June 2009 Archives

BOROUGH: Crime on buses in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham fell by five per cent last year, according to new figures.

And the number of reported crimes on the bus network has dropped steadily over the past three years, from 913 in 2005/06 to 646 in 2008/09.

A school which was transformed from one of the worst in the country to an 'outstanding' establishment will hold its first ever summer fair next weekend.

All are welcome to drop into Phoenix High School in The Curve between 12pm and 5pm on Saturday, July 4, when there will be a talent show, live bands, dance, cooking and self-defence workshops, a free barbecue and all sorts of other activities and demonstrations.

Another child in White City has tested positive for swine flu.

Health officials decided not to hand out antiviral drugs or close Canberra Primary School, where the child is a pupil, because no-one there is thought to have been exposed while the disease is infectious.

Young climbers will battle it out on the rock face in the final of a national competition at the Westway Sports Centre in Shepherd's Bush tomorrow (20).

More than 180 competitors aged eight to 16 will fight for a place on the podium in the Youth Climbing Series by negotiating tricky boulders and choosing routes up the centre's climbing walls.

Passengers who board the Central Line at White City can raise concerns about crime with transport police at a meeting next week.

Officers will be at the station's conference room from 7.30pm on Wednesday (24) to hear people's views on the safety of the line and offer crime prevention advice.

Huge piles of junk mail will be dumped in the West 12 shopping centre to show shoppers how much waste paper is pushed through their door each year.

Hammersmith and Fulham Council hopes the stunt on June 24 will inspire people to recycle more, as at least 70 per cent of the borough's household waste is currently thrown away.

Three 14-year-old youths have been charged after stones were thrown at Central Line trains running between White City and East Acton stations in April, causing thousands of pounds of damage.

One of the boys faces two charges of trespassing on the railway, two of causing criminal damage and one charge of throwing stones at trains. The second faces one charge of each offence, and the third is charged with trespassing.

Service charges at Westfield have been cut by around seven per cent following representations from stores.

The Shepherd's Bush mega-mall had set annual rates at just under £14 per square foot earlier this year, which some chains claimed was far higher than they were originally told. Charges for 2009 will now run at just under £13 per square foot.

Details of a contentious scheme to build 67 modern houses on the site of a disused care home will go on show tomorrow (6).

The exhibition is the latest part of an ongoing consultation by developers Places for People, who won a public competition to come up with a suitable idea for the Goldhawk Road site.

Climbing experts and top football, tennis and handball coaches will be on hand to inspire people in an open day at the Westway Sports Centre tomorrow (6).

Children, teenagers and adults of all abilities are encouraged to try out a sport at the centre in Crowthorne Road, underneath the A40 in the north-east of the borough.