Hammersmith and Fulham news

• Unconventional schools are on the rise by Lexie McDonald, Ewell Castle

  20-10-2021 23:00
  
  Tom teaches at The New School, one of the few democratic schools in the UK. He hopes more schools can be influenced by the morals and values of the New School in an effort to improve the education system.
  
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• The Frieze Sculpture Exhibition

  20-10-2021 22:17
  
  Just a five minute stroll from  Regent’s Park tube station and you find yourself in one of the most beautiful parks in London.
  
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• Sainsbury’s Ban Sale of Fireworks This Year – Avinash Gogineni, Hampton School

  20-10-2021 20:09
  
  With just over two weeks to go until Bonfire Night, Sainsbury’s have confirmed they will once again ban the sale of fireworks this year at all its 2,300 stores across the country.
  
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• Police arrest teenager after sexual assault in South Woodford

  20-10-2021 19:50
  
  A person has been arrested in connection with an investigation into a sexual assault in South Woodford.
  
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• Alice Curiouser and Curiouser Exhibition Evie Allen-Jones Esher College

  20-10-2021 19:14
  
  I was recently lucky enough to visit the Alice in Wonderland exhibition in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser, for the second time. It is a magical experience that transports you into not only the book and movie, but the time that Lewis Caroll wrote it, and the world that he formed in his mind.
  
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• 20mph zones in Harrow and north west London could be scrapped

  20-10-2021 19:00
  
  Plans for 20mph zones in north west London could be scrapped due to lack of funding – despite already being approved by the council. 
  
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• Sadiq Khan urges Met to stop publishing 'harmful' knife images

  20-10-2021 18:00
  
  Sadiq Khan has said he hopes that the Metropolitan Police will “change their stance” on sharing images of seized knives on social media as research suggests it may be harmful.
  
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• Harlow council pay their respects to MP Sir David Amess

  20-10-2021 18:00
  
  Members of Harlow Council visited Leigh-on-Sea yesterday to pay the council’s respects to popular Essex MP Sir David Amess who died last week.
  
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• Dartford Council investigations see fly-tippers sentenced

  20-10-2021 17:39
  
  Fly-tippers, an illegal waste carrier and a litterer have all appeared in court following investigations by Dartford Borough Council’s environmental enforcement team.
  
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• Body found in search for missing Wandsworth man

  20-10-2021 17:38
  
  The body of a person has been found in the River Thames by authorities searching for a man missing from Wandsworth.
  
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• Benefits of social media platforms - Shray - SGS

  20-10-2021 17:02
  
  People argue that social media is bad for us, but this has shown positive effects of modern day technology on our everyday lives.
  
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• No more rent holidays for shops based at Brent Cross

  20-10-2021 16:09
  
  The owner of Brent Cross Shopping Centre has declared that shops will no longer have rent free holidays as footfall slowly recovers nearing pre-Covid levels.
  
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• Concerns raised after Croydon man's Covid-19 death

  20-10-2021 16:07
  
  A Croydon man was found on a park bench and later died suffering from Covid-19 after an eight-hour wait for help at the start of the pandemic.
  
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• Restore Community in Loughton receives £4,000 funding boost

  20-10-2021 16:00
  
  A volunteer community garden project in Loughton has received a welcome boost to continue providing healthy outdoor activities for local people and support mental wellbeing.
  
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• Stephen Port: Met refused to take on 'complex' murder probe

  20-10-2021 15:57
  
  A senior police officer involved in the investigation into serial killer Stephen Port’s first victim has signalled his disappointment that the Metropolitan Police’s murder investigation team (MIT) turned down a request to take over the “complex” case.
  
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• Gareth Southgate to open Crystal Palace's Croydon academy

  20-10-2021 15:36
  
  England manager Gareth Southgate will return to his boyhood club to open Crystal Palace's redeveloped Academy site in Croydon on October 28.
  
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• Man charged with murder of Croydon man in Lambeth

  20-10-2021 15:32
  
  Police have charged a person with the murder of Mauricio 'Maurice' Nascimento in Lambeth.
  
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• Harlow Hospice grief café returns for face-to-face help

  20-10-2021 15:14
  
  West Essex charity, St Clare Hospice, is now enabling people in Harlow to connect with others and access in-person grief support with the return of its Bereavement Cafés.
  
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• Lloyds Bank and Halifax announce 48 UK branch closures - the full list

  20-10-2021 15:11
  
  Lloyds Banking Group has announce a further 48 branches to close in the new year.
  
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• Inquest shows Redbridge social services failure after woman dies

  20-10-2021 15:00
  
  A Redbridge woman choked to death on charcoal she was burning to stay warm after her gas and electricity were cut off.
  
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• Harrow’s ‘generosity’ helps to find new homes for old toys

  20-10-2021 15:00
  
  Toys in need of new homes have been welcomed by children from London living in relative poverty.
  
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• Fundraiser for Sutton girl with extremely rare condition

  20-10-2021 14:46
  
  The family and friends of a girl in Sutton who was born with an extremely rare genetic condition are hoping to crowdfund specialist treatment for her.
  
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• London pair jailed for Kent Class A drug supply

  20-10-2021 14:14
  
  Two men caught red handed with almost £750,000 in cash in London have been jailed for the supply of Class A drugs from the capital into Kent.
  
