Hammersmith and Fulham news

• Forest Gate Police Station fire - What we know so far

  07-03-2024 18:55
  
  A round up of all we know so far after a major fire at Forest Gate Police Station in Romford Road.
  
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• Bookmark Reading to support Barking and Dagenham schools

  07-03-2024 18:32
  
  Bookmark Reading plans to deliver more than £100,000 worth of books to schools across Barking and Dagenham this month.
  
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• Havering Council meeting hears school performance concern

  07-03-2024 18:30
  
  Concerns have been raised about a lack of significant improvement in Havering’s schools since the Covid pandemic.
  
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• Traffic schemes for roads surrounding Greenwich Park

  07-03-2024 18:00
  
  Plans to bring traffic calming measures into neighbourhoods on either side of Greenwich Park have moved forward, after residents have claimed roads are left in ‘gridlock’.
  
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• Sutton restaurants with special menus this Mother’s Day

  07-03-2024 18:00
  
  Mother’s Day is this Sunday, March 10, and several restaurants in Sutton are getting ready to offer a dining experience for your mum or mother-figure.
  
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• Immersive art experience celebrates London nightlife

  07-03-2024 18:00
  
  An immersive art experience dedicated to going out is coming to London on March 30 and March 31.
  
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• Broadway Theatre Barking: Shows to be cancelled into summer

  07-03-2024 17:55
  
  The Broadway Theatre, Barking has announced further shows are to be cancelled and postponed into the summer.
  
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• 'Knife fanatic' Kel Thompson jailed for train robbery

  07-03-2024 17:45
  
  A knife fanatic has been jailed after he threatened a man with a 20-inch blade on a south London train.
  
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• Bernard Fowler Harold Wood station death: Inquest to open

  07-03-2024 17:30
  
  An inquest is due to open into the death of Havering pensioner Bernard Fowler, who was killed outside Harold Wood train station.
  
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• Met Police detective caught with crystal meth dismissed

  07-03-2024 17:25
  
  A Metropolitan Police detective caught with crystal meth and a pipe has been dismissed without notice.
  
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• Hugh Dennis Rachel Parris star in comedy gala April Foolery

  07-03-2024 17:21
  
  April Foolery is the annual comedy night to raise funds for Eastside Charity's Lund Fund in memory of an inspirational Hampstead teacher
  
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• Queen's and King George Hospitals to launch new 'hospital at home'

  07-03-2024 17:13
  
  A ‘hospital at home’ ward is being opened for children in Havering, Redbridge and Barking and Dagenham to be treated where possible without having to be brought by ambulance to A&E.
  
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• Stabbings in Church Road, Brent, put two teens in hospital

  07-03-2024 17:09
  
  Two teenagers were rushed to hospital after being stabbed in Church Road.
  
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• Man who tried to meet girl at Bexleyheath station is jailed

  07-03-2024 15:50
  
  A man who tried to meet a 13-year-old girl at Bexleyheath Station has been jailed for two years.
  
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• Teenagers chosen to represent Havering on UK Youth Parliament

  07-03-2024 15:43
  
  Two teenage girls have been selected to represent Havering in the UK Youth Parliament.
  
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• Missing Greenwich man, 35, last seen today

  07-03-2024 15:37
  
  Police are appealing for help in finding a man from Greenwich.
  
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• Man arrested over drone drug smuggling into HMP Pentonville

  07-03-2024 15:22
  
  A man has been arrested after a drone carrying drugs and mobile phones was found crashed at HMP Pentonville in Islington.
  
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• Sutton residents to pay £1.55 more per week in council tax

  07-03-2024 15:14
  
  Sutton Council voted to pass a balanced budget on Monday (March 4), which included the much-anticipated hike in council tax.
  
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• Lorry driver assaulted at M20 service station near Maidstone

  07-03-2024 15:09
  
  A driver has been arrested after an alleged assault at the M20 service station near Maidstone.
  
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• Lewisham mayoral candidate calls Starmer 'Israel's puppet'

  07-03-2024 15:05
  
  A candidate vying to be Lewisham’s new mayor distributed a flyer calling Keir Starmer Israel’s ‘puppet’ and posed with a placard that depicted a swastika above a Star of David.
  
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• When the red, red robin comes bobbin’

  07-03-2024 15:00
  
  Our lively and friendly robins really enjoyed themselves over Christmas adorning cards and wrapping paper. Postmen were once nicknamed ‘robins’ because they wore red waistcoats.
  
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• Whatever happened to Merlin the tawny owl?

  07-03-2024 15:00
  
  We may be rewarded if we listen carefully when walking in Richmond Park and Bushy Park by hearing little owls uttering their plaintive yelping mewing calls from the many ancient oaks.
  
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• South London sex offender insists 'I'm not a paedo'

  07-03-2024 13:46
  
  A man who sent filthy sexual messages to a 12-year-old girl has insisted he’s not sexually attracted to children.
  
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• Probe into 'offensive messages' on Met Police WhatsApp chat

  07-03-2024 13:21
  
  14 police officers from Met's Central North Basic Command Unit covering Camden and Islington are under investigation over a WhatsApp group that allegedly contained Islamophobic and misogynistic comments.
  
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• Forest Gate Police Station fire: Police 'severely affected'

  07-03-2024 13:20
  
  Officers at Forest Gate Police Station in Romford Road have been "severely affected" by the devastating blaze which destroyed the roof of the building.
  
