Hammersmith and Fulham news

• South Norwood man charged with murder after 24-year-old stabbed to death

  04-03-2020 21:54
  
  Detectives investigating the murder of 24-year-old in Croydon have charged a man.
  
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• Two charged in connection with stabbing of Barnes man in critical condition

  04-03-2020 20:14
  
  Detectives investigating the stabbing of a Barnes man in Kingston are continuing to appeal for witnesses as two men were charged in connection with the incident.
  
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• Violence Reduction Unit to host event in a bid to keep Richmond's children safe

  04-03-2020 20:05
  
  Parents and carers have been invited to a free information event that will be hosted by the Council and Achieving for Children at York House in Twickenham on March 16.
  
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• Council agrees to officially commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day on annual basis

  04-03-2020 20:04
  
  Holocaust Memorial Day will be an annual commemoration in the Council calendar, following agreement at a council meeting that took place on March 3.
  
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• Loughton Methodist Church gets major makeover

  04-03-2020 19:00
  
  Members of Loughton Methodist Church held a celebration in honour of the building’s new makeover.
  
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• Harrow Council leader responds to stressed tweets data

  04-03-2020 19:00
  
  Harrow Conservatives urged the council to help people feel at ease after research by a medical body showed the borough is among the most stressed in London.
  
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• Coronavirus: UK cases jump to 87 as fears of epidemic grow

  04-03-2020 19:00
  
  The UK has seen its biggest day-on-day increase in coronavirus cases, with 87 people now confirmed to have the virus.
  
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• Campaigners support Enfield low-traffic scheme

  04-03-2020 19:00
  
  Campaigners have joined together to support plans for a low-traffic neighbourhood scheme in Enfield.
  
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• Barnet Labour budget plan branded 'fantasy' by Tories

  04-03-2020 19:00
  
  A plan to reverse cuts to services by slashing senior managers’ salaries was branded a “fantasy budget” by the Conservatives.
  
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• Disgraced Greenwich councillor Tonia Ashikodi resigns after being sentenced for property fraud

  04-03-2020 18:13
  
  The Greenwich councillor found guilty of committing property fraud has finally resigned from her position with the authority.
  
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• Host of NHS Staff Awards goes to QEH during ceremony to give award to consultant who saved his life

  04-03-2020 18:11
  
  The host of the annual staff awards for Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust left the ceremony last night to attend the local hospital, so he could give an award to the man who saved his life.
  
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• Trial date set for Chigwell man charged with Kent murder

  04-03-2020 18:00
  
  A man charged for murder is due to go on trial in August.
  
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• Croydon man charged after woman 'knocked unconscious' in Beddington

  04-03-2020 18:00
  
  A man has been charged with grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving following an incident in Beddington last month.
  
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• Hillingdon launches new Easter activities programme for children

  04-03-2020 17:52
  
  A FIRST Easter children’s activity programme is being launched by Hillingdon Council from Monday-Thursday, April 6-9 and Tuesday to Friday, April 14-17, for those aged 7-19 (up to 25 with special needs).
  
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• Activists call on Greenwich Council to turn up the heat on Silvertown Tunnel plans

  04-03-2020 17:28
  
  Activists fighting against the proposed Silvertown Tunnel have urged Greenwich Council to turn up the heat in opposing the plans.
  
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• Harrow Council responds to collapsed fence in Neptune Road

  04-03-2020 17:00
  
  A community group has urged its council to stop “neglecting” its responsibilities after a fence collapsed into some of their gardens.
  
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• Buckhurst Hill Parish Council sets date for Annual Parish Assembly

  04-03-2020 17:00
  
  Buckhurst Hill Parish Council has announced the date for its Annual Parish Assembly.
  
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• Missing 77-year-old Sawbridgeworth man leaves Essex Police concerned

  04-03-2020 15:57
  
  An appeal has been launched to find a missing 77-year-oldman.
  
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• Heathrow gets tough with new charges to discourage night flights

  04-03-2020 15:51
  
  TOUGHER charges will be applied to all flights that arrive and depart between 11.30pm and 6am at Heathrow.
  
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• Tonia Ashikodi: Greenwich councillor who committed property fraud avoids jail

  04-03-2020 14:50
  
  The Greenwich councillor guilty of committing property fraud worth tens of thousands of pounds has avoided jail.
  
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• Teachers walk out at Colfe's School over threat to private school pensions

  04-03-2020 14:40
  
  Teachers at Colfe's School have today gone on strike after controversial changes to their pensions, a row which could soon see widespread strikes at private schools across the country.
  
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• Lewisham hires Pinaki Ghoshal as new director of children and young people

  04-03-2020 14:24
  
  Lewisham Council has hired a new executive director for children and young people. 
  
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• 'If we get to the point where an emergency hospital is not built the goodwill will run out'

  04-03-2020 14:23
  
  A shortage of consultants is just one of the reasons that hospital bosses want to see a new emergency hospital built in Sutton.
  
