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Figure 2: Construction of the Hammersmith Flyover (Copyright ICE Publishing, 2012)

Will Someone Please Explain What’s Wrong With The Hammersmith Flyover?

We asked a Structural Engineering Phd to try and explain what’s gone wrong with London’s most infamous flyover.

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Dining Beyond Zone 1: Potli

Head west for an Indian restaurant that’s far from your average curry house…

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Hammersmith Flyover Closed Due To “Serious Defect”

Detailed assessment of structure underway.

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West London Councils Combine Library Forces

Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea councils hail move to save local libraries – but the news isn’t as good as they claim.

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More Free Burritos: This Time At Tortilla, Hammersmith

1000 free burritos to be given away tomorrow at the new Tortilla Mexican restaurant on King Street in Hammersmith.

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Preview: Pop-Up Screens @ Ravenscourt Park, Hammersmith

The latest outdoor cinema strand is transforming Ravenscourt Park in Hammersmith into an open-air cinematic idyll for the late May Bank Holiday.

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Weekend Round-Up

News from around London this weekend, featuring horny toads and biting dogs. Along with some more serious stuff.

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Review: Tastour Food And Drink Experiences

The Tastour concept is a simple one: taste things, learn things and meet new people.

The siege of Sidney Street.

Extra, Extra

Thursday news clips, including a memorial plaque for three police officers killed in the Siege of Sidney Street 100 years ago.

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Dining Beyond Zone 1: The Thatched House, Ravenscourt Park

A few deliberately quirky design touches hint that The Thatched House is aiming to go beyond being just a nice pub for those who live nearby. A vast wine list sitting on the table is confirmation that there’s gastro aspirations afoot.

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Extra Extra

From Planet Boris: plans completely to ban heavy good vehicles from central London. Goldsmiths students are staging a fee-related sit-in at Deptford Town Hall. Architectural stuff 1) Northolt RAF buildings are to be listed. Architectural stuff 2) there’s a bit of a spat over proposed …