Hammersmith and Fulham news

• Gym and library closed after crumbling concrete found

  13-09-2024 21:18
  
  A library and gym in South Woodford has been closed after an inspection turned up crumbling concrete on the site.
  
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• Bexleyheath Broadway to host huge FREE car show with more than 70 vehicles

  13-09-2024 21:12
  
  Bexleyheath is gearing up for a high-octane event this weekend as the Speed Demons Car Show hits the town on Sunday.
  
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• Wembley Stadium given approval to host eight more major events a year

  13-09-2024 21:01
  
  Wembley Stadium has been given approval by Brent Council to hold eight additional major non-sporting events a year.
  
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• ‘I gave myself over to absolute pleasure at The Rocky Horror Show in London’

  13-09-2024 21:00
  
  My friend and I went to see the seductive, hilarious Rocky Horror Show on Tuesday night and was left ‘shivering with antici…pation’ throughout.
  
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• William and Kate donate to south east London food bank after thieves raid warehouse

  13-09-2024 20:55
  
  The Prince and Princess of Wales have donated to a south London food bank after thieves raided its warehouse.
  
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• New Five Guys restaurant opening date set

  13-09-2024 20:47
  
  The opening date for a new Five Guys restaurant in West Hampstead is set.
  
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• Met join Surrey police force to search for missing man with links to east London

  13-09-2024 20:47
  
  The Metropolitan Police have shared an appeal to help find a missing Surrey man with links to east London.
  
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• Water hardness issues in Sutton, Morden, and Ewell to continue until October's end

  13-09-2024 20:20
  
  Residents in several areas served by the Cheam Water Treatment Works are currently experiencing increased water hardness, and the issue is expected to continue until the end of October, according to an update from SES Water. The company, which supplies water to parts of Cheam, Sutton, Worcester Park, Ewell, Morden, Carshalton, Carshalton Beeches, and South Sutton, has acknowledged that repairs to the softening system at the treatment works are taking longer than anticipated.
  
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• BBC presenter Jay Blades charged with controlling and coercive behaviour

  13-09-2024 20:14
  
  Brent-born BBC presenter Jay Blades has been charged with engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour towards his wife.
  
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• Hospital car park's full reopening delayed by more than a week - here's why

  13-09-2024 19:28
  
  Essential improvement works on the multi-storey car park at Queen’s Hospital will continue until September 25.
  
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• Driver who killed Battersea Bridge jogger refused to return to the UK to face justice

  13-09-2024 19:20
  
  The family of a jogger run over by a speeding driver have criticised his killer for taking “the coward’s way out” after he refused to return to the UK from Pakistan to face justice.
  
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• Two arrested over alleged burglary at Co-op supermarket

  13-09-2024 19:16
  
  A man and woman have been arrested following an alleged burglary at a Co-op store in Shenfield earlier this month.
  
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• QEII Bridge set to close - everything you need to know

  13-09-2024 19:00
  
  A full closure of the QEII Bridge is scheduled this weekend, along with a series of planned tunnel closures.
  
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• Parents and teachers' fury over 'unfit for purpose' new site for sixth formers

  13-09-2024 18:29
  
  Sixth formers at Little Heath School have been "marginalised and forgotten", say parents, after they were moved to a primary school "unfit for purpose".
  
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• Beloved Dartford sandwich shop struggling and may 'have no choice but to close'

  13-09-2024 18:00
  
  A beloved sandwich shop in Dartford may “have no choice but to close” at the end of October after facing a struggle to stay afloat.
  
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• A FREE festival is coming to Peckham this weekend – with food, film and music

  13-09-2024 18:00
  
  With summer almost officially at an end, Peckham is set to play host to a popular free festival over this weekend featuring film screenings, workshops, music and more.
  
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• Woman found dead at 41 is latest east London victim of novel synthetic opioid

  13-09-2024 17:54
  
  A coroner has reiterated his concern over protonitazines after 41-year-old Laura Handford was found dead in Forest Gate with the opioid in her system.
  
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• Labour government urged to back Beam Park station scheme

  13-09-2024 17:05
  
  Dagenham and Rainham MP Margaret Mullane has written to the new Labour government "pressing the case" for Beam Park train station.
  
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• Dartford’s Orchard Theatre will ‘not reopen until at least May’ due to RAAC repairs

  13-09-2024 17:05
  
  Dartford’s Orchard Theatre initially closed in September 2023 due to safety concerns about dangerous concrete in its roof, and it will not reopen until at least May 2025.
  
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• Rocky Horror Show is not stuck in a time warp, it's still a blast

  13-09-2024 16:57
  
  Five decades after it debuted upstairs at The Royal Court Richard O'Brien's smutty love letter to Sci-Fi B movies still has legs and great rock n roll songs
  
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• Police given extra powers after ‘fight between 30 students’ in Croydon

  13-09-2024 16:42
  
  Police have been given extra powers after several fights broke out between students in Croydon.
  
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• RECAP after 'police incident' partially blocks main road

  13-09-2024 16:35
  
  A 'police incident' has been reported on the A406 North Circular main road.
  
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• LIVE updates as 'police incident' partially blocks main road

  13-09-2024 16:35
  
  A 'police incident' has been reported on the A406 North Circular main road.
  
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• Woman found decomposing in Plaistow home prompts investigation

  13-09-2024 16:22
  
  Senior east London coroner Graeme Irvine has opened an inquest into the death of Polish woman Marta Perkowska at her Plaistow home.
  
