HISTORICAL FACTS: 4 | History Defined

Architects propose bold ‘ribbon’ roads to restore vehicle access to Hammersmith Bridge

Design studio Sybarite and engineers Buro Happold propose constructing ‘elliptical ribbons’ on either side of the Grade II* listed structure

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2025

Hammersmith bridge fiasco: Pedestrians had to queue for 30 minutes to cross Thames

Residents bemoan ‘broken Britain’ as council contractors close walkway at rush hour because of ‘gas leak’

Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025

Woman found dead after man seen trying to break into flat

The 36-year-old woman was discovered with a head injury at a flat in Coulter Road, Hammersmith, west London on Sunday.

Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025

‘Is that thing legal?’: trialling the Yo-Go on Britain’s most dangerous roundabout

A London council is introducing electric buggies to cut emissions on its roads, but are they a practical solution?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025

Hammersmith Bridge could stay closed to vehicles until 2035, MP warns

Putney MP Fleur Anderson has urged residents to write to the Department for Transport about the impact the closure is still having on their daily lives

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025

Electric buggies launched on streets of west London in 'world-first' trial

The company behind the buggies hopes they will be ‘an easier swap’ for car drivers, compared with e-bikes and e-scooters

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025

Is this the way to fix social care in England?

As yet another review is launched, a single council is offering an alternative to rationing support for the most needy

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025

The London boroughs with the highest crime rates

Westminster’s numerous tourists, busy nightlife and in many cases wealthy residents are factors behind it having the most reported crimes in London

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025

GCSE student, 16, aims to ‘walk whole of London’ after Tube line hikes go viral

Jai, 16, has walked his way around several lines so far including the Bakerloo, Hammersmith & City and Victoria lines.

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce to reopen the key link across the Thames is being reconvened

Any Government funding decision is likely to be made in the Spending Review next spring, the Public Accounts Committee was told

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024