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Harlequins Premiership curtain raiser
Harlequins and the three other London-based Zurich Premiership sides have been selected for a double-header season curtain raiser to be staged at Twickenham on December 4. Quins will play London Irish while Saracens take on London Wasps in their opening
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Were all fired up to win says Dobson
Swindon Town 2 Brentford 1: BRENTFORD skipper Michael Dobson, gutted by last Saturday's defeat at Swindon, says that only a victory will be good enough against Stockport County at Griffin Park this Saturday if the Bees are to get out of the Second Division
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Broncos aim to bounce back in cup
London Broncos 12 St Helens 26 If London Broncos had shown the same resolve they did in the second-half for the full 80 minutes they could have pulled off a shock win against Saints in Saturday's Super League clash at Griffin Park. But the
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Downes may gamble on Fitzgerald and Harrold
BRENTFORD manager Wally Downes was deciding this week whether to take a gamble on an old pro and a raw kid - former Wimbledon centre-half Scott Fitzgerald and ex-Harlow youngster Matt Harrold - for this Saturday's relegation showdown with Stockport County
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Leonard quits England but is wanted as coach
HARLEQUINS veteran Jason Leonard, the world's most capped player with 114 caps, is quitting international rugby at the end of the Six Nations Championship - as I predicted last week. The 35-year-old prop was dropped by England coach Clive Woodward
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Help clean up run down land
THE ORGANISER of a clean up of a run down area in Barnes is asking why residents who live in the Richmond Housing Partnership (RHP) homes nearby are not taking part. The alleyway, just off Grove Road, Limes Avenue and Terrace Gardens, is owned by several
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Warning over burglaries
POLICE are warning residents in Sheen, Mortlake and Barnes about a spate of deception burglaries plaguing the area over the last six weeks. Men - who target elderly residents living alone - knock on a victim's door stating that work was carried out on
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Facelift for historic Thames bridge
RICHMOND upon Thames Council will soon begin a three year comprehensive renovation of Teddington's iron footbridge over the Thames, linking Ham and Teddington for cyclists and pedestrians. MP Dr Vincent Cable claims the news is a victory for himself,
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Fire scare brings curtain down at Richmond Theatre
RICHMOND Theatre provided some hot entertainment on Monday night, in more ways than one, when a fire scare led to the evacuation of actors, staff and 567 audience members. At 9.20pm the curtain fell prematurely on the current production of Henrik Ibsen's
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Plans threaten Turner's house, warn residents
PLANS to build on land behind the historic house built by artist JMW Turner in St Margarets should be rejected outright by Richmond upon Thames Council, neighbours urged this week. They say the proposal to erect a four storey building on land adjacent
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Teenage pregnancies soar above average
TEENAGE pregnancy in the borough has risen by 17 per cent in two years, ten per cent above the London average, but Richmond upon Thames continues to have the lowest under 18 conception rates in London. During 2002 there were 13 more pregnancies in girls
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Homes wanted for dumped cats
TWO pedigree cats found dumped in a skip in Richmond are looking for a new home. The cream ginger male and silver tabby female, who are both Cornish Rexes, were taken to the RSPCA Southall Cattery by employees of Richmond upon Thames Council after being
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Squatter's battle to stay in £1m home and protect cats
A SQUATTER refusing to leave a £1 million house in Barnes unless the late owner's dying wish for her cats to live there was honoured has lost his battle. The house in Elm Bank Gardens belonged to Lady Follett, a great animal lover, until she died in
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First aid lessons for kids
CHILDREN at Buckingham Primary School in Hampton will be better equipped to cope with emergencies thanks to Richmond upon Thames Churches Housing Trust. For the third year in succession, the trust sponsored a whole year group to learn about first aid
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Disquiet over war prompts top level Labour resignations
TWICKENHAM Labour party was thrown into crisis last year when two thirds of its top officials resigned over the war in Iraq, it has emerged. The government's actions in the Middle East had divided' Labour members in the constituency, secretary Ken Elmes
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Thieves take car on a Mini adventure
THIEVES stole a car in Teddington, used it in a raid on a chemist's shop ten miles away, then set fire to it after being involved in a crash. The green Mini went missing at the start of February and no more was heard of it until 1.15am on February 28
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Groups win cash to make borough brighter
