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Mobile mast campaigners put on hold
FEARS over the potential installation of a second mobile phone mast for Orange on the roof of the police station on Chiswick High Road, were put on hold last week, when the local area committee refused to give permission for it to go ahead. Residents
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Man dies in hit and run
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a fatal hit and run incident in Isleworth in the early hours of Sunday morning. Jamie Sessions, 33, from Edinburgh Road, Hanwell, was walking along Ruskin Road at around 1.30am when a white van turned off Morris
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Four escape inferno
FOUR people were rescued from a tower block in Isleworth after their neighbour smelt smoke and alerted the fire brigade. The fire started in the early hours of Tuesday morning on the seventh floor of a block of flats on Summerwood Road. Two women, a
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Apology demanded over permit chaos
THE chaos over Chiswick parking permits has continued after residents were told they would have to hand over bank statements in order to get their money back. The initial problem arose when residents realised they had paid too much for parking permits
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Residents issue rates threat over ruin-like
ANGRY Feltham residents are threatening to take drastic action against Hounslow Council after building work left their pavements in ruins. According to residents the pavements on Harvest Road, Lower Feltham, were destroyed when independent building work
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Towns new quarter planned
PLANS to develop the former Beecham headquarters on the M4 along with its surrounding area in Brentford are to be unveiled today (Friday March 5). In early December, Four Communications Plc, in charge of the consultation, held an exhibition at International
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Brothel ring sentenced
A HUSBAND and wife team from the Gunnersbury Avenue area near Chiswick's border, were convicted of running brothels in Mayfair and Soho and living off immoral earnings, along with another woman from Acton last week. £ million was recovered from a raid
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Hospital A&E campaigners admit: It looks like its all over
THE CONTROVERSIAL plan to transfer all emergency services from Ashford Hospital to St Peters, leaving residents in the west of the borough with a much longer journey for emergency medical help seems to be on the brink of being finalised, after Hounslow's
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Developers planning a new quarter to town
Continued from front In addition, there will be new community spaces which will be accessible to local people and visitors to the area. It may seem ambitious, but we hope that when this scheme is completed it will become a new quarter of Brentford
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Council demand adverts removal
AN advertising hoarding along the M4 elevated section, which has only been installed for two weeks, will have to come down, as it does not conform to the specifications of its planning permission, making this the third incident in a series of recent blunders
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Low earners to benefit from re-definition of Key Worker label
LOW earners who live or work in Hounslow and who are struggling with ever increasing property prices could soon be given access to housing through Key Worker schemes, regardless of their particular profession, under plans being drawn up by Hounslow Council
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Overspent diner started to assault helpless waiters
A CHISWICK man who ran up an £80 bill at a Hounslow Chinese restaurant, failed to pay his bill because his credit cards were overspent and then attacked the waiters when they objected. At Isleworth Crown Court on Monday, James Rogers, 25, of Staveley
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£100k facelift plan for Duke Meadows
PLANS for the revamp of the childrens play area in Chiswick's Dukes Meadows can be unveiled by the Times this week, after it was revealed that the Friends' Society received a grant of £100,000 from the London Marathon Trust. The Friends have been working
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Members in dark over tax hike
AT THE Budget and Performance Scrutiny meeting last week, a further update on Hounslow Council's budget for the next year, including information on potential council tax rises, was expected from the Leader of the Council, but no such report was presented
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Vicars PhD at 93 is a Guinness record
AN ISLEWORTH resident has broken a Guinness World Record by gaining a PhD at the age of 93. Rev Edgar Dowse, of College Road, has completed four years of research to write his thesis entitled The Soul in Relationship to God.' As well as practising as
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Kens budget attacked
