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Council Employee Caught Using Mother
Council Employee Caught Using Mother's Blue Badge

Dismissed by Hammersmith & Fulham after disciplinary hearing

Tunnels of Hope Transforms Drab Subway into Art Installation
Tunnels of Hope Transforms Drab Subway into Art Installation

Second exhibition held at underpass near St. Peter’s Square

Assisted Dying, Questioning Lord Timpson and Sister Mary-Joy
Assisted Dying, Questioning Lord Timpson and Sister Mary-Joy's Farewell

Report back from Andy Slaughter, MP for Hammersmith and Chiswick

Hammersmith & Fulham
Hammersmith & Fulham's Bike Hangar Total Reaches 100

Council aims to have five times that amount by 2027

Council Rejects Call To Ditch Arms Company Investments
Council Rejects Call To Ditch Arms Company Investments

Concludes fiduciary duty overrides political preference

Hammersmith Library Closing Until Week Before Christmas
Hammersmith Library Closing Until Week Before Christmas

Pop-up library will be provided on King Street

Non-resident Drivers To Be Banned from Rivercourt Road
Non-resident Drivers To Be Banned from Rivercourt Road

Camera enforced restrictions introduce after collisions involving cyclists

Police Say Number of Crime Victims in Borough Has Fallen
Police Say Number of Crime Victims in Borough Has Fallen

Officers seek to explain rise in stop and search and sexual offences

Teenager Stabbed Near Hammersmith Gyratory
Teenager Stabbed Near Hammersmith Gyratory

Police say attack took place in Best One store on Fulham Palace Road

Seven New Flats Proposed for Site on Beavor Lane
Seven New Flats Proposed for Site on Beavor Lane

Latest in a spate of applications to turn local offices into homes

Dramatic Reduction in Empty Council Properties in the Borough
Dramatic Reduction in Empty Council Properties in the Borough

Over £600,000 in extra rent brought in this year

Boy Who Set Fire to London Oratory Given Youth Referral Order
Boy Who Set Fire to London Oratory Given Youth Referral Order

16-year-old remorseful after causing £2million worth of damage

Fine for Catcalling Van Driver on Fulham Palace Road
Fine for Catcalling Van Driver on Fulham Palace Road

New street harassment order used to take action against him

New Theatre to Open in Shepherd
New Theatre to Open in Shepherd's Bush

Capital Theatre launching with Dirty Dancing next year

Woman Hit by Delivery Van Near The Ark
Woman Hit by Delivery Van Near The Ark

Victim remains in hospital several days after collision

New Toilets to Be Installed at Hammersmith Station
New Toilets to Be Installed at Hammersmith Station

Part of £3million investment in new facilities over next five years

IKEA Opens New Restaurant Next to King Street Store
IKEA Opens New Restaurant Next to King Street Store

Popular Swedish meatballs on the menu

Avonmore Primary Scheme Poised for Go Ahead
Avonmore Primary Scheme Poised for Go Ahead

Planners argue demolition of Gordon Cottage justified

Riverside Studios Bought by Trust Set Up By Billionaire
Riverside Studios Bought by Trust Set Up By Billionaire

Anil Agarwal funding charity that has purchased building

Council Has £29million Unspent Affordable Housing Contributions
Council Has £29million Unspent Affordable Housing Contributions

Third highest amount of any local authority in England and Wales

Backing for Disposable Vape Ban on North End Road
Backing for Disposable Vape Ban on North End Road

Many of the shops selling them agree with government's decision

H&F Labour Refuses to Back Winter Fuel Payment Motion
H&F Labour Refuses to Back Winter Fuel Payment Motion

Rejects specific measures to relieve distress at council meeting

Wobbly Penguins Treated at Chancellors Road Animal Hospital
Wobbly Penguins Treated at Chancellors Road Animal Hospital

MRI scans revealed why Ricky, Bobby and Elvis were limping

Man from Hammersmith Taking on Tube Station Challenge
Man from Hammersmith Taking on Tube Station Challenge

Harry Clough plans to run the length of every line on London Underground

Ravenscourt Park Tea House Wins Top Conservation Award
Ravenscourt Park Tea House Wins Top Conservation Award

But Livat's sad planters given Hammersmith Society's Wooden Spoon

King Street Vape Shop Was Being Run by Crime Gang
King Street Vape Shop Was Being Run by Crime Gang

Trading Standards officers make their biggest ever seizure of cigarettes

Mayor Rejects Call to Pause New Floating Bus Stops
Mayor Rejects Call to Pause New Floating Bus Stops

Says collisions are rare and they are not discouraging the elderly and disabled

Hammersmith Man to Embark on Epic Journey to Ukraine
Hammersmith Man to Embark on Epic Journey to Ukraine