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• ‘Schoolgirl’ taken to hospital after being hit by car outside Dartford college

  13-09-2024 15:57
  
  A “schoolgirl” has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car outside a college in Dartford.
  
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• Wallington man threw flare over Downing Street fence during far-right protest

  13-09-2024 15:37
  
  Steven Essex threw a flare during a far-right protest near Downing Street has pleaded guilty to affray.
  
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• Romford man accused of stalking and threatening to shoot woman

  13-09-2024 15:29
  
  Romford man Odarie La Borde has been charged with stalking a woman after he allegedly threatened to shoot her with a gun.
  
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• The heroic RAF pilot whose story is being told at Hornchurch exhibition

  13-09-2024 15:00
  
  The story of hero fighter pilot Jack Stokoe, who was shot down in his burning Spitfire during the 1940 Battle of Britain, is being told at an exhibition on the site of the former RAF Hornchurch base this weekend.
  
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• Campaigners' scepticism as Camden starts 'scoping' Chalcots inquiry phase two

  13-09-2024 14:15
  
  Camden Council has announced phase two of its Chalcots estate inquiry a week after we revealed councillors had shelved it for years without telling residents.
  
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• Conviction quashed for officer fined after wrongly arresting mum in Croydon

  13-09-2024 14:12
  
  A Metropolitan Police officer who was fined £1,500 for assault after wrongly arresting a woman for bus fare evasion in Croydon has had his conviction quashed on appeal.
  
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• Festival celebrating African and Caribbean food to come to Woolwich this weekend

  13-09-2024 14:00
  
  A popular food festival celebrating Black-owned food businesses is set to come to Woolwich this weekend.
  
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• Met Police officer jailed for stealing money from dead man’s wallet

  13-09-2024 13:20
  
  PC Craig Carter has been jailed after he stole money from a filmmaker who collapsed and died in the street.
  
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• Brentwood murder probe: Police pictured at crime scene

  13-09-2024 13:19
  
  A crime scene is in place on Ingrave Road, Brentwood after a murder investigation was launched.
  
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• Everything you need to pack for university if you're staying away from home

  13-09-2024 13:17
  
  What do you need to pack for university? Here is a checklist including what to pack for your bedroom, bathroom and kitchen
  
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• Man taken to hospital after found injured in Worcester Park

  13-09-2024 12:42
  
  A man has been taken to hospital today after he was found injured in Worcester Park.
  
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• London police forces see rise in burglaries

  13-09-2024 12:34
  
  London police forces see rise in burglaries
  
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• Spectrum Building fire: Council slams block manager which 'hasn't met those affected'

  13-09-2024 12:16
  
  Barking & Dagenham Council has slammed Block Management UK Ltd, the building manager of the Spectrum Building, claiming they haven't yet met with those affected by a huge fire.
  
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• The Southern trains cancelled, diverted or replaced by buses this weekend

  13-09-2024 12:13
  
  Some Southern trains will be cancelled, diverted or replaced by buses this week due to train issues.
  
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• Hammersmith and Fulham among highest levels of disposable income in the UK - MSN

  13-09-2024 12:07
  Hammersmith and Fulham among highest levels of disposable income in the UK  MSN
  
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• Police given extra powers after ‘person seen with knife’ in Bexleyheath

  13-09-2024 11:59
  
  Police have been given extra powers after a person was reportedly seen with a knife near Bexleyheath shopping centre.
  
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• ‘Person seen with knife’ near busy Bexleyheath shopping centre

  13-09-2024 11:50
  
  A person has reportedly been seen with a knife near Bexleyheath shopping centre.
  
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• Pub burglary suspect arrested moments before boarding plane at Heathrow Airport

  13-09-2024 11:45
  
  A PUB burglary suspect has been arrested at Heathrow Airport.
  
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• Man in hospital after stabbing near corner shop

  13-09-2024 11:44
  
  A man was taken to hospital after a stabbing in King Street, East Finchley.
  
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• WATCH: Drunk man who vandalised Lee Rigby memorial in Woolwich jailed

  13-09-2024 11:40
  
  Said Aitabbou has been jailed after he vandalised a memorial for murdered soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich.
  
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• Nostalgia as vintage 1950s bus spotted going through south east London

  13-09-2024 11:30
  
  Vintage buses dating back to the 1950s have been spotted travelling through south east London today.
  
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• Save money on a weekend trip to Amsterdam this October!

  13-09-2024 10:47
  
  Autumn is the perfect time to take a city break and Amsterdam should be top of the list!
  
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• Drug driver and Co-op thief among latest cases at Bromley and Bexley courts

  13-09-2024 10:43
  
  These cases were heard at Bromley and Bexley Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday, September 12, 2024.
  
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• Two cars and lorry crash causes traffic CHAOS on A2 near Dartford Crossing

  13-09-2024 10:31
  
  A crash between two cars and a lorry has caused long delays on the A2 near the Dartford Crossing.
  
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• Teenager taken to hospital after being found injured in Bromley

  13-09-2024 10:20
  
  A teenager has been taken to hospital after being found injured in Bromley.
  
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• Elderly man dies after car crash into advertising hoardings

  13-09-2024 09:45
  
  An elderly man has died after a car crashed into hoardings at Colney Hatch Lane.
  
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