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• Period 4-bed family home in Springfield Road, St John's Wood

  07-03-2024 13:06
  
  Property of the Week: A charming four-bedroom family home in Springfield Road, St John's Wood.
  
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• Home Instead Romford 5-star rating in Workbuzz survey

  07-03-2024 13:05
  
  Home care workers who feel motivated to “go the extra mile” have won their company a “good employers” five-star rating.
  
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• Constance Marten denies harming baby during trial

  07-03-2024 13:05
  
  On the run mother Constance Marten has denied harming her newborn daughter, saying: “I did nothing but show her love.”
  
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• TfL confirms completion of cycleway between London and Greenwich

  07-03-2024 13:00
  
  A new cycleway connecting Greenwich with central London is now complete, with a section connecting further parts of south east London.
  
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• Empty units at Erith’s Riverside Shopping Centre

  07-03-2024 13:00
  
  A video shared on social media has highlighted the sheer number of empty units in Erith town centre, particularly at a shopping centre which has rumours of being demolished in the near future.
  
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• Ann-Marie Cousins on Greenwich knife crime statistics

  07-03-2024 13:00
  
  Ann-Marie Cousins, cabinet member for community safety, sets out Greenwich Council's response to London's knife crime epidemic.
  
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• Essex Police wants man over Brentwood threats to kill probe

  07-03-2024 12:45
  
  A man is wanted by Essex Police in connection with a probe into alleged threats to kill in Brentwood.
  
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• World Book Day 2024: The amazing south east London costumes

  07-03-2024 12:40
  
  Today is World Book Day, and children all over the country are dressing up as their favourite book characters - especially in south east London.
  
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• Man behind threatening phone call to MP Mike Freer avoids jail

  07-03-2024 12:37
  
  A man who made a threatening phone call to the office of Tory MP for Finchley and Golders Green, Mike Freer, has been handed a restraining order.
  
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• Forest Gate Police Station fire 'not suspicious', say police

  07-03-2024 12:25
  
  The huge fire at Forest Gate Police Station in Romford Road is not being treated as suspicious, the Met Police have said.
  
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• Nye at the National Theatre starring Michael Sheen: Review

  07-03-2024 12:21
  
  I went to see Michael Sheen play Nye Bevan in the National Theatre’s new play depicting the birth of the NHS.
  
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• Forest Gate Police Station fire: Passers-by react to blaze

  07-03-2024 12:10
  
  Passers-by have reacted to the huge fire at Forest Gate Police Station in Romford Road, with sadness expressed about the incident.
  
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• News Revue relocates as Bridge House pub Maida Vale refurbed

  07-03-2024 11:39
  
  The Guinness World Record breaking NewsRevue at the Canal Cafe Theatre is moving to the West End while its base at the Bridge House Pub is revamped
  
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• Leyton to Gants Hill train sex assault: CCTV appeal issued

  07-03-2024 11:30
  
  An image has been released by the police in connection with a woman’s sexual assault on board a train between Leyton and Gants Hill.
  
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• Hit-and-run driver left elderly man with life-changing injuries

  07-03-2024 11:30
  
  A hit-and-run driver who crashed into an elderly man then fled the scene has been jailed for eight months.
  
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• Fire destroys flat above shop in Holloway Road, Kentish Town

  07-03-2024 11:22
  
  A flat above a shop was destroyed and two people were taken to hospital in a fire above shops in Holloway Road, Kentish Town.
  
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• How to save £1500 at supermarkets, on Netflix and more

  07-03-2024 11:15
  
  LatestDeals.co.uk co-founder Tom Church has shared 12 hacks for how to save £1500 on your supermarket shop, Netflix subscription as well as energy bills.
  
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• Forest Gate Police Station blaze: Pictures show aftermath of fire

  07-03-2024 11:15
  
  Photos from the aftermath of last night's huge fire at Forest Gate Police Station in Romford Road show devastation to the building's roof.
  
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• Most stolen dog breeds in UK revealed amid shocking report

  07-03-2024 11:11
  
  The three most stolen dog breeds in the UK have been revealed amid shocking new statistics around pet theft, including XL Bullys.
  
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• Mother's Day free food and drink deals to use for 2024

  07-03-2024 11:08
  
  Greggs, Bill's and other restaurants will be offering free food and discounts for Mother's Day 2024
  
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• Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C - the full 2024 line-up

  07-03-2024 11:08
  
  See the full line-up for the Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer 2024 series from Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker to EastEnders' Danny Dyer.
  
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• A20 Bromley crash: Person taken to hospital

  07-03-2024 11:08
  
  A person has been taken to hospital after a crash on the A20 yesterday evening.
  
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• EastEnders actor supports Mary's Meals this Mother's Day

  07-03-2024 10:39
  
  Sophie Thompson is urging people to help mums around the world rather than buy a traditional Mother’s Day gift this Sunday.
  
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• Prime reveals new Strawberry Banana hydration flavour

  07-03-2024 09:59
  
  Logan Paul and KSI have revealed a new flavour of Prime Hydration - Prime Strawberry Banana.
  
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• New rail service to connect London Euston with Stirling

  07-03-2024 09:40
  
  A new rail service from London to Scottish city Stirling will begin in June 2025 as the ORR approved of the journey.
  
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