April 2009 Archives

A driver had to be cut out of his car following a smash on the blind corner of a side road in Shepherd's Bush.

The man, who was around 30 years old, was behind the wheel of a silver BMW which collided with a green Range Rover Discovery in Keith Grove, just off Uxbridge Road, on Tuesday evening (28).

Information about services for children and families in Shepherd's Bush will be on offer at two upcoming community events.

Parents, families, schools and professionals are urged to visit the Irish Cultural Centre in Blacks Road, Hammersmith, on May 20, or the White City Community Centre in India Way, White City, on June 16.

Bogus trading standards officers are believed to be targeting vulnerable people in Shepherd's Bush.

Hammersmith and Fulham Council sent out a warning after a man tried to talk his way into the home of one elderly woman who has been hit by doorstep frauds before.

A free workshop teaching Shepherd's Bush parents how to engage with their children and improve their learning through movement will be held on Monday (27).

All are welcome at the introductory 'active learning' session, which will be run from the Polish Centre in King Street, Hammersmith, from 9am to 11am.

People with questions to put to the Tory Parliamentary candidate for Shepherd's Bush can raise them at a special meeting organised by Hammersmith Conservatives tonight (21).

Shaun Bailey will address a crowd at the Greek Orthdox Church of St Nicholas in Godolphin Road at 7pm before going on to address any concerns raised. The meeting will finish at 9pm.

Book-lovers can join in a series of free storytelling and literature-based events throughout April.

Upcoming sessions at Foyles Bookshop in the Westfield shopping centre in White City include an opportunity for young readers to meet the Gruffalo at 11.30am tomorrow (18) and hear about his adventures, followed at 2pm and 4pm by a puppet show with Bookaboo.

Young performers will be battle it out in a free talent show at Bush Hall in Shepherd's Bush on Sunday (19).

The West 12 Showcase will feature the borough's best new young singers, rappers, poets and dancers, all aged between 13 and 21, and will be hosted by DJ Kat from Choice FM.

There will be disruption on the Richmond to Stratford line which serves Shepherd's Bush.

A free family fun day at Wormwood Scrubs nature reserve is being held on Saturday, from 11am until 3pm.