November 2009 Archives

Adrian Seal: I'm Adrian and I'm the Multimedia Content Manager for the Fulham & Hammersmith Chronicle (including the Kensington & Chelsea Chronicle and the Westminster Chronicle), Hounslow Chronicle and Ealing Gazette series. I've worked for Trinity Mirror Southern for a number of years including as an editor and group editor. I'm keen to hear about any news you would like to see covered in our newspapers and on our websites. Email me

Juliet Eysenck: I'm a reporter for the recently re-launched Westminster Chronicle, formerly the Marylebone, Paddington and Pimlico Mercury. To get in touch with any ideas for a story, you can contact me in a number of ways. Please call me on 07909 532429, send an email or suggest a story through our website. I hope to hear from you in future!

Emma Heseltine: I'm the reporter for Kensington and Chelsea. I joined in May 2010 after three years with the Surrey Herald and will be living in the borough so I can get a grasp of important local issues. I am keen to get my teeth into local stories, big and small so call me on 07795 800677 or email me

Dan Hodges: I've been a journalist for five years, working for daily and weekly publications in Nottingham and Ealing before moving to my current patch, Hammersmith and Fulham. I'm keen to get involved with the community, stalk the corridors of power, plough through paperwork and pound the streets to bring you the best stories. Call me on 07909 532 432 or email

Aidan Jones: Greetings, I'm a reporter covering Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea. Local newspapers are about people and the things that matter to you. But to cover the best stories we need to hear from you. No matter how big or small the issue we'll ask the questions for you. Get in touch! Email me

Adam Courtney: I am a senior reporter covering Hammersmith and Fulham, having previously cut my teeth at the Surrey Herald and Staines and Ashford News. If you have a happy, funny, sad, tragic or positive story, any story, little or large, that you think people ought to know about, drop me an email or give me a call on 020 8572 1816.

Salina Patel: I have been a journalist since May 2008 and am currently covering the Hammersmith and Shepherd's Bush patch. Since joining the team I have covered a wide range of issues in the community and built strong links with the residents, workers and businnesses in the borough. I am committed to delivering stories, big or small, that are of importance to the public, by getting to know you and your views more. Call me on 07909 532448 or email

Other Useful contacts:

Steve Bax, website contact
Paul Bishop, Sports Editor
Chris Berry, Photographic

Police are appealing for information after a cyclist died following a collision with a motorcycle in Westminster.

Cyclist Tanya Vanderloo, 33, suffered serious head injuries after the collision on the eastbound carriageway of Victoria Embankment, on October 20.

A competition has been launched to find the best streets in Westminster.

Westminster Council wants to find the borough's Gold Standard Streets, which may be determined on how proud residents are of the area, or the sense of community spirit along the road.

Police officers will be visiting cafés, restaurants and shops in Pimlico to remind people about crime in the run-up to Christmas.

During December, the number of thefts tends to rise with the increase in festive shopping as people are carrying and spending more money.

More than 100 computers worth tens of thousands of pounds have been given away for free to voluntary groups in Westminster.

Westminster Council's redundant computers are security checked and cleaned of data before being loaded with charity licensed software and offered for reuse to eligible volunteer groups.

A retired Pimlico postman died after exposure to deadly asbestos fibres, an inquest heard today.

Michael Martin, 83, who lived in Shelley House on the Churchill Gardens Estate, in Churchill Gardens Road, is believed to have breathed in the fibres while working on navy ships during the Second World War.

Play, practise or compose music on a new digital piano at a Victoria library.

Members of Westminster's libraries are invited to book a session on the Yamaha piano, which can be found at Westminster Music Library, in Victoria Library, Buckingham Palace Road.

Call 020 7641 1300 or email musiclibrary@westminster.gov.uk to book a free session, or for more information.

The demise of the bendy bus is gathering pace as they are withdrawn from a Victoria route on Saturday.

Double deckers will take over on the route 38, which operates between Victoria Station and Clapton Pond.

An adoption information evening will be held in Victoria tonight.

As part of National Adoption Week, Westminster Council is hosting an evening at Westminster City Hall in Victoria Street, from 6pm-8.30pm.

Find out more about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a term for lung conditions which are largely caused by cigarette smoking, at two sessions to be held in Victoria.

To mark World COPD Day on November 18, health professionals from NHS Westminster and Central London Community Healthcare will be holding stalls at Westminster City Hall, Victoria Street, from 10am-noon, and at Sainsbury's supermarket, also in Victoria Street, from 1pm-4pm.