Liberal Democrats have drawn attention to the recent strange behaviour of the Labour members of the Greater London Assembly. Dee Doocey, Liberal Democrat candidate for the South West London GLA region said: "Just a few months ago, the Labour members
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Womens League celebrates 70th anniversary
CHISWICK'S Women's League are to celebrate their 70th Anniversary in June this year with a luncheon at Chiswick Business Park. In 1934 the Acton Centre opened and moved back and forth between Ealing and Acton for many years but settled at Studio 21 at
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Youre never too old for art
ARTISTS in the borough over the age of 80 are invited to enter their work in a new London exhibition celebrating the work of older people. The Hames Levack art gallery is looking for undiscovered artistic talent amongst the over 80s, bemoaning the fact
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Blair on assault charge
DURING a football match at Brentford, a man attacked a player from the opposing side and was later charged with assault. Owen Blair, aged 43, of Abbotsbury Gardens, Eastcote, admitted assaulting another man on December 21 last year and was remanded for
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Thieves speed off with replica 1902 Bugatti
A STRASBOURG exhibition has been left without its star exhibit after thieves stole a replica of a 1902 Bugatti on a brief stopover in Hounslow. The De Dietrich Bugatti Type 5 chassis was being kept inside a specially converted white Mercedes van, registration
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Tory fears a road tax
THE Conservative's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Brentford and Isleworth, Alexander Northcote warned this week that the Liberal Democrats are drawing up plans to introduce new taxes to drive on local roads across Hounslow and that Labour is
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What you think about...mobile phones
MOBILE phone users in the UK now number over 45 million and companies are having to erect more masts to deal with the ever growing communication trend. Studies carried out by the Government last year showed that electromagnetic field emissions at over
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Drinker drove erratically
An unemployed asylum seeker was caught driving after drinking and appeared at Feltham court last week. Juri Jakolev, aged 31, of Salisbury Road, Feltham, admitted driving whilst unfit through drink and failing to supply a specimen for breath and was
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Keen urging OAPs to claim tax benefits as confusion grows
ANN Keen, Labour MP for Brentford and Isleworth called for local pensioners to claim the council tax benefit that is rightfully due to them this week, but the Conservatives argued that the complicated' systems by which pensioners have to claim benefits
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Pensioner faces jail
AN elderly man who owes Hounslow Council over £2,000 in rates appeared at Feltham court last week. Frederick Dawes, aged 69, of Lynfold Road, Isleworth, had his case adjourned to a later date for a lawyer to investigate his position. Magistrates were
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MPs join sleep protest over night flights
CAMPAIGNERS staged a 'sleep-in' outside a government conference on night flights in London last week in a protest against the possible lifting of restrictions on night flights which, they claim, would create misery and sleepless nights for thousands of
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Striking chaos set to hit the District Line, after beer can revolt
COMMUTER chaos is feared next Friday, after tube maintenance workers voted overwhelmingly to strike in support of their colleagues who were sacked following the discovery of hundreds of empty beer cans in their staff room at Farringdon Station. Friday
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Developers promise more parking
A CONSULTATION with Brentford residents has led to amendments to parking plans for the 18-storey student accommodation planned on the former Pilotworks' site on the M4. Plan's for Thames Valley University's Paragon site, currently a haulage yard on the
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Second postal deliveries scrapped
FIRST and second deliveries of the mail in Chiswick are to be amalgamated into a single, daily delivery, the Royal Mail confirmed this week. Customers will receive all their post in a single delivery for the day by around lunchtime at the latest. Most
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Walk in thief caught
A walk-in thief drove off with a £1,000 projector at Cranford but his car number was taken and he was later arrested. Ranjit Binder, aged 22, of Pears Road, Hounslow, admitted the charge and was threatened with prison by District Judge Stephen Day.
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The perfect gentleman
SIMON Rodway OBE is a devoted man. At 73 years old, this long term Chiswick resident and bachelor has devoted himself to many worthy causes and his whole life appears to have centred around helping people less fortunate than himself, being generous and
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The busiest day for some...
