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Sorting out the Fulham Palace Road Feb 11 2011

DRIVING or riding a bus up and down Fulham Palace Road - as the Chronicle team often finds itself attempting in the pursuit of news - can be one of the most maddening local transport experiences available, as most residents of the borough will surely recognise.Read

Sale of buildings come at a price Feb 03 2011

THE decision to sell important community buildings around the borough shows Hammersmith and Fulham Council is determined to push ahead with its radical cost-cutting programme.Read

A record that is unlikely to be broken Jan 28 2011

THE death of Rachel Hunt is sad news, but anyone who lives to the grand old age of 100 deserves to have their life celebrated rather than their passing mourned.Read

Bike scheme is a missed opportunity Jan 21 2011

BY NOW hundreds - if not thousands - of Hammersmith and Fulham residents will have enjoyed trying out the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme, an already ubiquitous new feature of central London.Read

Stand by for a deluge of objections Dec 09 2010

THE campaign to stop the redevelopment of King Street shows no sign of abating, with theatre stars Joely Richardson and Sir Trevor Nunn adding their voices of dismay at Monday's Save Our Skyline meeting.Read

High house prices bad news for most Dec 02 2010

THE fact that house prices in Hammersmith and Fulham have bounced back to pre-crisis levels is good news for all those who are lucky enough to own a home in the borough.Read

It's a small team with a big impact Nov 26 2010

WITH the campaign now under way to get traders to support HammersmithLondon for another five years, a look back over the past half decade shows the impact the organisation has already had.Read

Dignity is high price to pay for rules Nov 18 2010

WHEN does council protocol outweigh human compassion?Read

Radical approach needed for drug problem Nov 11 2010

JUDGE Justin Phillips' statement that Hammersmith and Fulham is the 'crack capital of England' will ring true to many people who live near one of the many crack houses that have populated the area recently.Read

Many benefits to high-speed rail hub Oct 21 2010

THE news that the Greater London Authority is throwing its weight behind the idea of a high-speed rail hub at Old Oak Common is good news for Hammersmith and Fulham.Read

Vigorous and honourable campaign Oct 07 2010

MEMBERS of Brackenbury Residents'Association must be disappointed their efforts to save the Goldhawk Industrial Estate have failed.Read

Grand plans must focus on residents Sep 30 2010

GRAND plans are slowly being drawn up for the massive redevelopment of parts of our borough, and White City residents are understandably concerned about the future of their neighbourhood.Read

People are sick of infantile politicians Sep 24 2010

IT never ceases to amaze how intelligent people in positions of power and great responsibility can be so infantile.Read

Sewer relief could be short-lived Sep 16 2010

IT SEEMED the people of Hammersmith and Fulham could breathe a giant sigh of relief this week, as the preferred routes for the capital's £3.6billion were announced.Read

Calling time on rising booze abuse Sep 10 2010

THE Figures that show Hammersmith and Fulham to be the worst borough in London for alcohol abuse - it has the highest amount of drink-related hospital admissions, 25 per cent of people are drinking to hazardous levels and it is home to more people claiming incapacity benefits through alcoholism than almost anywhere - are startling.Read

Give back some community spirit Sep 02 2010

FOLLOWING the outrageous theft of lead sheets from the roof of its east hall, staff at St Simon's Church are scrambling to replace it before damage is done by the elements.Read

No sense in selling community centre Aug 11 2010

THE controversial move by Hammersmith and Fulham Council to sell off public buildings has already been documented by the Chronicle, but the planned disposal of Sands End Community Centre is surely a special case.Read

TfL is a barrier to trade relations Aug 05 2010

THE three-week closure of the Hammersmith and City and Circle Lines has left passengers struggling to make their way through west London, and traders out of pocket.Read

Cuts to voluntary groups are tough to take Jul 21 2010

THERE can be no doubt that the coffers of local authorities across the country are well and truly empty - and Hammersmith & Fulham Council is no different.Read

Doing more with less, not just less Jul 08 2010

DOING more with less has become a mantra for our times, and plans to sell public buildings show that Hammersmith and Fulham Council is taking that idea seriously.Read

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