David Aukin driving medical supplies to Lviv with his friend

Housing Watchdog Slams Hammersmith & Fulham Council
Housing Watchdog Slams Hammersmith & Fulham Council

Ombudsman report describes systematic failure in its provision

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Providing Exceptional Dementia Care in the Heart of the Community
Providing Exceptional Dementia Care in the Heart of the Community

Home Instead Hammersmith and Chiswick: Finalists in Prestigious National Dementia Awards for Outstanding Care

Angela Rippon and Adam Hills to Attend Age UK Carol Concert
Angela Rippon and Adam Hills to Attend Age UK Carol Concert

Helping raise funds for the elderly at Holy Trinity Church Brook Green

Carols by Candlelight to Support Maggie
Carols by Candlelight to Support Maggie's West London

Clare Balding and Janet Ellis to give readings at All Saints Church

Hammersmith Celebrations Continue in December
Hammersmith Celebrations Continue in December

With Santa in his grotto in Livat and Aladdin onstage at the Lyric

Winter Coat Appeals Now Up and Running
Winter Coat Appeals Now Up and Running

Help those in need to keep warm in coming cold weather

See Christmas Tree Lights Switch On in Lyric Square
See Christmas Tree Lights Switch On in Lyric Square

Santa is also on his way to his grotto in Livat shopping centre

New Activities Launched for People with Parkinson
New Activities Launched for People with Parkinson's

Tai chi and aqua aerobics classes at the Charing Cross Sport Club

Next Phase of A40 Westway Roadworks to Last Seven Months
Next Phase of A40 Westway Roadworks to Last Seven Months

Eastbound carriageway to be closed weekends until May

Transport Disruption Ahead in Hammersmith
Transport Disruption Ahead in Hammersmith

Engineering work and strikes affecting tube and rail services

Huge Range of Productions to See at Theatre Festivals
Huge Range of Productions to See at Theatre Festivals

Barons Court Theatre hosting an eclectic line-up of performances

Forthcoming Roadworks in Hammersmith
Forthcoming Roadworks in Hammersmith

Where to expect diversions and delays

Night Works on Hammersmith Road and Around Holland Park Roundabout
Night Works on Hammersmith Road and Around Holland Park Roundabout

TfL undertaking two projects which will cause traffic disruption

Six Weekend Closures of Hammersmith Bridge Announced
Six Weekend Closures of Hammersmith Bridge Announced

Pedestrians and cyclists won't be able to cross for 24-hour periods

ASLEF Calls Off Planned Industrial Action on Tube
ASLEF Calls Off Planned Industrial Action on Tube

Both unions have now cancelled strikes after revised offers

New William Morris Exhibition Opens at Kelmscott House
New William Morris Exhibition Opens at Kelmscott House

Collection of objects donated by Helena Stephenson on display

Litter Picking Events Help Clean Up Hammersmith
Litter Picking Events Help Clean Up Hammersmith

Volunteers from local companies collect over 1,000 cigarette butts

Lifestyle

The Fulham Palace Festive Light Display
The Fulham Palace Festive Light Display

Immerse yourself in the festive spirit and experience the magic of the festive season

The Listening Place
The Listening Place

The award winning suicide prevention charity is looking for more volunteers

Game On! At The Hunter
Game On! At The Hunter's Moon

Traditional Countryside Pub and Dining Room in Fulham

New Era Begins at the Carpenters Arms
New Era Begins at the Carpenters Arms

Becomes third acquisition of Jack Greenall’s Wren Pubs

Local Restaurant Voted as London
Local Restaurant Voted as London's Second Favourite

Sam's Riverside ranks highly in the Harden's annual survey

Learn to Row with Putney Town
Learn to Row with Putney Town

6 Week Intensive course going from picking up a blade to the first time to racing down the Thames

Property

Changes to Lucien Pissarro
Changes to Lucien Pissarro's Former Residence Backed

Planners recommend retention of front boundary wall

Hammersmith Road to Gain New
Hammersmith Road to Gain New 'Urban Village Hall'

Among plans for green redevelopment of town centre building

Two Tier Property Market Emerging in Hammersmith
Two Tier Property Market Emerging in Hammersmith

Brisk trade in high value houses while flat sales 'moribund'

M&S Ten Storey King Street Scheme
M&S Ten Storey King Street Scheme 'Needs Wholesale Improvement'

Hammersmith Society objects to plans after new images show true impact

Community

Latest Hammersmith Jobs

Employment opportunities in the local area

The Listening Place is There for You
The Listening Place is There for You

Suicide prevention charity has trained volunteers to talk to

Chick
Chick 'Cocky' Knight's Hammersmith Bridge Heroics Finally Recognised

Mayor honours former wrestler who saved two people from drowning

Former Slaves Given Hammersmith Blue Plaque
Former Slaves Given Hammersmith Blue Plaque

Ellen and William Craft honoured at former Cambridge Grove Home

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