We welcome back our longtime contributor Jackie Haigh, owner of The Little Yoga Studio London in East Sheen. This week, she is writing about the benefits of Ashtanga yoga. My good friend and fellow yoga teacher, Gill introduced me to Ashtanga yoga. She kindly offered me a private class at which we started with the…
Easter can’t come soon enough for me. I am excited to spend some time with the family, to enjoy some food, drink too much and to put my feet up for an hour or two. You can keep all your cheap chocolate, give me a bloody great big slice of Simnel Cake and I will…
Hammersmith Bridge has been closed to traffic ‘indefinitely’ due to safety concerns. Shortly after the annual Boat Race, during which hundreds of pedestrians lined up to cheer their chosen team up the River Thames, the bridge was closed at short notice by Hammersmith and Fulham Council on 10 April. Due to faults found in the…
Traffic behaviour – and policy – is changing across London. As more people use services like Waze and Google Maps, as more goods are delivered, and as more of us worry about air quality and transport safety, the Mayor of London has been asking boroughs to bring forward policies that ask for less traffic, and…
Easter is coming and the goose is getting fat. Oh no, that’s Christmas, but never mind, the sentiment’s the same. We are having a standard family get together over Easter and I have been giving some thought to the food *always*. We will, I expect, go for a traditional leg of lamb on Easter Sunday,…
With the first official race being held in 1829, and with annual races since 1856, this Sunday marks the 165th Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities. The 4 mile course stretches from Putney to Mortlake, starting at Putney Bridge, passing Craven Cottage (Fulham Football Club’s stadium), Hammersmith Bridge and Chiswick Pier, before the final…
Would you like to help make our neighbourhood safer? The East Sheen Police Liaison Group (PLG) needs a volunteer Chair and Secretary. At the last PLG meeting on 21st March at East Sheen Baptist Church Hall our beloved Sergeant Jan Medcalf announced that this was her last meeting as she is retiring from the MPS…
Here’s your chance: much loved local luxury chocolate shop Sandrine’s owners are looking for someone to take over their business. For 32 years Sandrine at 239 Upper Richmond Road West has been selling luxury Belgian Chocolate to the community of East Sheen and further afield. Current owners Anna and Sergio are now ready to retire…
I am, and to quote Nigella as I have been watching old episodes of her Nigella Bites show, in Temple Food mode. I have been being particularly out of control with my biscuit habit recently and decided enough is enough. Woman can not live by chocolate coated Malted Milk biscuits alone. Also, my vegan selection…
A group of concerned locals is holding a community consultation about the planned development on the Barnes Hospital site. There is an application to redevelop Barnes Hospital Site into 83 residential units, mental health facility, GP surgery, SEN school with provision for 81 cars. Access via South Worple Way. The consultation is now completed (with 224…
