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Has tide turned on High Street plan?
A BOATYARD operator, whose business is threatened by the development of the South side of Brentford High Street, has vowed to fight the development plans, claiming that newly created legislation by the GLA could prevent the long awaited scheme from going
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Councils High Road advertising could be illegal
AN ADVERTISING board bearing Hounslow Borough Council publicity material has been standing without planning permission for three years, according to a Chiswick business. The free standing unit, owned by JC Decaux, has been outside Capital Property estate
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Cabbies foil cashpoint raid
A GROUP of burglars who were trying to steal a cashpoint machine from a caf in Brentford were foiled this week, when the neighbours, a 24 hour cab company, heard strange noises coming from the premises. The Delice Express on Station Parade in Boston
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Bendy thief grabs keys to £50k car
A BENDY thief made of with a £52,000 car after slipping his arm through a Chiswick letter box and stealing the vehicle's keys. The suspect is believed to have manoeuvred his way into releasing the door catch, before entering the home on Abinger Road
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Pile-ups caused gridlocked chaos
WEST London was thrown into traffic chaos this week, after two accidents in Chiswick snarled up the area, causing gridlock from Hammersmith Flyover to Kew Bridge. On Tuesday, March 30, in the middle of the rush hour at 8.20am, an accident involving a
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Musical mystery tour
THE Musical Museum based in Brentford, Middlesex, which houses a world class collection of automatic musical instruments, will open for a special season in 2004. The season will be held in the old church it has occupied on what was originally a temporary
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Immigration removal centre in plea for help
AN Immigration Removal Centre, due to open near Heathrow airport this summer, is looking for volunteers to help maintain the human rights of its 330 detainees. The Colnbrook Removal Centre will be completed in August and is situated next to the existing
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Sticky reminder
INNOVATIVE stickers warning residents to be wary of rogue builders, roofers and guttering tradesmen who target elderly or vulnerable groups have been produced by Hounslow Trading Standards. Designed for the inside of front doors, the stickers advise
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Catch Concorde on its final trip
CONCORDE is to make its last trip through the borough on its journey to its final resting place in Scotland this weekend. In a dramatic journey, the first ever Concorde to enter service in 1976, the Concorde Golf Bravo Oscar Alpha Alpha (G-BOAA) will
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Sewage lord sniffs Mogden rat
MEMBER of Parliament Ann Keen arranged for a delegation of local residents to meet with Lord Whitty, the minister responsible for water and the sewage industry this week, in an attempt to stop the distressing odour nuisance that residents suffer from
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Key worker joy
A NEW scheme that can help key workers combat the high price of houses in Hounslow has been welcomed by Seema Malhotra, Labour's candidate in the London Assembly elections this summer. Seema said: "Rising house prices are good news for those who already
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Queen Scouts
HOUNSLOW'S Rachel Bowles, Stephen Furnell, Amy Love, Christopher Morris, Anna Murawska and Adrian O'Brien, members of the Centaur Explorer Scout Unit, were presented with their Queen's Scout Award by Chad Lake - the County Commissioner in the Ante Chamber
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Modest lady with a passion for charity
A SPORTSCAR driving granny with a passion for rugby players was not quite what I expected when I went to meet the inspiration behind one of the borough's most well-known charities. Kate Turner has been the driving force behind the Shooting Star Trust
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A fabulous trek
WEST London mental health charity Mind' and Ab-Fab actress Joanna Lumley are urging intrepid residents to head for the hills of Nepal in a bid to raise vital funds for the charity. The six-day trek starts at the northern end of the Kathmandu Valley and
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Bronco Phil to fight flab
AN ISLEWORTH community worker is hoping to lose pounds to make pounds as he diets to raise money for local rugby players. Phil Jones, a community development officer at the London Bronco Rugby League team's Osterley office, was recently promoted to player