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• Afghan refugees declare themselves homeless in London

  20-10-2021 14:03
  
  Dozens of Afghan families staying in London hotels as part of a faltering resettlement scheme are declaring themselves homeless or asking to be sent home.
  
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• One in six young teenagers vaccinated in Epping

  20-10-2021 14:00
  
  Just one in six 12 to 15-year-olds have received their first dose of the Covid vaccine in Epping, figures show.
  
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• A review of Edgar Wright's 'Last Night in Soho'

  20-10-2021 13:24
  
  Edgar Wright has officially made his return to the silver screen with a brand new phycological thriller, big hairstyles and fashion galore. Starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy, ‘Last Night in Soho’ is every London student’s fever dream and worst nightmare twisted into one beautiful affair.
  
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• Theresa Villiers MP takes part in nursery funding protests

  20-10-2021 13:20
  
  Chipping Barnet MP Theresa Villiers joined nursery staff at Downing Street to demand an increase in funding for nurseries which support many vulnerable children.
  
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• Met officers to video call uniformed police if stopping lone women

  20-10-2021 13:03
  
  Plain-clothes officers in the Met will video call a uniformed colleague to confirm their identity when stopping a lone woman, it has been announced.
  
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• London weather: Met Office issues 11-hour yellow rain warning

  20-10-2021 12:59
  
  The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain across London.
  
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• 'High priority' fire safety fixes in Waltham Forest Council blocks incomplete

  20-10-2021 12:41
  
  More than 300 “high priority” fire safety fixes in Waltham Forest Council blocks are still incomplete more than four years post-Grenfell.
  
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• New state of the art film studios in Broxbourne

  20-10-2021 12:07
  
  Residents will be able to have their say on plans to build a new state of the art film studios in Broxbourne later this month.
  
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• Satanist social media removed after links to Fryent Park murder

  20-10-2021 12:02
  
  A Satanist whose work is believed to have influenced the killer who murdered two sisters in Fryent Country Park has been removed from Facebook and Instagram.
  
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• Vaxuhall: Image released after attacks on women

  20-10-2021 11:58
  
  Police are searching for a man suspected of attacks on women and indecent exposure in the Vaxuhall area.
  
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• London mushroom pickers harm Epping conservation site.

  20-10-2021 11:13
  
  Epping forest is home to 500 rare and endangered species, including mushrooms which are being uprooted on a near industrial scale.
  
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• West Hatch High School and St Thomas' Church praised for Harvest Festival donations

  20-10-2021 11:00
  
  An emergency food agency has expressed its thanks for Harvest Festival donations it has received which will enable it to further support local communities.
  
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• Heathrow Airport named one of the most haunted locations in the UK - see the full list

  20-10-2021 10:58
  
  Heathrow Airport is in the Top 10 most haunted locations in the UK, ranking in at number 4 on the list.
  
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• Kwasi Kwarteng rules out another potential lockdown on Good Morning Britain

  20-10-2021 10:53
  
  Kwasi Kwarteng did not believe that the UK would go into another lockdown this year, after appearing on Good Morning Britain.
  
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• Dunheved Road South Croydon fire: 100 people evacuate hotel

  20-10-2021 10:25
  
  A hotel has been evacuated this morning (Wednesday) as a result of a fire.
  
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• BBC reveals best TV shows of the 21st century including Succession and Game of Thrones

  20-10-2021 10:00
  
  Here is the BBC's rundown of the best TV shows of the 21st century. Did your favourite make the list?
  
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• Minister 'rules out' lockdown as Covid deaths highest since March

  20-10-2021 09:52
  
  A cabinet minister has “ruled out” a further lockdown, despite coronavirus deaths rising to their highest daily level since early March.
  
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• Jason Nyarko: Police release images after rave stabbing

  20-10-2021 09:01
  
  Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a Lewisham man at an illegal rave last summer have released a series of images, as his "devastated" family plead for witnesses to come forward.
  
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• Jason Nyarko: Police release images after rave killing

  20-10-2021 09:01
  
  Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a Lewisham man at an illegal rave last summer have released a series of images, as his "devastated" family plead for witnesses to come forward.
  
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• Buckhurst Hill residents lead campaign for road safety

  20-10-2021 08:29
  
  CAMPAIGNERS gathered near the scene of a teen pedestrian’s death to demand urgent action on safety measures.
  
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• Planned road closures for works across Epping Forest

  20-10-2021 08:00
  
  Cattle grid cleaning is among the reasons why several roads across Epping Forest are set to be temporarily closed next month.
  
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• Richmond reports London's highest Covid infection rate

  20-10-2021 06:00
  
  Richmond has London's highest Covid-19 infection rate, new data from Public Health England (PHE) has revealed.
  
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• Houses for sale Bromley Zoopla: Inside one of most expensive

  20-10-2021 06:00
  
  This stunning multi-million pound house is one of the most expensive for sale in Bromley on Zoopla right now.
  
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• Greenwich youth homeless project celebrates award win

  20-10-2021 06:00
  
  A Greenwich youth homelessness prevention scheme has scooped first prize at the London Homelessness Awards 2021.
  
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• When do clocks go back in 2021 and why do we change the clocks in the UK?

  20-10-2021 01:00
  
  The date clocks go back across the UK is just around the corner giving us an extra hour of sunlight as we approach winter.
  
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