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• Crowdfunding campaign launched to erect a Womble statue in Wimbledon Common

  04-03-2020 14:14
  
  The Womble characters have helped put Wimbledon on the map around the globe.
  
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• Man to appear in court over Vietnamese people found dead in Essex lorry

  04-03-2020 14:13
  
  A man has been charged with an immigration offence over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found in a lorry.
  
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• Richmond Lord 'grabbed masseuse's bottom' and asked for extras, court hears

  04-03-2020 13:43
  
  A Richmond peer and former paralympic swimming champion grabbed a masseuse's buttocks and asked if she "did extras" at a five-star hotel, a court has heard.
  
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• Cllr Alan Hall joins campaigners to hand in 'save our nursery schools' petition to Downing Street

  04-03-2020 13:31
  
  A Lewisham councillor joined campaigners handing in a petition to demand more funding for nurseries. 
  
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• Trees 'will not be damaged' by Barnet housing scheme

  04-03-2020 13:00
  
  A large housing scheme will not damage trees overlooking a scout camp, planning chiefs have said.
  
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• Michael Barrymore speaks out against Channel 4 documentary on Stuart Lubbock death

  04-03-2020 13:00
  
  TV presenter Michael Barrymore has responded to the Channel 4 documentary that explored the unsolved death of Stuart Lubbock found dead in his swimming pool.
  
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• Hundreds of Sutton kids miss out on getting a preferred school place

  04-03-2020 12:44
  
  Three quarters of students in Sutton will be attending the school of their choice come September this year.
  
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• Police charge 23-year-old over string of Gravesend thefts and fraud

  04-03-2020 12:28
  
  A suspected serial robber has been charged with burglary, robbery and fraud after allegedly carrying out a string of thefts across Gravesend.
  
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• Hairdressers, barbers and beauticians in Sutton will be trained to spot signs of domestic abuse

  04-03-2020 12:20
  
  Hairdressers, barbers and beauticians in Sutton will soon receive training on how to spot the signs of domestic abuse.
  
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• Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College in Chigwell closed following suspected covid-19 case

  04-03-2020 11:27
  
  A secondary school has closed for the rest of the week for a deep clean after a 'suspected' coronavirus/ covid-19 case was announced.
  
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• Parents call for Ark Oval Primary School to shut over coronavirus fears

  04-03-2020 10:49
  
  Parents are calling for Ark Oval Primary School to be shut as a precaution following coronavirus fears.
  
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• Extraordinary meeting held to discuss future of Westfield in Croydon

  04-03-2020 10:45
  
  The leader of Croydon Council has claimed that the town has ‘dodged a bullet’ having the chance to redesign Westfield’s plans for Croydon.
  
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• 'A stitch up' - Row breaks out over process to hire new chief executive

  04-03-2020 10:40
  
  A row has broken out over the process to appoint a new chief executive to run Richmond and Wandsworth Councils.
  
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• Report says not enough diversity in top positions at Richmond and Wandsworth councils

  04-03-2020 10:31
  
  There are not enough women and people from BAME backgrounds in top positions at Richmond and Wandsworth councils, according to a new report.
  
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• Dates in the diary for London mayoral and assembly elections

  04-03-2020 10:30
  
  Richmond's electoral services team say that they are ready to make sure that everyone who is entitled to vote will be able to do so.
  
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• The Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability gets 'Good' CQC rating

  04-03-2020 10:15
  
  A hospital for patients with severe brain injuries in Putney has been re-awarded a ‘Good’ rating by the Care Quality Commission, after it was temporarily suspended from the ratings system after a patient died and four others fell ill.
  
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• Fire breaks out on 200-year-old roof of Harlow building

  04-03-2020 10:07
  
  Firefighters were called to reports of a fire breaking out on a 200-year-old roof of a three-storey building
  
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• Small victory for rail passengers as RMT suspend SWR strikes in 'good faith'

  04-03-2020 10:03
  
  The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) have suspended strike action on South Western Railway in good faith to allow further talks to take place.
  
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• 'High risk missing person' appeal launched by police in Greenwich to locate missing child

  04-03-2020 09:30
  
  Police in Greenwich have issued a 'high risk missing person' appeal in a bid to find a missing child.
  
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• London Fire Brigade issue electrical safety advice following a house fire in Battersea

  04-03-2020 09:02
  
  Firefighters are sharing their top tips for electrical safety after a fire involving an extension lead in Battersea on March 1.
  
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• Morning update: Roadworks slows traffic on M25 once again

  04-03-2020 08:58
  
  Good morning, the usual jams on the road with no major incidents of note to report. Here is where you may run into some delays though.
  
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• Roxbourne Park granted money for some renovation

  04-03-2020 07:00
  
  A part of Roxbourne Park is set to be transformed as the government provides funding for unused bits of land.
  
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