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Students taste high adventure in Snowdonia
A GROUP of mixed ability students from the Sixth Form of The Heathland School, Hounslow, were recently given the opportunity to experience life away from the TV, the microwave and the Playstation, when leading non-standard insurance intermediary, The
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Schools Ofsted report is a springboard to success
A HESTON school has been praised for its good education and continuous improvement by government inspectors. The inspectors from Ofsted found that teaching at Springwell Infant and Nursery School was especially good, with pupils achieving well against
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Residents to benefit from heart project
RESIDENTS in the borough of Hounslow are to benefit from pioneering treatment for heart attack victims. The news comes in the wake of last week's government report which said that no one under the age of 65 should die from a heart attack in ten years
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Offenders art on the underground
YOUNG men from Feltham Young Offender's institution have diverted their energies in a more creative way by producing a mural to be displayed on the London Underground network. Sixty inmates have created a seven metre long mural to be displayed at Southwark
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Community Safety Forum
SAFETY conscious residents are invited to attend the next Isleworth Community Safety Forum meeting on Friday April 16. The meeting will be held in the Public Hall on South Street at 7.30pm. Hounslow's crime prevention officer will be attending the meeting
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Birds of a Feather star joins heart appeal
THE British Heart Foundation is hoping that a touch of spring cleaning will lead to more donations for its Hounslow shop. The charity, supported by Birds of a Feather actress Lesley Joseph, is asking for donations of unwanted clothing including suits
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Tango class is Darkness made light through art
aTango Federico is back at Chiswick Town Hall this April to help all budding enthusiasts improve their dancing skills. Tango, Federico explains, is "darkness made lighter through art". Federico, through classes and Milonga events, proudly and passionately
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Students had an Egg-stra special time
Grove Park Primary school held its Easter Eggstravaganza yesterday (Thursday April 1) celebrating the special time of year with a talent show, hat parade and of course an Easter Egg hunt among other activities. The Parent Teachers Association designed
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Full steam ahead!
ENGINE enthusiasts will have the chance to get all steamed up at the fifth Stirling Hot Air Engine Rally this weekend. Kew Bridge Steam Museum, Green Dragon lane, Brentford, is to hold the rally and engine competition on Sunday from 11am to 5pm. Visitors
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Early births fund donation
THE family of a Bedfont baby girl born at St. Peter's Hospital have donated £640 to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as a "Thank you" for the care they all received when she was born seven weeks prematurely. Simran Tucker was due at the end of December
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Landlord woe cost us £2K
RISING house prices have forced would-be buyers into letting property only to lose money at the hands of unscrupulous landlords, according to one Times reader. Stephen Cummins, 25, has been renting property in Chiswick for over three years but a recent
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What you think about ...Re-opening Brentford Police station
ONE of the earliest crimes recorded at Brentford police station was the 1831 case of two young boys who were stopped in possession of an ass that they had stolen from Oxford. The boys were apprehended on the Brentford boundary, having carefully avoided
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5 year regeneration plan for estate
A COMMUNITY regeneration project on Heathcote Vale Estate (Westmacott Estate) in Feltham, is being developed by CIP, Hounslow Council and the Thames Valley Groundwork Trust. Over the next five years this programme will deliver environmental improvements
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No teething probs for Ferry Quays dentist
QUEUES formed outside a Brentford dentist office this weekend as the surgery opened its doors to NHS patients for just one day. The New York Dental Office, a private practice on Ferry Lane, took on NHS patients last Saturday. The state-of-the-art clinic
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Are you worried about the economic situation?
