Hammersmith and Fulham news

• Social anxiety worse now more than ever?

  15-12-2021 23:50
  
  There has been a significant increase of social anxiety especially between teenagers, why is that? Parents normally blame the cause to be the constant use of technology and inability to go out and make friends the way they made back in their teenage years but it is now the 21st century where technology is now at its highest it could ever be with the world around us constantly evolving.
  
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• Cooking Up A Storm - Riona Stockley, The Holy Cross School

  15-12-2021 23:49
  
  Storm Cooking is an independent, Tolworth-based baking business founded by Jackie Morris during 2020’s lockdown. Despite facing numerous struggles, this business has continued to flourish much like the popular cupcake bouquets it offers.
  
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• Nostalgia and the pains of growing up - Gabriella Roe St Philomena's

  15-12-2021 23:42
  
  You know that blissful warm feeling you get when opening up a Harry Potter book, ready to retreat into the fantastical world full of your childhood characters? Or you might get it by looking through a cherished photo album. Maybe it’s listening to that one song that takes you back. These are all activities which induce the deep yearning of nostalgia. And recently, the excitement for Christmas, which is being felt by so many of my generation, has got me thinking; what exactly is it about th
  
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• Spider-Man: No Way Home, the event of the year? - Gabriella Berkeley-Agyepong, St Philomenas

  15-12-2021 23:36
  
  With great power comes great responsibility…
  
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• MUSIC AND FELTHAM - AN INTERVIEW WITH AN ASPIRING MUSICIAN

  15-12-2021 23:27
  
  An article discussing the importance of music and busking in Feltham, featuring a short interview with an aspiring young musician.
  
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• Museum of curiosities, Tia Highams Park School

  15-12-2021 23:26
  
  The London museum of curiosities is perhaps not to everyone's taste, but it was an interesting museum to visit. It showcases many weird and wonderful things, all collected by artist Viktor Wynd, such as surrealist and occultist artworks, extinct bird feathers, taxidermy, erotica and much more.
  
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• The hidden epidemic - Susanna Celli, The Tiffin Girls' School

  15-12-2021 23:23
  
  With speculations of new lockdowns and tougher restrictions come a plethora of contrasting opinions, yet one underlying issue urges to be addressed - the effect of the pandemic on teenagers’ mental health.
  
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• Interview with Dr Rafah Aziz - Lara Rashid, The Tiffin Girls' School

  15-12-2021 23:14
  
  Covid-19 has pushed news of medicine to dominate our media and lives. Words such as ‘Vaccines’ and ‘Pandemic’ have become common household words in face of the virus. However beyond that, the medical profession (and concerns of Public health) has of course existed for millenia and each doctor has an individual and personal story to share. I spoke with Dr Rafah Aziz, a former paediatrician, senior health advisor at UNICEF and independent international public health consult
  
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• Phishing- what are scams like today- Henry Lockyer - Heathside School

  15-12-2021 23:11
  
  In the modern world it seems you cant go one day without checking your emails and seeing a dozen emails in your inbox one from some website you signed up to, a few about work and one telling you that fraudulent activities are happening on your bank account and that you need to quickly click on the link to change your details to make sure nothing bad happens.
  
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• The Catastrophe of the UK Government - Oyin Osanyintolu, Gunnersbury Catholic School

  15-12-2021 23:05
  
  As we all know, it has recently been released by media outlets that there were a number of parties held by the members of the leading party, the Conservatives, last December while lockdown restrictions were in place. One of those restrictions were specifically, "Although there are exemptions for work purposes, you must not have a work Christmas lunch or party, where that is a primarily social activity and is not otherwise permitted by the rules in your tier." London was in Tier 2, so Christ
  
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• What advantages do London's foreign-language speakers face compared to the rest of the UK? - Farida Abdelhamid, The Holy Cross School

  15-12-2021 23:03
  
  Brits have never appeared to be too fussed about learning languages, and it's easy to see why considering that there are over a billion English speakers around the globe. But as the number of bilinguals and multilingual speakers increase over the UK, particularly in its capital, should we reevaluate our attitude when confronted with the numerous benefits of speaking another language?
  
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• How has Covid changed our lives socially

  15-12-2021 23:02
  
  How has Covid changed our lives socially?
  
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• Churchfield Road's Best Places: Freddie Richardson, LUS

  15-12-2021 22:52
  
  Churchfield Road is one of the most up-and-coming locations in West London. What's the best way to spend a day there?
  
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• Girlguiding's magical adventure with The Madrigals - Panav Goyal, Merchant Taylors' School

  15-12-2021 22:25
  
  Earlier this month, Girlguiding groups from all over the country set upon a magical journey with Mirabel!
  
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• Cllr Fabio Conti: What is your local council? - Antoni Biegala, Gunnersbury

  15-12-2021 22:23
  
  Fabio Conti, 33, is a Conservative Local Councillor in Ealing. I had the pleasure to interview him on what life is like as a Local Councillor, on both the struggles and benefits of the post.
  
