Hammersmith and Fulham news

• 'I've published a book I started when I was 13 - now it's on Amazon'

  30-09-2023 06:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Headline: I started writing a book when I was 13, and three years later it’s been published.
  
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• 'Kitchen knives and screwdrivers': Shocking data on most common weapon used in London

  23-12-2025 20:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  The most common weapons used for knife crime this year in London have been revealed in Met Police figures.
  
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• The year we decorated a houseplant like a Christmas tree

  23-12-2025 19:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Suburn News editor Shelley-Anne Salisbury says there are few sights more reliably capable of stopping her in her tracks than a beautifully lit and decorated Christmas tree.
  
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• Two men arrested after teenager stabbed in west London

  23-12-2025 18:36 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested after an 18-year-old was stabbed in Greenford.
  
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• Teenager taken to hospital after broad daylight stabbing in west London

  23-12-2025 18:33 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A teenager has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Greenford.
  
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• Railway upgrade scheme to close car park for several days in west London

  23-12-2025 18:08 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Harlington station car park will close December 23-27 for Network Rail’s £7.9m footbridge upgrade. Alternative parking at Luton, Leagrave. Check journeys.
  
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• Greta Thunberg and two others arrested after London offices sprayed with red paint

  23-12-2025 18:08 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Greta Thunberg and two other activists have been arrested after a protest in support of Palestine Action prisoners in Fenchurch Street, London.
  
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• These KFC locations in south east London will be open on Christmas Day

  23-12-2025 18:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  KFC has confirmed several branches across south east London will open on Christmas Day, offering dine-in, drive-thru and delivery options.
  
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• The new Camden Town convenience store with 'unforgettable foccacia sandwiches'

  23-12-2025 18:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  STORRD is a new premium convenience store in Jamestown Road that aims to revolutionise shopping at a mini supermarket with a hot deli counter and indie brands.
  
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• Mother cat and kittens rescued from Great Ormond Street Hospital storeroom

  23-12-2025 18:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A mother cat and her three kittens have been rescued from a storeroom at Great Ormond Street Hospital and are now safely being cared for by Battersea.
  
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• Epping Forest community comes together to spread cheer

  23-12-2025 18:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  More than 260 families across Epping Forest received over 700 Christmas presents thanks to a community-led giving campaign organised by the district council with support from partners and volunteers.
  
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• David Walliams children's event set to go ahead as comedian cancelled

  23-12-2025 18:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A fundraising children's event with David Walliams for Hampstead's newest theatre looks set to go ahead despite the TV star being dropped by his publisher and widely cancelled.
  
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• Hornchurch car wash 'operating without permission' told it must stop

  23-12-2025 17:49 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A car wash in Hornchurch has been ordered to stop operating by Havering Council, which said it has been doing so without permission.
  
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• Woman dies after being taken to hospital from house fire in Peckham

  23-12-2025 16:21 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A woman has died after a house fire in Peckham.
  
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• Globe-trotting fashion designer turns waste into clothing for dolls

  23-12-2025 16:13 via london-now.co.uk
  
  The UK throws a collective 216 million pieces of children's clothing into landfill each year - a pile 244 times the height of Mount Everest.
  
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• Home Alone epic dash home ranks as the ultimate festive travel moment

  23-12-2025 16:04 via london-now.co.uk
  
  The mum's epic dash to rescue her son in Home Alone is the most iconic travel moment in a festive movie, according to research.
  
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• Wanstead raises £700 for charity as Santa's milk float tours streets

  23-12-2025 15:23 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Wanstead’s Santa drive-by has marked its sixth year, raising £700 for the Wanstead Charity and continuing a festive tradition started during lockdown.
  
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• King Henry VIII and Queen Victoria have been immortalised – on chocolate coins

  23-12-2025 15:17 via london-now.co.uk
  
  King Henry VIII and Queen Victoria have been immortalised – on a set of chocolate coins.
  
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• North London man appears in court charged with 56 offences against ex-wife

  23-12-2025 14:10 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A former councillor who lives in Enfield has appeared in court accused of drugging and raping his ex-wife.
  
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• Two-year-old boy from London dies and one man arrested after horror crash

  23-12-2025 13:16 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A toddler died in a crash on the A1 northbound, near Stibbington, Peterborough, at 6.20pm on December 20.
  
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• Bayswater artwork showing two figures lying down confirmed as Banksy creation

  23-12-2025 13:15 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Banksy has confirmed he is the artist behind an artwork of two figures that has appeared on the side of a building in Bayswater, London.
  
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• Potatoes tribute for Walthamstow musician and allotment holder

  23-12-2025 13:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A basket of his own homegrown spuds, his allotment hat and his original songs formed a personal tribute to Walthamstow musician Mark Unwin.
  
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• Meet the people behind Daisy Green taking over Hampstead Heath cafes

  23-12-2025 13:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Last week existing cafe owners on Hampstead Heath and Queen's Park were told to vacate their premises by January but who are Daisy Green the brand awarded their leases?
  
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• 'A huge thank you': Romford shopping centre's Christmas appeal beats target

  23-12-2025 12:51 via london-now.co.uk
  
  The Mercury Shopping Centre’s Giving Tree appeal has exceeded its target, supporting families in a Havering women’s refuge and patients in hospital this Christmas.
  
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• Two women rushed to hospital after fire at terraced home in south east London

  23-12-2025 12:46 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Two women have been taken to hospital and another injured after a house fire in Peckham.
  
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• Ham & High readers react to decision to hand Hamsptead Heath cafes over to chain

  23-12-2025 11:56 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Readers have branded the decision to hand several Hampstead Heath cafes to a chain operator “a disgrace”, warning it will damage community spaces and wellbeing.
  
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• Newham mum raising funds to help 'warrior' daughter continue rehabilitation

  23-12-2025 11:53 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A mother who fled the war in Ukraine and now lives in Newham is fundraising to pay for specialist therapies to improve her young daughter Emilia’s quality of life.
  
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• London burglars used Grindr dating app to steal phones from ‘dates’

  23-12-2025 11:45 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Two burglars have been jailed for using the dating app Grindr to trick victims into letting them into their homes before stealing their phones.
  
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• A round-up of 32 new planning applications in Waltham Forest

  23-12-2025 11:31 via london-now.co.uk
  
  The latest planning applications received by Waltham Forest Council include rear extensions, shopfront works, changes of use, roof alterations and new residential proposals across the borough.
  
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• Person dies after being hit by train with lines closed for major London station

  23-12-2025 10:56 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A person has died after being hit by a train, with lines for a major London station closed and trains cancelled.
  
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