WEDNESDAY evenings can't often be as important as last Wednesday was for Carole Weale, Secretary of the Chiswick Horticultural Society. Not only was the society holding its Annual General Meeting at St Joseph's Church in Grove Park, but her thoughts
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University editor over the moon at award
A STUDENT from Brentford has received an acclaimed Society & Media award for his participation in Royal Holloway's Students' Union. Paul Nezandonyi, of Carville Crescent, who attended Lampton School, Hounslow, is currently in his third year of a bachelors
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Engineers handiwork saved seven lives
SEVEN lives have been saved after a horrific bus crash in Tjikistan - thanks to a generator installed by a volunteer Hounslow engineer and two colleagues. The £50,000 generator, which was donated by Brentford based pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline
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Students will be facing up to disaster
OVER 1,500 students will learn valuable safety lessons this month as they come up against a series of dangerous' mock scenarios. The 2004 Hounslow Junior Citizens Scheme, to be staged at the Feltham Fire Station between March 8-19, will test students
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Great sax with Mozart players
THE ACCLAIMED London Mozart Players are giving a "Saxophone and Strings" concert at St Michael's & All Angels Church next Saturday, March 13. The players perform at the church several times a year and are a popular feature in their annual calendar. The
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Time flies...a history of Heathrow
A WRITER from Ashford is trying to write the definitive book about Heathrow's history and wants as much of its content, as possible, to be told by the people who work or have worked at the airport in any kind of capacity. Alan Gallop is putting together
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Artistry of the Tate is easy as 1-2-3
AS PART of One Amazing Week', Visit London and the Tate brought Paint By Numbers' to Heathrow Airport so that passengers could re-create iconic artwork from Tate Collection. On Monday February 23, a giant re-worked paint by numbers' canvass from the
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Sky search for new Burkes amongst employees
ISLEWORTH based satellite broadcaster Sky has launched a contest to find a talented new presenter from among its own employees. The competition is open to all of BSkyB's nine and a half thousand employees nation-wide, from administrative staff, to satellite
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Boroughs top schools recognised for IT excellence
TWO of Hounslow's most advanced schools have been recognised for their excellent use of technology and designated as exemplars' to their peers. The Green School in Isleworth and Alexandra Junior School are both using ICT to lead and support teaching
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Armed robber should not be approached
BBC's Crimewatch programme featured an appeal in connection with an armed robbery at Heathrow last week. The broadcast, which went out on Thursday February 26, featured the senior investigating officer in the case, Detective Chief Inspector Jim Dickie
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BAA pollution report a long guilty plea
PRESSURE group HACAN ClearSkies has claimed that the publication of BAA's Water Strategy last week, is the first time the Heathrow based company has admitted the extent of the problems it has faced. BAA, they claim, admits it has not cleaned up all the
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Teenagers fought over young man
TEENAGER Lianne Hyman set about a young woman over a man and was arrested to appear at Feltham court last week. There Hyman, aged 18, of Hounslow Hotel, Hounslow Road, Feltham admitted assaulting Charlene Walford at Feltham High Street on June 25 last
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Attacked near pub
A YOUTH was unable to hear two would-be thieves approach as he got off a bus on Chiswick High Road listening to his Walkman. The 16-year-old white male had disembarked from the bus near Sainsbury's. As he walked past Waterstones, he felt someone push
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Remanded cases at Feltham
CHARGED with making threats to kill a woman, a man had his case adjourned to a later date at Feltham court last week. William George Ellis, aged 30, of Eldridge Close, Feltham, was said to have committed the offence on January 4. Others appearing at
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Man smashes pub windows after row
AS he was being thrown out of a pub, a Heston man punched out two windows and was later arrested. Ronald Anthony Hancock, aged 56, of Springwell Court, Heston, appeared at the town court and admitted criminal damage at the Wishing Well pub Staines Road
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Residents kicking up a growing stink over sewage plant
COMPLAINTS over the infamous Mogden stink hit a record winter high last month, making residents fear what the summer has in store. The Mogden Resident's Action Group's website received 63 complaints about the stench surrounding the Isleworth sewage works
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Centres opening honours its creator
A LOCAL community centre has been renamed to commemorate the work of the man who helped to create it. A ceremony was held on Monday at the Coach House Disability Living Centre in Feltham to honour its former service manager for older people, Gerard
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Fears growing over debt mountain, says Doocey
DEE Doocey, the Liberal Democrat GLA candidate for SW London has warned that Londoners are taking on a debt mountain, and that things look set to get a lot worse. "For some reason the Government does not regard mounting debt as a problem, and yet as
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Rail delays
NETWORK Rail is carrying out scheduled engineering work on parts of the South West Trains' network on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 March. Engineering works are taking place between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction on Sunday 7 March 2004. A very limited
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Funds boost for youth
AN AWARD of over £100,000 has been given to a Hounslow youth project to allow them to continue serving the community for the next three years. The Good Shepherd Community Youth Project, which covers the Hounslow West area, has received the award from
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Taxis save pensioner from impossibly long walk between hospital wards
ELDERLY or disabled out-patients at West Middlesex Hospital may be having difficulty getting to, and accessing, the different departments, according to one visitor at the Times' Chiswick surgery. Pat Fisher regularly visits the chiropody and physiotherapy
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Gun threat thieves
A MAN was forced to hand over money and an attach case to robbers threatening to shoot him. The 54-year-old asian male was walking along Hanworth Road, Hounslow, at 4.50am on Thursday February 26, when three men got out of a light blue Ford Fiesta.