PRIDE in the borough is on the increase thanks to the award of 15 Civic Pride funds. The ward of Richmond South has benefited most from the scheme, which sees the council give £2 for every pound raised by local groups for proposed improvement to the
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Parental choice is merely an illusion, say protesters
PARENTS who have failed to get their children into their desired secondary school have joined forces and formed an action group to fight their case. This year 19 children from Trafalgar School in Twickenham and 26 from Stanley School in Teddington have
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Tonge speaks up in five debates
RICHMOND Park MP Jenny Tonge set something of a record last week by asking questions during five separate debates in the House of Commons. Her name came up in the ballot for Prime Minister's Questions, which she used for tackling Tony Blair on the future
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Students back lecturers' pay fight
STUDENTS at Richmond upon Thames College have backed their teachers in their pay dispute, with 96.5 per cent voting for their cause in a ballot of support last week. The college's student union held the ballot following their teachers' decisive vote
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New police training scheme
RICHMOND upon Thames will be one of the first boroughs to benefit from a new police training programme aimed at widening the range of new recruits to the Met. Previously, all new trainees joining the force had to take a residential course at the central
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'Council has screw loose over graffiti'
A TRADER from Kew has slammed Richmond upon Thames Council's soft approach' to graffiti after hearing that businesses will have to foot the bill for its removal from their premises. The Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 states that property owners must
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MP threatens to name and shame
A SCATHING attack has been directed at a phone company by Twickenham MP Vincent Cable over two masts which he claims have been put up illegally. Mr Cable has written to O2's chief executive to protest over what he calls arrogant, unethical and anti-social
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Residents rally to help vandal-hit garden
GENEROUS groups have rallied round to help Whitton charity Homelink restore its garden to its former glory, after it was wrecked by vandals. Last week we reported that pots and plants which had been donated by businesses to brighten up the garden at
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Residents step up pressure with demonstration at the gates of Mogden
RESIDENTS living near Mogden joined forces to create a stink over the continuing stench at the sewage works on Saturday. Over 30 people from Twickenham, St Margarets and Isleworth staged a demonstration at the gates of Mogden sewage treatment works,
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Celebrations as Clarendon School earns praise
A HAMPTON school for children with learning difficulties has received a glowing report from inspectors. Clarendon School on Hanworth Road, which teaches 96 pupils, is described as a good school with very good features' in its latest Ofsted report. This
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Giving stroke sufferers hope
STROKE survivors and health professionals came together at York House in Twickenham recently for the eighth annual conference of the national charity Different Strokes. The event was hosted by the Richmond branch with support from the Rugby Football
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Domestic violence campaign
VICTIMS of domestic violence should not suffer in silence, the police can and will take action - that is the message from the borough's community safety leaders this week. This promise follows shock statistics that one quarter of all reported assaults
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Scheme to cut dumped cars
NEW moves to end the blight of abandoned and untaxed vehicles on the borough's streets have been launched. As a first step in a London-wide crackdown on nuisance vehicles, Richmond upon Thames Council will arrange for the removal of any unwanted vehicle
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Driver trapped in scrum after rugby match
ENGLAND rugby fans weren't the only people suffering after last Saturday's loss to Ireland, says a woman who was trapped in her car by rugby crowds and incompetent policing'. Joanna Wickham was returning to her home in St Margaret's on the afternoon
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Residents angry about plans for bus stop
RICHMOND Road residents in East Twickenham are furious about a bus stop which could appear outside their houses, by Sandycoombe Road. Plans for the safety zone implemented around Orleans Park School and St Mary's School, have involved Richmond upon Thames
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Nostalgia: March 12, 2004
25 years ago ORGANISERS of dances at Petersham Village Hall are becoming increasingly worried about young hooligans who gate-crash' their dances and attempt to spoil the dancing. There have been several incidents in the past when youths have been asked
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Profile: Erin Pizzey: We gave women back a sense of self
ERIN Pizzey pads about her Twickenham kitchen, getting mugs, milk and a plate for the biscuits. I make good builder's tea'' she says. It's true, but then she's had practice - the mother of women's refuge has had the kettle on for more than 30 years.
