February 2010 Archives

HOPE returns to Askew Road as a popular community man is to open the doors to an independent wine store next week.

The former manager of Wine Rack, Mohamed Mallek, a very familiar face amongst locals, will continue his 19-year reign in the area, as he puts the finishing touches on the new Askewine shop.

THE Mayor has requested people in the borough to come forward and help volunteer for charity at the upcoming match day at Stamford Bridge.

Councillor Alex Karmel, Mayor of Hammersmith & Fulham, is on the lookout for volunteers to help on March 13.

THE BOROUGH'S residents are one of the least prepared of all Londoners in a household emergency, according to a national survey.

This has led the council to hold an 'Emergency' meeting this Thursday (February 25) where they will launch the Are You Prepared? information booklet to assist local people.

An estate agent, with branches across West London, has been nominated for its support of local organisations, schools and voluntary groups.

Robertson Smith and Kempson (RSK) based in The Broadway, Ealing, with branches in Ealing, Shepherds Bush, Northfields, Acton and Hanwell runs a Community Matters Programme which backs a range of events and projects, from fooball kit to fetes.
Nomination forms and categories in Gazette. Nominees can win up to £1000 and nominator could win £100.

RENOWNED British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has designed a limited edition charity t-shirt in aid of Haiti which launched at Westfield today (Friday February 19).

In a joint venture with Fashion for Relief a dedicated pop-up shop was opened by R&B singer Lemar, at the White City shopping centre, where the exclusive clothing is being sold, for one weekend only.

A RUN-DOWN playground in Fulham in desperate need of a makeover is counting on your votes to win a share of £100,000 to help fund its revival project.

Pineapple Playscape, in William Parnell Park, has been entered into the Bovril Great Outdoors Revival, where areas in despair are put forward for the chance to be spruced up.

A LONG serving female ambulance worker who was assualted when she attended to a drunk patient saw justice prevail when he was sentenced to a Young Offenders Institute.

Gillian Hurford, 49, an emergency medical technician on the Fulham unit suffered a head injury from the attack, for which Michael Barrett was handed a 12 week spell at the Feltham establishment.

THE traditionalist in me instantly recoiled. Dinner at a pub in a shopping centre? The whole concept is rather unnatural and so, to a certain extent, was the experience.

The Bull serves pub food, draught lager, ale, fancy crisps, has a pool table and is furnished with lots of pubby things but it just doesn't feel like a pub which, if you've had a hard day shopping but don't fancy a bite in one of the endless Italian or chain restaurants that surround Westfield, isn't necessarily a bad thing.

127 Shepherds Bush Road, Brook Green, Hammersmith 020 7603 2229

ON the busy Shepherds Bush Road is Los Molinos an unpretentious looking restaurant - but a Tapas haven on a chill winter's night.

You could easily miss this little oasis of Spanish cuisine - sitting just back from the hustle and bustle of a main artery in to and out of Hammersmith and only a stone's throw away from leafy Brook Green.

A cancer care nurse, who helps terminally ill patients in the final days of their lives, is the first person to be nominated for our Pride in our People Awards 2010.

Olive Hoare, from Northolt, is one of nine Ealing Marie Curie Cancer Care nurses, who is also fronting the Gazette-backed campaign to raise £170,000 to improve services in the borough.A Marie Curie nurse for 13 years, Olive, 62, also worked at Meadow House Hospice. For all categories and nomination forms see the Ealing Gazette or send your nominations to jane.harrison@trinitysouth.co.uk.