London Craft Week 2023: What is happening and when in the capital Events will take place all over London, from Soho to South Kensington, Hammersmith to Hackney Evening Standard · May 4, 2023
London’s Riverside Studios to enter administration The Hammersmith arts centre, which faces soaring energy bills and debt from its redevelopment, said it has struggled to rebuild revenue streams after the pandemic The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2023
Further planning details revealed for cars on Hammersmith Bridge Planning applications for the project are expected to be submitted by the end of April Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2023
Home Office accused of ‘shunting’ Afghan child refugees around UK ‘like cattle’ After the Observer revealed cases of girls denied chance to sit GCSE exams, evidence emerges of school pupils being uprooted The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023
Calls for Thames Water to stop dumping sewage in river after map reveals scale of issue in London There are more than 100 storm overflow sites across the capital Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2023
Cramped and grotty rooms go on display at Ikea to highlight plight of homeless The so-called Real Life Roomsets have gone on display at Ikea’s Birmingham, Warrington, Bristol and Hammersmith stores. The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023
Mum 'unable to wash for 3 years' as 'black mould made tiles fall from ceiling' Christine Bowden claims that she has complained to Hammersmith and Fulham Council 'at least 20 times' about 'disgusting' mould in her bathroom that has made it unsafe to use Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023
When hip hop came to town - remembering the night that Public Enemy dazzled London There is a London moment that’s etched into hip hop legend: the night in 1987 when Public Enemy stunned the British crowd at Hammersmith Odeon. As their leader Chuck D’s new hip hop documentary lands on the BBC, Tom Ellen revisits this incendiary first trip to the capital Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023
Nonlocal ‘rat-runners’ shortcutting through south Fulham to be fined up to £130 Hammersmith & Fulham Council hopes to reduce traffic and nitrogen dioxide levels Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2023
London house prices: only three boroughs saw asking prices rise in January Only Tower Hamlets, Hammersmith and Camden saw any increase in asking prices this month, while other parts of the UK enjoyed the “green shoots of growth”. Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2023
Reckless cyclists, e-scooters and e-bikes face Thames Path ban Those who flout the ban would be fined £100 under the proposals being consulted on by Hammersmith and Fulham Council Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2023
Electric car drivers could receive almost 60 per cent parking discount in west London Hammersmith and Fulham council is planning to introduce new parking charge bands based on vehicle emissions Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2023
Discount market sale: how one Londoner used the housing scheme to get full ownership of his first home A first-time buyer scheme designed for locals in his home borough helped Florian Guitton get on the ladder in west London. Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022
Restaurant boss could lose £15,000 a week after council orders him to tear down marquee Restaurant boss Sam Harrison has been accused by Hammersmith and Fulham Council of "changing the rulebook" after they ordered him to tear down his marquee as it's "failed to meet planning criteria" Daily Mirror · Dec 13, 2022
Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2022 Hammersmith restaurateur says business could shut down due to council forcing them to close outside terrace Sam’s Riverside may have to lay off all 50 staff in the run up to Christmas, owner Sam Harrison has said
Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2022 Hammersmith barber found guilty of sending £11,000 to Islamic State Tarek Namouz, 43, downloaded videos with instructions on how to create an explosive device
Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2022 KFC opens first pub in London serving fried chicken straight to tables for World Cup Former England midfielder Jimmy Bullard is the landlord of the west London watering hole
Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2022 Hammersmith council expands air pollution trial fining drivers £130 for taking shortcut routes Nearly 25 per cent of traffic ‘evaporated’ in the area after the trial and pandemic
Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2022 Manchester United fans withdraw threat of legal challenge over reduced Chelsea away ticket allocation The Manchester United Supporters’ Trust (MUST) has withdrawn its threat of legal action against Hammersmith and Fulham council over the reduced away allocation offered to fans for Saturday’s Premier League game.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022 Manchester United fans threaten legal action over ticket cut at Chelsea Manchester United Supporters Trust has threatened legal action against Hammersmith and Fulham council after the cut to the ticket allocation at Chelsea
Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022 Hammersmith Bridge: Council pushes ahead with ‘double-decker’ solution to reopen crossing to motorists The proposal would see a temporary crossing fixed above the bridge for cars and people with a toll to cross
Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2022 Thousands evacuated during Iranian singer’s concert in London after bomb threat Thousands of people were evacuated from the Hammersmith Apollo on Sunday night after police received a bomb threat during a concert by an Iranian singer.The Met Police said it received an anonymous call “making a threat towards a music venue” at 8.06pm on Sunday, which officers established was the Eventim…
Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2022 Hammersmith: Eventim Apollo evacuated after ‘bomb threat’ at concert by Iranian singer Dariush Eghbali Organisers decided to evacuate after police received an anonymous call
Daily Mirror · Oct 4, 2022 Restaurant with mouse poo in basement and 2-week-old curry in fridge gets one star rating A hygiene inspection at Persian restaurant Alborz in Hammersmith found a series of issues, including two-week-old curries, mouse poo, cross contamination, dirty equipment and mouldy plaster.
Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2022 London firm DAZN crowned Europe’s biggest sports streaming rights holder after buying rival Eleven The deal makes Hammersmith-based DAZN a market leader in football coverage in Portugal and Belgium, as well as in Italy and Spain where it already holds top tier domestic football rights.