THE Borough of Hounslow's Chamber of Commerce has arranged for its members to meet Ann Keen, the MP for Brentford and Isleworth and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Gordon Brown, and Dennis Turner, the Chief Economist of HSBC on Thursday, April 22 at
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Residents will work with Bees
THE Griffin Park Residents Association have said that they will work with Brentford Football Club towards an agreement on the proposed changes to their Griffin Park stadium. The GPRA had been disappointed over the lack of promised consultation on the
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Thank you for lobbying me over debt, says MP
ANN Keen, MP for Brentford Chiswick and Isleworth, hosted an International Debt Relief event at Christ Church, Turnham Green on Thursday, March 25. The event, successfully organised by Simon Rodway OBE, brought together local Church and Community groups
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Phone robbery
A WOMAN had her bag stolen by a group of opportunist youths in Feltham after she took her mobile phone out of her bag to read a text message near Feltham train station. The incident occurred at 5.35pm on Friday March 26 on New Road in Feltham when the
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Crime round-up
Brothers attacked TWO brothers were attacked in the early hours of the morning last weekend in Hounslow as they made their way home. The attacked happened on the Bath Road in Hounslow on Saturday March 27 at around 1.30am. The 25 and 27-year-old
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Cleaning service gave a shining performance
If you've been putting off doing the spring cleaning since January and know it won't get done till summer, then Absolutely Spotless could be of use to you, writes Emily Manson. As a full time worker and the owner of a two bed flat and one cat, I have
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Mail chaos sends church polices post
VITAL mail is not getting through to police, courts, schools and businesses in Brentford due to a shake up in the delivery system. Royal Mail has reduced deliveries to one a day in the area, a change implemented in January. Since then chaos has ensued
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Court in the act
Missed red light Shortly after going through a red light, a Feltham man was stopped and found to have been drinking. Christopher Attwood, aged 40, of Staines Road, Feltham, appeared at the town court last week and admitted driving with excess alcohol
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New style loving takes just three minutes
TIME waits for no man, especially in the crazy world of love, which is why Chiswick residents have found a speedy solution to searching for a soul mate. Speed dating has arrived on Chiswick High Road, giving those looking for love just three minutes
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Fullers drink to company of the year title
CHISWICK based brewer and retailer Fuller Smith & Turner P.L.C. was named Pub Company of the Year - Managed (100+ outlets) at the Publican Awards ceremony on March 23, for the quality and commitment of its managed pub operations. These prestigious industry
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Firms hold over service to remove stress of moving
HOUNSLOW based Britannia Leatherbarrows Removals and Storage Ltd has launched a new hold over' removals service that it believes will ease much of the stress created by moving home. The company has invested over £500,000 in new removals vehicles in May
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Explosive charity performance
TNT Express Services employees earned more than pennies for their thoughts they raised thousands of pounds for charity when they completed a company questionnaire. Staff at the Heathrow headquarters of the delivery giant, who answered questions on employee
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All aboard the mobile information unit
HAMMERSMITH based charity Hearing Concern is taking to the road for the first time in its 57 year history, to lend support and advice to people across Hounslow. The charity has purchased a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 311CDI van, which has been converted into
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From Chiswick to chateau
A couple have traded in their house in Chiswick for a stunning 15 room chateau in Southern France. The Austins bought Chateau Lartigolle, located in the Gascony region of Southern France, after falling in love with its fairytale location. The castle
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Brown and Howard to visit convention
THE Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, and Conservative party leader Michael Howard are just two of the high profile guests to be speaking at this year's Institute of Directors (IoD) annual convention. Business people from the West Thames region
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£80k for charity
A Brentford based business has smashed its own fundraising records by raising over £78,000 for children's cancer charity Cancer & Leukemia in Childhood' (CLIC) during their 2003 campaign. Employees from Allianz Cornhill were delighted with their achievement
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BT contract for IAM
BT has awarded the Chiswick based IAM Fleet, the commercial training division of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, a three-year contract to provide occupational road risk training for BT drivers classified as high risk'. Each year it is anticipated
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Weirs the White Horse gone?
THE FORMER White Horse pub on the edge of the Butts estate, Brentford, is to unveil its new look this Friday (April 2) after extensive refurbishment sees it rebranded as a Bar and Dining Room called the Weir. New management has taken over the establishment