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Rangers need women footballers
ARE your ball skills being put to good use? Were you inspired by Bend It Like Beckham'? A group of women, known as Bushy Park Rangers' have been developing their football potential and now wish to step up their game by attracting new members. Anyone
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Running in marathon
A FUNDRAISER from East Sheen will be running for the Children with a Leukaemia charity in this year's London Marathon. Raz Khan will join actress Brenda Blethyn, who played Mrs Maclean in A River Runs Through It, and six Mr Men and Little Miss characters
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Gresham House OAPs get musical
A GROUP of retired residents in Teddington have been singing their way down memory lane, thanks to a new project from Richmond Music Trust and Richmond Housing Partnership (RHP). Tenants from Gresham House, one of RHP's 18 retirement schemes in the borough
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Philip's gardens are a lifestyle statement
A GARDEN designer living in Hampton Hill has been invited to create a chic garden for this year's prestigious Chelsea Flower Show May 25 to 28. Philip Nash grew up in Twickenham and studied sculpture at Hounslow Borough College, where his eyes were opened
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Comment: Do we need more masts?
THE phone call came as a matter of urgency. Our news desk was told residents were sitting in a hole that had been dug for a mobile phone mast. Some of the protestors were actors. There was a delicious irony about the call. It was made on a mobile phone
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Help for overseas hospice
A CHARITY based at St Mary's College in Twickenham is helping to build an AIDS hospice in Guatemala. Strawberry Hill Overseas Concern, the Third World charity of St Mary's, is helping Proyecto Vida (Project Life) to raise £50,000 for the hospice in Coatepeque
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Marsha family's hospice gift
THE family of Marsha McDonnell will be handing over a cheque in her memory to the Shooting Star Hospice for Children next week. So far, more than £35,000 has been raised for the Marsha McDonnell Fund set up in memory of the murdered teenager. The cheque
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Cable plugs into power war
ROGUE electricity salesmen are lying to get into homes in the borough and tricking residents into signing contracts, the MP for Twickenham has complained. Dr Vincent Cable has launched a crusade against representatives from Southern Electric who he says
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What you think about happy hour
CHEAP booze at the start of a night out could soon be a thing of the past if a clamp down on happy hours continues. With more and more councils across the country purging the promotional event, the government are now considering a ban as a way of curbing
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Quarter to fit into Peco site
NEW life for a corner of Hampton is promised by a redevelopment project for a former salvage yard, four shops and three floors of flats in Station Road. The Hampton Quarter is the new name for the complex, which formerly housed the Peco architectural
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Specialising in small business
A NEW accountancy practice has opened up in Twickenham, specialising in services for small, independent businesses. Melissa Willard runs the latest office to be opened by AIMS Accountants for Business, which has nearly 200 qualified accountants nationwide
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You can bank on John
BARCLAYS has appointed John Harland as its new small business area manager in Richmond and Kingston. John and his 11-strong team are responsible for providing Richmond and Kingston small businesses with the financial products and support that they need
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Happy times for nurseries
ONE of London's largest day nursery providers, which is based in Mortlake, has completed a new financing package worth £5.7 million. Happy Times, which already runs a nursery in Richmond, believes this will enable it to open even more centres across
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Forum will help sports clubs
SPORTS clubs in the borough now have a new forum to assist them with the provision of sport in the borough. Sport Richmond is being launched as a forum for advice and mutual assistance for those volunteer officials who run the clubs. Following the demise
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New managers at marketing firm
A MARKETING company based in Twickenham has announced the appointment of two key members of its management team as part of its expansion project. The Ops Room Ltd, which describes itself as "a leading campaign and response solutions company", has appointed
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Balloon altitude record
A HOUSING manager from Richmond is heading to Colorado to assist with a world balloon altitude record attempt. Simon Manuel, commercial manager of Mears Social Housing in Richmond, will travel to Denver at the end of the month to assist British explorer
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Photography competition
BUDDING photographers are invited to enter a competition organised by Richmond upon Thames Arts Council. There is no theme; entrants can decide what to submit but what is required is an eye for a picture, and the judges will be looking for originality
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Larger doors on trains will cut delays
TRAIN passengers in the borough may find their journeys more comfortable thanks to a major refurbishment programme. The class 455 trains, which are the backbone of the fleet on South West Trains (SWT) suburban services, will benefit from a £60 million
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Railways: Failure to invest will cripple the capital
A DRAMATIC report, which has surfaced recently from the Transport for London office, claims that the city's and the nation's economy will decline unless there is a major injection of cash to the rail network. It states that failure to invest in the expanding
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Borough schools: Shene International
Shene School has been on its present site in Hertford Avenue since 1927 and became a comprehensive in 1977. It gained language college status in January 2002, at which point the name was changed to Shene International School. It has 1,000 pupils and
