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'My daughter uses a card reader to charge me for chores - she gets £1 just for putting her clothes in the wash'
Charlie gets 50p for loading the dishwasher, £4 for vacuuming and £5 for ironing

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Former world wars aircraft factory identified as site for new homes
Filed by the company’s Property Fund, the proposal would see the interior of the site reimagined to deliver the homes, more than half of which are to be one-bed.


Plan to Convert Aircraft Factory into Flats
Planes were built at site off Glenthorne Road during First World War

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Thames Water’s grim sewage record draws more ire from E-coli-plagued Hammersmith
Cllr Sharon Holder, Hammersmith and Fulham council cabinet member for public realm, added residents ‘deserve a clean Thames – rather than increasing bills and a dirty river’.


Best London pubs to watch Oxford vs Cambridge Boat Race
From Putney to Chiswick, there are pubs galore along the River Thames


Wetherspoon pub set to take up residence in Fulham Broadway
The pub chain was last year given the green-light by Hammersmith and Fulham council to move into the empty building, which was most recently used as a food court.


Wetherspoon's confirm opening date for new West London pub
The pub chain was last year granted approval by Hammersmith and Fulham Council to take on the unused Fulham Broadway building


Borough Gangs Unit Aims to Give It Backing to Parents
Specialist team introduces weekly support sessions


Mayor Announces Funding for Swimmable Rivers
£7million to go towards stopping pollution entering London's waterways


Specialist task force helps over 100 families affected by gangs and crime
Hammersmith & Fulham's Gangs, Violence and Exploitation Unit (GVEU) works with the police to protect vulnerable young people aged 10 to 25 and help them to lead a life away from organised crime.


Life sentence for Hammersmith man who stabbed Afghan hero after pub fight
Cleveland McEntee, 40, of Henchman Street, Hammersmith pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He will serve a minimum of 23 years.


North End Road stabbing in broad daylight sees two people rushed to hospital
One victim self-presented at the hospital following the incident


'I served in Iraq and beat cancer - housing association can't even give me heating and hot water'
Former combat medic Terry Cyrille has spent the winter shivering in his West London flat and claims L&Q which owns the building has done little to help him


Do Geese See God Exhibition at Riverside Studios
Riverside Artists Group ponders the limits to seeing and imagining


Forthcoming Roadworks in Hammersmith
Where to expect diversions and delays


Justice Committee, Grenfell and Some Inspiring Local Organisations
Report back from Andy Slaughter, MP for Hammersmith and Chiswick


Chick’N’Sours Concept Comes to Hammersmith
Chicken Shop serving cocktails opening up in the Livat centre


Could You Be a Part of Hammersmith's Biggest Event?
Local traders can apply now for stalls at Summer Street Festival


New London map shows number of pubs and restaurants closed in every borough since Covid lockdown
London now has nearly 600 more restaurants than it did in 2019


Mum awarded funding to aid fight against period poverty
Since Alvina Appleton founded Flow Happy in 2020, the charity has supported 19,959 women and young girls by providing 223,440 free period products across London.
