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Man Shot Dead Near Charing Cross Hospital
Man Shot Dead Near Charing Cross Hospital

28-year-old suspect arrested on suspicion of murder

Lap Dancing Club Faces Wait for Licence Renewal
Lap Dancing Club Faces Wait for Licence Renewal

Decision on Secrets deferred to give time to investigate anonymous complaint

Hub Hotel to Open in the Livat Shopping Centre
Hub Hotel to Open in the Livat Shopping Centre

Dutch company to offer pod-style accommodation in former WH Smith

New Theatre in Westfield Granted Planning Permission
New Theatre in Westfield Granted Planning Permission

All clear to open in the former premises of Debenhams

Spending Review Could Release Funds for Signalling Upgrades
Spending Review Could Release Funds for Signalling Upgrades

Multi-year funding allows TfL to plan more capital investment

Man Charged with Brackenbury Village Murder
Man Charged with Brackenbury Village Murder

Accused of killing 36-year-old Victoria Adams on Coulter Road

Couple Travel to Chiswick to Steal Back Their Own Car
Couple Travel to Chiswick to Steal Back Their Own Car

Jaguar E-Pace was taken from near their home in Brook Green

West Ken Man Hit with £1000 Fine for Putting Bins Out Early
West Ken Man Hit with £1000 Fine for Putting Bins Out Early

Left them outside house before leaving on holiday

More Support Available for the Borough Services for Young People
More Support Available for the Borough Services for Young People

Applications open for the King Charles III Coronation Youth Fund

Curzon Cinemas Confirms King Street Opening
Curzon Cinemas Confirms King Street Opening

Chain applies for Premises Licence at Civic Campus site

A Teenager Witnessing D-Day from Glenthorne Road
A Teenager Witnessing D-Day from Glenthorne Road

Doris Nash was unaware how close she was to the planning of the operation

£400,000 from Green Fund Spent on Environmental Projects
£400,000 from Green Fund Spent on Environmental Projects

Cost of bike hangars and wildflower meadows covered by investors

Wetherspoons Closes King Street Pub
Wetherspoons Closes King Street Pub

The Plough and Harrow has been up for sale for over a year

Legal Aid Cyberhack, Third Runway and the EU Reset Deal
Legal Aid Cyberhack, Third Runway and the EU Reset Deal

Report back from Andy Slaughter, MP for Hammersmith and Chiswick

Rogue Roofer Charging £7,000 Thwarted by Council Team
Rogue Roofer Charging £7,000 Thwarted by Council Team

Hammersmith householder was called 40 times with demands for payment

Saudi Diplomats Top List for Unpaid Fines in Hammersmith & Fulham
Saudi Diplomats Top List for Unpaid Fines in Hammersmith & Fulham

Foreign embassies have not paid £80,000 over last two years

Council Blunder Led To Major Release of Personal Details
Council Blunder Led To Major Release of Personal Details

Data included information on 2,000 children in care

Sharon Holder Named as New Mayor of Hammersmith and Fulham
Sharon Holder Named as New Mayor of Hammersmith and Fulham

Council's AGM also sees reshuffle of leadership positions

Coldstream Guards Given Freedom of Hammersmith and Fulham
Coldstream Guards Given Freedom of Hammersmith and Fulham

17 Company has been based in the borough since 2018

Change of Leader for Hammersmith & Fulham Tories
Change of Leader for Hammersmith & Fulham Tories

Jose Afonso replaces Victoria Brocklebank-Fowler

Brackenbury Road Brothers in South Coast Mobile Phone Shop Raid
Brackenbury Road Brothers in South Coast Mobile Phone Shop Raid

Daniel and David Larbi jailed for robbery

Cher Maximen
Cher Maximen's Murderer Will Spend 29 Years in Jail

Family says 'no sentence long enough' for killer from Brook Green

Local Station
Local Station's Electric Fire Engine Never Used

Vehicle has been based in Hammersmith for three years

Inspectors Critical of Adult Social Care in the Borough
Inspectors Critical of Adult Social Care in the Borough