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• The Art of Tradition - Christmas Edition - Naleli Nonyane - Parmiters School

  15-12-2021 22:16
  
  Christmas is that special time of the year for some and everything for many. This year we should celebrate the good times as well as the good moments we shared with the ones we lost and all that have been lost during these past two years due to this deadly virus the world has succumbed to.
  
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• Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre- By Mahi Patel BWHS

  15-12-2021 22:16
  
  Carrie Hope Fletcher, Ivano Turco, Rebecca Trehearn, and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt star in the Cinderella musical in the West - End. It will be on display until May 29th 2022.
  
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• Woman’s badminton is a great hit! Tasneem M Hussain

  15-12-2021 22:09
  
  The Muslim community in East London hosted a badminton tournament in order to raise money for poor families in Bangladesh through the We are 13 Rivers Trust. This event happens annually, and all proceeds and funds go towards helping families in poor areas in Bangladesh. This fun and interactive event was hosted by chairwoman Yashmin Hardin, who said “it is a good experience and is good competitive people. It is something that happens regularly, and the money goes to Bangladeshi families in
  
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• Santa's Dash

  15-12-2021 22:07
  
  On Monday the 13th of December, Bentley Wood High School participated in the Santa Dash, organised by St Luke’s Hospice, showing solidarity over charity.
  
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• The Exercise Epidemic - Tilly Campbell Wheeler - LUS

  15-12-2021 21:46
  
  According to The Mental Health Foundation, the more exercise you have, the better your mood and self-esteem, and the lower the chances of depression, anxiety and stress affecting you. However as well as the many positive wellbeing factors that exercise produces, there are also major benefits in terms of brain activity and memory. More exercise aids the release of hormones that stimulate the growth of more blood vessels in the brain, and improve the rate of cell growth. Dr. Scott McGinnis, an ins
  
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• Let's All Sing To Brighten Someone's Day

  15-12-2021 21:22
  
  Spending such a grand holiday all alone might be very isolating for a lot of people. Our school had organised a carol singing trip to Woodland Care Home.
  
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• The Return of the Coca Cola Truck: A Christmas Miracle (Nehan Seneviratne / Parmiter's School)

  15-12-2021 21:18
  
    As day turns to night, and the year comes to a close, a familiar red silhouette can be seen approaching the shoppers at Tesco Shopping Centre.
  
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• Fireworks and how COP26 might affect Fireworks– Jay Shah, Saint Olaves Grammar School

  15-12-2021 21:15
  
  Will fireworks be banned in the future because of COP26 and the current Environment condition.
  
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• A visit to Silverstone's ‘Lap of Lights’ (Nidhi G, The Tiffin Girls' School)

  15-12-2021 21:07
  
  It was a mere 3 hours after stepping into the car that the motorway sign finally read ‘Silverstone’. I had awaited this day for months, following the culmination of peril and excitement at the British Grand Prix, with my family begrudgingly agreeing to accompany me to a place so distant in reality yet firmly ingrained in my imagination.
  
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• 5 of the Best Books I Have Read! - By Sedra Rahman BWHS

  15-12-2021 20:36
  
  Currently and throughout this past year, I have shown a huge interest in reading books, all from a wide variety of genres and as I continue to read on, my love for reading grows bigger and bigger! Here are my top 5 books of this year!
  
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• China's methods to become the World's next Superpower - Sanchit S, Merchant Taylors' school

  15-12-2021 20:35
  
  China, the world’s second largest economy, is planning out its methods to dominate World Trade and become the World’s next global superpower. Known as the ‘Belt & Road Initiative’, the world’s most ambitious infrastructure project has been taking shape in recent decades – it is China’s project to invest and construct channels of trades and goods to funnel back to the country. With an estimated cost of $4-8 trillion, it involves railways from China to
  
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• Tornado terror in Eastern US states, Matthew Adams, Greenshaw High School

  15-12-2021 20:11
  
  On Friday 10th December, a series of major tornadoes hit several US states, including Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri, which was followed by a number of casualties in each respective state. The most major of these catastrophes was when an Amazon warehouse in Illinois completely collapsed after the Tornado reportedly ripped through the building, leaving at least six workers confirmed dead, and Forty-five people to have made it out of the building with several injuries, according to Fire Chief Ja
  
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• Sydenham: Mum guilty of murdering 17-year-old boy

  15-12-2021 18:48
  
  A mother has been found guilty of the murder of a 17-year-old boy.
  
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• Little Village baby bank opens new walk-in site in Brent, Xenia Ramirez-Espain - North London Collegiate

  15-12-2021 18:44
  
  Little Village, a baby bank charity devoted to supporting families with young children (from the ages of 0-5) who have fallen on hard times by supplying them with essential items of clothing and equipment, has opened a new site in Brent. The charity hopes that with the addition of this new location, they will be able to support a further 30 families a week. Little Village was founded in 2016 based on love and the hope that they will sustainably aid the continued prosperity of families
  
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• Why are school grades so damaging to students? - By Maddie Arnold at St Philomena's

  15-12-2021 18:40
  
  Whilst it is not hard to take into account all the benefits of a structured grading system in our schools, I would like to take this opportunity to voice all the subsequent detriments, the effect grades are currently having in our society and the type of environment they are building.
  
