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Slave vessel or Viking warship? Probe is launched to find out if Hammersmith and Fulham council’s coat of arms is racist because it features a black ship Hammersmith and Fulham council’s coat of arms features a black ship The Labour-run council will investigate whether it has racist connotations Thought a horseshoe symbol could commemorate a … Read more
Grant Shapps has demanded a local council cough-up £64million to help repair closed Hammersmith Bridge and end years of motoring misery for drivers, according to reports. The Transport Secretary reportedly wants Hammersmith and Fulham Council to cover almost half the costs of the repairs to the 133-year-old west London bridge – which was suddenly closed in … Read more
Pedestrians and cyclists could cross Hammersmith Bridge within weeks after the Government today urged a council to ‘look again’ at reopening the closed crossing. The cost of fixing the Victorian bridge in West London has already hit £141million and it was initially thought it would not reopen until 2027 – four years later than planned. But … Read more
The world-famous Boat Race will be moved away from the River Thames for only the second time in its 165-year continuous history due to safety fears over Hammersmith Bridge. Health and safety officials banned all river traffic from passing under the 133-year-old suspension bridge in August after inspectors discovered cracks in the structure. The closure … Read more
The world-famous Boat Race will be moved away from the River Thames for only the second time in its 165-year continuous history due safety fears over Hammersmith Bridge. Health and safety officials banned all river traffic from passing under the 133-year-old suspension bridge in August after inspectors discovered cracks in the structure. The closure has … Read more
The world-famous Boat Race will be moved away from the River Thames for only the second time in its 165-year continuous history due safety fears over Hammersmith Bridge. Health and safety officials banned all river traffic from passing under the 133-year-old suspension bridge in August after inspectors discovered cracks in the structure. The closure has … Read more
Night is falling on Chiswick Mall as hundreds of schoolchildren and their parents suddenly encounter a fresh challenge: the route home is now under water. Ever since the total closure of Hammersmith Bridge three months ago, after years of neglect, life has been increasingly complicated in West London. Many people now have to walk or … Read more
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of planning road tolls to claw back millions ‘wasted’ on fat cat transport managers’ salaries and gold-plated pensions. His Tory rival in the Mayoral election next May, Shaun Bailey, says the Mayor has chalked up nearly £10bn of ‘wasteful spending’ at Transport for London (TfL) and is looking … Read more
Hammersmith Bridge will take six-and-a-half YEARS to repair and won’t be opened until at least 2027 – and that’s only if someone will finally agree to pay for it Plans discussed last night by Baroness Vere of Norbiton, who leads task force She said full repairs to the 133-year-old structure would take six and a … Read more
Hammersmith Bridge won’t be reopened to traffic until 2027, task force reveals – more than twice as long as previously feared Plans discussed last night by Baroness Vere of Norbiton, who leads task force She said full repairs to the 133-year-old structure would take six and a half years It was also revealed that the … Read more