Hammersmith and Fulham news

• Greenwich MP pens letter to EFL over Charlton takeover

  16-07-2020 19:42
  
  The local MP Matthew Pennycook has intervened in the chaotic situation currently ongoing at Charlton Athletic, and demanded answers from the English Football League.
  
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• Pizza Express reportedly planning to axe 75 stores

  16-07-2020 19:09
  
  Restaurant chain Pizza Express is reportedly planning to axe around 75 sites across the UK as part of a rescue deal that could put hundreds of jobs at risk.
  
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• Haringey Council to offer £3,000-a-year bursary scheme

  16-07-2020 19:00
  
  Students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be eligible for £3,000-a-year bursaries from Haringey Council to allow them to study at university.
  
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• Brent Council receives half of TfL active travel funding bid

  16-07-2020 19:00
  
  Brent Council hopes to secure more Government funding to support healthy travel initiatives after just half of the amount it requested in the first two rounds of bidding was approved.
  
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• Sadiq Khan: I'll keep speaking out about my mental health

  16-07-2020 18:11
  
  The Mayor of London has defended his decision to speak openly about his mental health during the coronavirus pandemic – saying it would “irresponsible and dishonest” to ignore it.
  
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• Barnet blue badge fraud operation leads to 37 prosecutions

  16-07-2020 17:00
  
  A crackdown on the misuse of parking permits intended for disabled people led to 37 prosecutions during 2019-20.
  
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• Perseid meteor shower 2020: When and how to watch in the UK

  16-07-2020 16:08
  
  One of the most spectacular events on the stargazing calendar is nearing closer.
  
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• 62 tonnes of extra litter left in Royal Parks in lockdown

  16-07-2020 16:02
  
  The equivalent of 20 double decker busloads of rubbish has been left across London's Royal Parks over just one month of lockdown.
  
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• Annual count of BAME businesses to launch in Lewisham

  16-07-2020 14:41
  
  Lewisham is planning to launch a yearly count of Black, Asian, and minority ethnic owned and independent businesses.
  
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• Trespasser jumps on tracks in Eltham to collect money

  16-07-2020 13:53
  
  A trespasser caused havoc on the Bexleyheath train line yesterday evening after they astonishingly jumped down onto the tracks to pick up some money.
  
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• Purley artist and network rail join forces with new mural

  16-07-2020 13:41
  
  An artist from Purley has collaborated with a business support group and Network Rail to produce a new mural that pays homage to how the town first got its name.
  
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• Public and press shut out of Enfield cabinet meeting

  16-07-2020 13:32
  
  Members of the public and press were shut out of a council meeting that was supposed to be livestreamed over the internet.
  
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• Greenwich now home to 'greenest modular houses in UK'

  16-07-2020 13:24
  
  Greenwich is now home to the greenest homes in the UK, built in a factory in Yorkshire to be heated on as little as £1-a-day as part of a new project offering a glimpse into the future of social housing.
  
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• Frankie and Benny's: Full list of restaurants that will reopen

  16-07-2020 13:20
  
  Frankie and Benny's have revealed which restaurants will reopen across the country in the coming weeks.
  
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• Lewisham mayor sets out key priorities at council AGM

  16-07-2020 13:16
  
  The mayor of Lewisham promised to “do all he can” to reform “racist drug laws” that criminalise young Black men in his annual speech to the council’s AGM on Wednesday (July 15).
  
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• Appeal after weekend sexual assault near Clapham Common

  16-07-2020 13:15
  
  Detectives have released an urgent appeal after a woman was sexually assaulted on Clapham Common.
  
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• City Hall official offers £75,000 for personal assistant

  16-07-2020 13:00
  
  City Hall’s top policing official has provoked fury after she advertised a £75,000 post for a personal assistant.
  
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• Morrisons sells food bank parcels during coronavirus crisis

  16-07-2020 12:30
  
  A supermarket is selling food bank parcels to help the needy amid the economic fallout of coronavirus.
  
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• Balham woman's Race For Life after battling cancer

  16-07-2020 12:30
  
  When Rachel Merchant was diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer in October 2019, she knew she was in for a tough year.
  
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• CCTV released after woman sexually assaulted in Greenwich

  16-07-2020 12:10
  
  Police have released CCTV images of a male suspect after a woman, 18, was approached from behind and sexually assaulted as she walked along the Thames Path in Greenwich after a night out with friends.
  
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• Kidbrooke Village: Council dumps developer's 1300 home plan

  16-07-2020 11:45
  
  A developer’s plans to build more than 1,300 homes as part of the latest stage of the Kidbrooke Village project have been dumped by Greenwich Council.
  
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• Black police faced worst abuse at recent London protests

  16-07-2020 11:17
  
  Black police have been disproportionately targeted with abuse and violence at recent London protests, a top Metropolitan Police officer revealed today.
  
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• You could now be a different star sign - according to NASA

  16-07-2020 10:40
  
  A new zodiac sign has been introduced, meaning that your current star sign may have changed.
  
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• Who doesn't need to wear a face mask on July 24

  16-07-2020 10:40
  
  The full list of those who don't have to wear a face mask when the law changes in England on July 24 has been revealed.
  
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• Coronavirus: Vaccine hopes rise amid reports that jab could give 'double protection'

  16-07-2020 09:46
  
  Hopes for a coronavirus vaccine has increased amid reports that a jab could provide "double protection".
  
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• Brent Council approves black community action plan

  16-07-2020 07:00
  
  An action plan aimed at addressing the inequalities faced by the black community was approved by Brent Council.
  
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• Charlton student to run 80km 'Tour de London' for the NSPCC

  16-07-2020 06:00
  
  A man from Charlton is planning to run an massive 80km 'Tour de London', running one metre for every child abused last year, all in aid of the NSPCC.
  
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