Watchdog says people made to wait too long to have needs assessed

King Street Rain Gardens Praised by Hammersmith Society
King Street Rain Gardens Praised by Hammersmith Society

Eco-project becomes first nominee for 2025 Environment Award

Historic Friezes to Return to Grand Hall in Olympia
Historic Friezes to Return to Grand Hall in Olympia

Restoration project underway on lost sculptures near entrance

Margravine Friends Aim to Celebrate Pioneering Feminist
Margravine Friends Aim to Celebrate Pioneering Feminist

By raising funds to add headstone on grave of Jeanne Deroin

ARC Refinery Launches on Hammersmith
ARC Refinery Launches on Hammersmith's Riverfront

Providing new laboratory and tech space in the former Manbre Wharf

14-storey Tower Block Proposed Next to Hammersmith Gyratory
14-storey Tower Block Proposed Next to Hammersmith Gyratory

Queen Caroline Street building would contain 179 rooms for students

Murder Probe after Woman Found Dead in Brackenbury Village
Murder Probe after Woman Found Dead in Brackenbury Village

Man arrested after allegedly trying to force entry into flat

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

Ombudsman report describes systematic failure in its provision

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You've Got a Friend At The Half Moon Putney

Special celebration of the music of Carole King and James Taylor

Artists at Home
Artists at Home

100 artists. One weekend. Who will you visit?

Outside Art Trail of Discovery to Be Launched
Outside Art Trail of Discovery to Be Launched

The Arts Society Chiswick has created walk which takes in 24 pieces

Kettle’s Yard: A Masterpiece of Curatorship
Kettle’s Yard: A Masterpiece of Curatorship

Sarah Burles to give talk about the Cambridge museum for The Arts Society Chiswick

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It's Star Wars But Not as You Know it at the Riverside Studios

The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody on extended run

Dalling Road to Host Strategy Games Festival
Dalling Road to Host Strategy Games Festival

London MindSports Centre inviting people to try out thinking games

New Exhibition Focuses on the Women of the Arts and Craft Movement
New Exhibition Focuses on the Women of the Arts and Craft Movement

'Making Her Mark' is being held at Emery Walker's House

Hammersmith Gears Up Summer Street Festival
Hammersmith Gears Up Summer Street Festival

Thousands expected to attend event this Saturday

Transport Disruption Ahead in Hammersmith
Transport Disruption Ahead in Hammersmith

Engineering work and strikes affecting tube and rail services

Months of Piccadilly Line Closures To Prepare for New Fleet
Months of Piccadilly Line Closures To Prepare for New Fleet

Regular weekend engineering work taking place until October

Forthcoming Roadworks in Hammersmith
Forthcoming Roadworks in Hammersmith

Where to expect diversions and delays

Help Improve the Wildlife Area in Ravenscourt Park
Help Improve the Wildlife Area in Ravenscourt Park

Join activities in the park or complete a short online survey

Lyric Hammersmith
Lyric Hammersmith's Play On! Is an Uplifting Treat

As Shakespeare's Twelfth Night shifts to a jazzy club in Harlem

Hammersmith & Fulham u3a Offering a Full Programme
Hammersmith & Fulham u3a Offering a Full Programme

Monthly meets on a wide range of subjects are open to all

Lifestyle

John Parnham
John Parnham's Kidz World Comes To Fulham

Come along to Eelbrook Common and Parsons Green this June

Home Instead Hammersmith and Chiswick Celebrates 15 Years in Chiswick with a Fresh Look
Home Instead Hammersmith and Chiswick Celebrates 15 Years in Chiswick with a Fresh Look

The only home care organisation to ever receive the Queen’s Award for Innovation

West London Queer Project to Host 3rd annual 10K Walk & Celebration Event
West London Queer Project to Host 3rd annual 10K Walk & Celebration Event

To Fundraise For Motor Neurone Disease

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

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

Property

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

Planners recommend retention of front boundary wall

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

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

Ellen and William Craft honoured at former Cambridge Grove Home

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

Mayor honours former wrestler who saved two people from drowning

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