fulham News 

Hammersmith and Fulham food bank to deliver to hundreds of homes over Christmas

22 December 202022 December 2020 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

The Hammersmith and Fulham Foodbank will be delivering to hundreds of homes across the borough right up to Christmas Eve.

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Hammersmith & Fulham News 

Nearly 30 per cent of all Hammersmith and Fulham secondary school children were absent at the same time this half-term due to self-isolation rules

17 December 202016 December 2020 News Reporter 0 Comments

In Hammersmith and Fulham, the virus appeared to affect the largest numbers of schoolchildren in mid-November. 

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Hammersmith & Fulham News 

Hammersmith and Fulham parks to be regularly patrolled by wardens and police officers

9 December 20209 December 2020 Charlie Stong 0 Comments

The officers will form part of a 72-strong Neighbourhood Enforcement Team (NET).

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Coronavirus Hammersmith & Fulham 

Hammersmith and Fulham first borough in London to see rapid Covid-19 tests in care homes

4 December 20204 December 2020 James Twomey 0 Comments

Health Secretary Matt Hancock promised the lateral flow tests would be given to care homes across England to end restrictions on visits in time for Christmas.

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Hammersmith & Fulham News 

Shoppers flood Westfield in Shepherd’s Bush on first day after lockdown

2 December 20202 December 2020 News Reporter 0 Comments

After several days of dismal news about Debenhams and Arcadia Group, West Londoners have returned to Westfield on December 2, intent on kicking off their Christmas shopping.

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Hammersmith & Fulham News 

Theatre in Hammersmith marks 125th anniversary by asking people to donate to food banks

2 December 20202 December 2020 James Twomey 0 Comments

The Lyric Hammersmith’s artistic director Rachel O’Riordan and executive director Sian Alexander said the community helped it weather the storms of 2020 with a crowdfunder which raised more than £80,000

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Hammersmith & Fulham News 

Cops release images of people belived to be involved in Hammersmith stabbing

27 November 2020 James Twomey 0 Comments

The incident occurred at around 8.10pm on August 1 at the junction of Wolverton Gardens and Hammersmith Road.

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Hammersmith & Fulham News 

Council unveils proposal to fix Hammersmith Bridge that could take “a year”

26 November 202027 November 2020 James Twomey 0 Comments

To the frustration of residents, the Government has been locked in a stand-off with the council and Transport for London over who should pay for the bridge’s full restoration, estimated at £141 million.

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Hammersmith & Fulham News Westminster 

Number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 in West London at stable level

25 November 202025 November 2020 News Reporter 0 Comments

The number of patients being treated for Covid-19 at three major West London hospitals is at a stable level, according to an NHS chief.

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Hammersmith & Fulham News 

Tempers flare in Hammersmith bridge funding row

25 November 202025 November 2020 News Reporter 0 Comments

The war of words between the Government and Hammersmith and Fulham Council over how repairs to Hammersmith Bridge should be paid for have intensified, with Stephen Cowan calling a minister’s claims “stupid and ignorant”.

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Education

Primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea face drop in pupils
Education Kensington & Chelsea News 

Primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea face drop in pupils

20 January 202120 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0

Primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea are facing an 11 per cent vacancy rate with 861 vacant places at schools across the borough which could lead to a reduction in the number of entry level classes.

Best Of South London

South London artist documents life in the pandemic through new book
Best Of South London Lifestyle 

South London artist documents life in the pandemic through new book

15 January 202114 January 2021 News Reporter 0

A charity worker has published a book of drawings that document her life and the news throughout the pandemic.

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