Hammersmith and Fulham news

• £30K for community projects fighting isolation and improving health in Lewisham

  27-03-2020 20:32
  
  More than £30,000 has been awarded to community projects in Lewisham.
  
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• Lewisham Council makes decisions behind closed doors

  27-03-2020 20:30
  
  Lewisham’s mayor and cabinet members approved decisions behind closed doors this week.
  
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• Government orders councils to house all homeless by weekend

  27-03-2020 19:43
  
  All councils in England have been ordered to find accommodation for their homeless residents by this weekend as the government continued to ramp up measures against the spread of coronavirus.
  
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• 'Overwhelming' community response to appeal for PPE equipment in Greenwich

  27-03-2020 19:26
  
  The leader of Greenwich Council has shared photos of the "wonderful" community response to a desperate appeal for personal protective equipment for the borough's healthcare workers after supplies promised by the Government have failed to arrive.
  
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• Richmond Runfest's message of hope as NHS staff offered free AIR:RUN entry

  27-03-2020 17:57
  
  The Richmond RUNFEST and AIR:RUN organisers have joined the rainbow movement to spread hope to the community by thanking all NHS staff on the front line.
  
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• Government accused of failure to fund museum repairs, 'endangering visitors'

  27-03-2020 17:43
  
  Royal Museums Greenwich, along with some of the best-known museums and galleries in the country, are struggling to fund repairs to crumbling buildings, potentially putting visitors and exhibits in "significant risk.”
  
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• Reuse and recycling centre closes in Lewisham

  27-03-2020 16:02
  
  Lewisham’s reuse and recycling centre at Landmann Way in New Cross is closed until further notice. 
  
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• It’s official: Trinity Medical Centre to shut down in June

  27-03-2020 15:47
  
  Penge’s Trinity Medical Centre will cease operating on June 30, the region’s health bosses have officially decided.
  
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• Cyclists temporarily banned from Richmond Park - unless they work for the NHS

  27-03-2020 15:19
  
  As of Saturday [March 28], only NHS employees will be allowed to cycle in Richmond Park until further notice to help ensure the public abides by the social distancing.
  
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• 'I don't like to chastise residents': Richmond leader's stark social distancing warning

  27-03-2020 15:16
  
  The Leader of Richmond Council has warned that residents who ignore Government guidance on social distancing are putting their lives, and the lives of others, at risk.
  
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• PM Boris Johnson and Health Secretary both test positive for coronavirus

  27-03-2020 15:14
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock are self-isolating after they tested positive for coronavirus.
  
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• Poll reveals Londoners' coronavirus concerns

  27-03-2020 14:27
  
  This week, the UK has entered coronavirus “lockdown” with stricter rules about leaving the house.
  
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• Health Secretary Matt Hancock has coronavirus

  27-03-2020 14:27
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed he has tested positive for Covid-19 coronavirus today (March 27).
  
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• Tours of Ealing campus online at university's virtual open day

  27-03-2020 13:00
  
  PROSPECTIVE students are being invited by the University of West London to look around its Ealing and Reading campuses, chat to lecturers, and hear about life on campus remotely in its first online open day.
  
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• Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

  27-03-2020 12:34
  
  Boris Johnson has revealed that he has tested positive for coronavirus.
  
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• Prime Minister Boris Johnson has coronavirus

  27-03-2020 12:23
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed he has coronavirus.
  
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• Coronavirus: Brighton beach 'closed to visitors'

  27-03-2020 12:00
  
  Day-trippers are not welcome to Brighton and police may be turning people away at the station.
  
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• Two prisoners charged with cellmate murder inside Belmarsh

  27-03-2020 11:25
  
  Two prisoners have been charged with the murder of their cell mate inside high-security Belmarsh Prison.
  
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• Airport goes blue in support of health service heroes

  27-03-2020 10:50
  
  HEATHROW did its bit to honour NHS staff by turning Terminal 2 blue in solidarity with them and to say thank-you for their hard work.
  
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• Wildlife trust brings nature closer to those in isolation

  27-03-2020 10:45
  
  A CAMPAIGN to help people connect with wildlife during the Covid-19 lockdown has been launched by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.
  
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• Travelodge forces Bromley wheelchair user to leave amid coronavirus outbreak

  27-03-2020 10:26
  
  Travelodge informed a Bromley wheelchair user that she had less than an hour to leave, as the hotel started its closure on sites in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Police applaud Kingston Hospital staff for hard work during coronavirus outbreak

  27-03-2020 09:21
  
  Richmond and Kingston police officers joined in on the national round of applause outside Kingston Hospital yesterday, March 26.
  
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• Fans, managers and players past and present pay tribute to Charlton superfan Seb Lewis

  27-03-2020 07:00
  
  Tributes have poured in from fans, players and staff at Charlton Athletic after news that superfan Seb Lewis has died after a battle with the Covid-19 virus.
  
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• StartUp Richmond to host online summit for business owners in April

  27-03-2020 06:00
  
  Business owners in Richmond can take part in a free online workshop to help them “Survive the Lockdown and Come out Fighting” next month.
  
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• Nine bin bags of cannabis found in car on Merantun Way

  27-03-2020 06:00
  
  Two people were arrested after police found nine black bags full of cannabis during a traffic stop on Merantun Way in Merton recently.
  
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• Bexley care service running 'bare-bones' due to staffing problems amid coronavirus

  27-03-2020 06:00
  
  A care service is operating on 'bare-bones' after staff were told to self-isolate in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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