Elsie Paine has lived in Cardross Street for all of her 87 years. In this fascinating account of a life in Hammersmith, she reveals how times have changed but somethings remain the same
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Local haute couturiere : Antonia Pugh-Thomas
Antonia Pugh-Thomas: pigs are easier than kids. How long have you lived in the area? Since the 12th of September, 2011. When we moved into the house we didn’t have any running water or electricity but the pig area was…
Nicos and Stavros: Hammersmith Barbers with a head for business
The barbers are back and this time they mean business When Nicos Pavlou and Stavros Christoudolakis were told their barber shop business was to be evicted from the premises where it had been for 102 years they were as shocked…
Father Christmas goes high-tech
Speaking in a booming voice down a crackling telephone line from Lapland in the Arctic Circle, Father Christmas reveals the history of his many names, his reliance on technology and the challenges of not waking children when delivering presents Q.…
Talking turkey with the Brackenbury Village butcher John Stenton
Listening to Brackenbury Village butcher John Stenton reel off the list of different meats he will sell this Christmas is in itself a mouth watering experience. ‘We sell about 8,000 items for about 800 Christmas dinners. It’s a logistical nightmare.…
Caring in the community: A heartfelt ‘thank you’ from Manjit Rana of Tipsy Toad
A heartfelt ‘thank you’ from a well-known shopkeeper whose sad loss saw many of her considerate customers offer support and compassion in her hour of need. Wiping a tear from her eye, Manjit Rana admits that the death of her…
Local history?: Vera Pith-Scottley
Local historian Oliver Cyriax interviews a woman with altitude: an airship-pioneer who braved the heights in the 1930s. A Profile in Courage by local historian Oliver Cyriax. Dateline: Ravenscourt Park 1936 “Of course our flock scattered as the Graf came…
Competition winner! Who won a year’s FITNESS FIRST Hammersmith gym membership?
And the winner is… Ian Fortune Roberts! Fortune favours the brave in our 1st competition. Ian Fortune Roberts is congratulated by David Ling, manager of Hammersmith’s Fitness First, for winning the draw for a year’s free gym membership! Whether you…
The Brackenbury Wine Rooms: Thor Gudmundsson and Richard Okroj
The Brackenbury Wine Rooms is the smoking hot destination where more than just the wine is red ‘Bewildered locals spotted the head of a cigarette puffing red stag being carried inside.’ For months the former restaurant on a corner of…
Josh Pull and Will Orr-Ewing: Keystone after-school classes give children a boost
Josh Pull and Will Orr-Ewing tell us what their Keystone after-school classes can offer our kids. What are Keystone Study Clubs? Josh: They are small after school classes in English and Maths for students aged 6 to 11. We have been…