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• Parish in the Pandemic by Clara Bardwell St Georges College

  15-12-2021 18:34
  
  In these recent tough times, the global Corona Virus Pandemic has been affecting everyone in a range of different ways- not only their personal life and daily struggles, but also that of their spiritual one. The Parish Priest of Egham: Canon Chris Spain agreed to speak to me about these great impacts and how this has not only affected himself and the wider Church community, but all individuals within the Parish.  
  
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• Man suffers 3 fatal gunshot wounds from police shots

  15-12-2021 18:12
  
  On the 11th December 2021 at 3:19 Officers were called to respond to reports of an armed man entering a bookshop and bank in Kensington, west London.
  
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• View from inside – A haiku poem

  15-12-2021 18:08
  
  A festive haiku poem which follows the traditional 5, 7, 5 syllable rule with 3 verses.
  
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• Dead Poets Society - The ramifications of poetry (Emily Bascombe, The Holy Cross School)

  15-12-2021 18:04
  
  An all boys prestigious boarding school, a love for historic poetry, their eccentric English teacher, and a secret society. What could go wrong?
  
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• Dead Poets Society - The ramifications of poetry

  15-12-2021 18:04
  
  An all boys prestigious boarding school, a love for historic poetry, their eccentric English teacher, and a secret society. What could go wrong?
  
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• Pre-Christmas road closures in Harrow area for roadworks

  15-12-2021 17:46
  
  A number of roads in the Harrow area are set to be shut before Christmas for roadworks, starting from tomorrow.
  
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• Insulate Britain protesters sentenced over M25 protests

  15-12-2021 17:46
  
  Nine Insulate Britain protesters have been jailed or given suspended sentences following protests on the M25.
  
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• Dartford Crossing traffic: Two injured after mutli-vehicle crash

  15-12-2021 17:32
  
  Two people have been injured after a multi-vehicle crash on the M25 at Dartford Crossing.
  
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• Missing 25-year-old woman last seen in Woolwich

  15-12-2021 17:26
  
  Police are appealing for help in finding a 25-year-old woman.
  
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• Missing vulnerable 16-year-old boy could be in Carshalton

  15-12-2021 17:17
  
  Sutton Police is appealing for help in finding a vulnerable missing teenager.
  
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• Foundation awards £325,000 in grants to West Essex charities

  15-12-2021 17:00
  
  This newspaper has been pleased to highlight the wonderful work of charities working in West Essex that have received vital support from the independent charitable trust, Essex Community Foundation (ECF), over the past 12 months.
  
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• Closures of M1 in north-west London for maintenance works

  15-12-2021 16:59
  
  A major programme of maintenance works is due to get underway in the new year after an order was made approving the temporary closure of sections of motorway in north-west London.
  
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• Bexley and Sidcup MP Louie French votes against vaccine passports

  15-12-2021 16:59
  
  The newly-elected MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup has voted against the Prime Minister’s motion for vaccine passports - 12 days after his election.
  
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• Redbridge: How you can find out the latest Covid updates

  15-12-2021 16:17
  
  Redbridge residents will get the opportunity to learn about the new Omicron coronavirus variant, how they can get their jab and more at a public meeting.
  
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• List of Epping Forest and East London Schools in our Christmas supplement

  15-12-2021 16:00
  
  Has your little angel or shepherd featured in a school nativity this year? Have they tucked into their Christmas dinner yet? Or been busy making decorations in the classroom?
  
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• Epping Forest and East London Schools in our Christmas supplement

  15-12-2021 16:00
  
  Has your little angel or shepherd featured in a school nativity this year? Have they tucked into their Christmas dinner yet? Or been busy making decorations in the classroom?
  
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• Cigarettes being tested on animals - Nehir Yildiz - Highams Park School

  15-12-2021 15:49
  
  Did you know that animals are used to detect the harms of smoking? Animals are forced to inhale cigarette smoke for up to 6 hours per day for 3 years.
  
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• Katie Price handed 16-week suspended prison sentence for drink drive crash

  15-12-2021 15:43
  
  The 43-year-old reality star was sentenced today for drink-driving while disqualified and without insurance.
  
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• Woodford Symphony Orchestra pays Homage to English Music

  15-12-2021 15:00
  
  An exciting, innovative new era for Woodford Symphony Orchestra took off to a flying start at Roding Valley High School.
  
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• The Making of 'Legally Blonde' at LUS - Pearl D'souza, Latymer Upper School

  15-12-2021 14:54
  
  After a run of five performances in total, Latymer Upper School's Main School Musical, 'Legally Blonde', is officially over. Having been in ten drama productions at Latymer so far as well as having watched many, I can safely say that this show is one of the best and most ambitious ones to be staged at the school.
  
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