Hammersmith and Fulham news

• How does the vaccine work

  12-02-2021 18:57
  
  Oxford have used a chimpanzee adenovirus in their COVID vaccine
  
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• Welfare dog gives south west Met team a furry boost

  12-02-2021 18:40
  
  Officers from the Met Police’s south-west team have found an innovative way to release stress.
  
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• People's Question Time: Conservative accused of 'electioneering'

  12-02-2021 18:30
  
  A Conservative London Assembly member was accused of “blatant electioneering” at last night’s People’s Question Time, with the Chair of the meeting calling it a “disgrace”.
  
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• Coronavirus infection rates drop in South West London

  12-02-2021 18:26
  
  Coronavirus infection rates across boroughs in South and West London continued to fall according to the most recent data published by Public Health England (PHE).
  
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• Community Cancer Link Worker offers relief in Wandsworth

  12-02-2021 18:18
  
  Information and support are only a phone call away, thanks to a local cancer phone service.
  
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• Richmond residents urged to become 'Covid-19 Community Champions'

  12-02-2021 18:06
  
  A new campaign aimed at providing simple information about COVID-19 is launching in Richmond upon Thames – and the Council is encouraging residents to take part.
  
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• Ealing Council renew first ever abortion clinic buffer zone

  12-02-2021 17:59
  
  Ealing Council has announced that it has decided to keep the safe zone around the MSI Reproductive Choices UK centre in place until 2024.
  
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• Report shows struggle to access NHS services in Richmond

  12-02-2021 17:03
  
  Almost half of all patients in Richmond struggled to access NHS dentistry services between October and November last year according to a new report published by Healthwatch Richmond today (Friday, February 12).
  
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• £15m Twickenham Film Studios redevelopment plan unveiled

  12-02-2021 16:32
  
  A historic film studio in Twickenham is set to receive a multi-million-pound upgrade, according to new plans.
  
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• MP Bob Blackman awarded for support of a child with rare illness

  12-02-2021 16:19
  
  The Harrow East MP has been awarded for his continuous support in helping a campaign of a four-year-old boy with a rare genetic disorder.
  
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• Teachers and police to be prioritised for Covid vaccine after over 50s

  12-02-2021 16:04
  
  The body in charge of prioritising the vaccine rollout, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, will publish guidance later this month.
  
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• Plan for lifting lockdown will be published on February 22

  12-02-2021 15:23
  
  The roadmap for England to exit lockdown will be published on February 22, despite Government statements leading to concerns to timetable had slipped.
  
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• Police appeal for witnesses to Ealing stabbing

  12-02-2021 15:15
  
  Metropolitan Police have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to following a stabbing in Ealing.
  
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• Harrow cabinet approves council tax hike in 2021/22 budget

  12-02-2021 15:00
  
  Harrow Council looks set to make a council tax hike of almost five per cent as its cabinet approved the budget proposals for 2021/22.
  
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• Deptford girl, 8, cooks up meatballs for Lewisham community

  12-02-2021 14:57
  
  An eight-year-old girl from Blackheath has cooked up 500 meatballs after she was inspired by Marcus Rashford to help feed her local community.
  
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• Council urges Hillingdon households to take part in census

  12-02-2021 14:57
  
  Hillingdon Council's leader is urging the borough's residents to take part in the national census this March.
  
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• Steve Coogan to play detective in ITV Stephen Lawrence drama

  12-02-2021 14:30
  
  Steve Coogan will play a detective in a new drama about the struggle that the family of Plumstead teenager Stephen Lawrence have faced to achieve justice.
  
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• Cladding Crisis: Londoners paying more for waking watches

  12-02-2021 13:30
  
  Waking watches in buildings seen as fire risks in the wake of the Grenfell disaster are costing Londoners an average of £12 million a month, – more than the rest of England.
  
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• Laptops donated to Battersea schools for lockdown learning

  12-02-2021 13:16
  
  30 primary schools in Wandsworth will receive laptops donated by Henley Home’s charity to help breach the "digital divide" in the area during coronavirus.
  
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• London bus drivers to go on strike over wage cuts

  12-02-2021 13:08
  
  London bus drivers fear their pay will be cut by over £2,000 a year, and plan to strike in a matter of days.
  
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• Man jailed for stabbing officer with pen in Edgware

  12-02-2021 13:06
  
  A man who stabbed a female police officer in the face with a pen has been jailed for nearly four years.
  
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• Greenwich transformed into alien invasion for Apple TV show

  12-02-2021 13:00
  
  Greenwich has been transformed into the site of an alien invasion after a new high-budget Apple TV series has set up filming in south east London.
  
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• Older generations share their relationship wisdom

  12-02-2021 12:58
  
  As the UK prepares to celebrate Valentine’s Day under lockdown, residents at a care home in south-west London have shared their wisdom for sustaining a long and happy relationship.
  
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• London schools set for Covid-19 anti-vaccine lessons

  12-02-2021 12:41
  
  Lessons aimed at tackling the Covid-19 anti-vaccine movement will be given in London schools amid concerns young people have become more sceptical about the jab.
  
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• Farewell Roehampton High Street Post Office

  12-02-2021 12:25
  
  Longstanding owners of a newsagents in Roehampton were met with cheers from customers when they closed-up shop for the final time.
  
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• Full Covid-19 case rates for south east London

  12-02-2021 11:41
  
  Covid-19 infection rates in south east London have dropped below 200 across the board as the lockdown continues to drive down cases.
  
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• South Norwood terror plot accused filmed in combat hat

  12-02-2021 10:19
  
  A jihadi rapper accused of plotting a terror attack during lockdown filmed himself in a combat-style hat saying: "What, are you talking to me? ... boom!"
  
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• SE London terror plot accused filmed himself in combat hat

  12-02-2021 10:08
  
  A jihadi rapper accused of plotting a terror attack during lockdown filmed himself in a combat-style hat saying: "What, are you talking to me? ... boom!"
  
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• Alfie Lawton: Police appeal after unexplained Kingston death

  12-02-2021 09:56
  
  Detectives investigating the tragic death of a 15-year-old in New Malden, south west London, on Monday are urging any witnesses to come forward.
  
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• Teenager stabbed to death in fight in south-west London

  12-02-2021 09:37
  
  A teenager has been stabbed to death during a fight near a Tube station in south-west London.
  
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• Tooting road blocks could be reintroduced

  12-02-2021 07:00
  
  Road blocks could be reintroduced in parts of Tooting near St George’s Hospital, despite being removed after a controversial month-long trial in the summer.
  
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• Brent Council approves housing plan at Cricklewood Matalan

  12-02-2021 07:00
  
  Hundreds of new homes will replace a large clothing store on a high street, despite concerns it will damage the area’s heritage.
  
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• Low vaccine uptake among black Lewisham & Greenwich NHS staff

  12-02-2021 06:00
  
  Significantly lower vaccine uptake among black and minority NHS staff has caused national and local worry that the virus could spread "like wildfire" through certain at-risk communities on the front line.
  
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• A first time buyer's guide to the Mill Hill property market

  12-02-2021 06:00
  
  Long one of North London’s most popular residential areas, Mill Hill is well known for its fantastic amenities and transport connections, set against a backdrop of picturesque countryside.
  
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