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Businesswoman smelled of alcohol
A businesswoman caught driving with a high level of alcohol was remanded on bail for reports when she appeared at Feltham court. Jacinta Bourke, aged 44, of Woodside Court, Ealing, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol at Isleworth on February
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Road chaos after brick attack on bus driver
TRAFFIC chaos was caused last week, after a youth, who had not been allowed to get off a bus, attacked the bus driver by throwing a brick through his window. The incident happened on Thursday February 26, at around 2.15pm, as the H28 bus was travelling
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Leaving the common rooms comfort for the great outdoors
SIXTH form students from the Heathland School in Hounslow had the time of their lives when they went on an Outward Bound project sponsored by The Allen and Allen Group recently. A group of mixed ability students aged between 16 and 18 had to put away
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Work begins on museums £2.6m revamp
FANS of the Brentford Musical Museum have been celebrating the start of building work on its new £2.6million site. The old sales office that stood on the site has been demolished, and the builders, Barretts, have said that they expect to be able to hand
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Youngsters bid for glory in St Johns Ambulance competition
TWO teams of 10 and 11 year olds from Ashton House in Isleworth were selected to take part in the St John's Ambulance National First Aid Competition yesterday, Thursday March 4. Team one was made up of Mohammed Elgasim, Kabir Seehra, Ruchit Gupta Chaudhary
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Norris: Business is heart of my agenda
LONDON mayoral candidate, Tory Steve Norris, has launched his fourth policy review, entitled Business London', which outlines how he will put business at the heart of the Mayor's agenda. The policy review examines how London's business needs have been
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TNT had the competition all wrapped up
EXPRESS deliverers TNT, who are based in Hounslow, produced a shining performance this week to beat the competition when Europe's best-known parcel companies were put to the test. In an independent challenge TNT and a number of other couriers including
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Camcorder stolen
TWO thieves stole a valuable camcorder from a man as he walked past a Hounslow school earlier this week. The 49-year-old Asian victim was walking along Cecil Road, close to Hounslow Manor School, on Tuesday February 24, when the two thieves ran past
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Temporary closure of Wilkinson
THE FAMILY retailer Wilkinson, in Hounslow is to close its doors this Saturday for one week, whilst it revamps its store with a fresh new look. The home and garden store, which is located on Hounslow High Street, will close its doors from Saturday March
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Thank God its holiday
HOLIDAY makers jetting off from Heathrow can enjoy a meal at an award winning restaurant before they go. TGI Friday's in Heathrow Airport's Terminal 3 has helped to clinch the international franchise group of the year award for the UK. It is the second
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Budget could be costly
REVELATIONS in this year's budget could cost local businesses thousands of pounds if allowances for computer equipment are scrapped. Linda Penny, of Hounslow accountancy firm Charles Stewart, explained that 100 per cent of first year capital allowances
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Surf the property wave
INVESTORS hoping for a get rich quick scheme, should head for Crest Nicholson South's new Watermark development at Brentford. For a limited period only, would-be landlords who invest in a property at Watermark will be able to rest assured that they will
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Exporters split over merits of financial help
SMALL businesses across Hounslow have clashed over which form of help is the most effective in helping them export, according to new research. The research of more than 50 exporters across the borough by Parcelforce revealed Hounslow's small businesses
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Buyers met with record success
THE next BAA Heathrow Meet the Buyers' looks set to be the most successful yet, with record-breaking business expected. Six weeks after last year's event, which took place in November 2003, a survey has been compiled showing that local companies expect
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Gospel values are lived out on road to citizenship
Gunnersbury Catholic School, based on the Ride, Brentford, is, as its name suggests, a Voluntary Aided School for Catholic boys. Administered by a Board of Governors acting under the trusteeship of the Archdiocese of Westminster, it has a total of 1,132
