Local Authority

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.

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.

SUPERMARKET giants Sainsbury's were shamed in court for repeatedly leaving a large wheelie bin in the road putting drivers in grave danger.

The Local branch on Fulham Palace Road was ordered to pay more than £3,500, for blocking the road with an orange bin for the first half of 2009.

Gritters were working through the night and early this morning (6) to prepare the streets of Hammersmith of Fulham for the expected deluge of snow, although heavy blizzards are yet to hit west London.

Only one school - St John's Walham Green Church of England Primary in Fulham - was closed due to staff shortages caused by the winter weather.

Do you have any snow stories or pictures from the borough? Leave your comments below or email your pictures to danhodges@trinitysouth.co.uk

Tonight's question and answer session with Tory leader David Cameron will be held at St Paul's Church in Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith.

The 'Cameron Direct' event, in which around 150 residents will be able to quiz the prospective Prime Minister, has been brought forward an hour to 6pm.

The contentious plans for a new housing development in Goldhawk Road, Shepherd's Bush, is likely to be high on the agenda.

Those wishing to attend must have booked places in advance.

Tory leader David Cameron will take questions from voters at an event in Hammersmith tomorrow night (5).

Opponents of a contentious housing scheme in Shepherd's Bush are planning to attend to voice their anger over Hammersmith and Fulham Council's approach to development, as the Conservative authority is widely seen as a flagship for Cameron's potential government.

A campaign is being waged by Hammersmith and Fulham Council to try to disrupt plans for a giant 'super-sewer' that would stop billions of litres of raw sewage being pumped into the Thames.

The authority believes the £2.2 billion Tideway Tunnel project - which has the backing of Government, the Mayor of London and anti-pollution campaigners - will prove too damaging to the lives of residents in the borough and will not bring enough improvements to justify the cost.

Moviegoers visiting the new cinema at Westfield will be offered booze in the aisles - but ushers wearing night vision goggles will be on hand to make sure everyone in the audience behaves.

Multiplex chain Vue is planning to sell beer and wine from trays and trolleys in each of its 14 screens when the new 24-hour venue opens in the Shepherd's Bush shopping centre early next year, where live music, karaoke, film singalongs, dance events and plays will be offered alongside traditional movies.

A bitterly contested development on the site of a former care home in Shepherd's Bush was given the green light last night despite angry protests at Hammersmith Town Hall.

Around 70 residents opposed to plans for 66 new homes in Goldhawk Road brought placards and banners to the planning meeting and heckled councillors throughout the four-hour debate.