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Dazzling try small reward for Harlequins
Harlequins 20 Leicester 23: Harlequins suffered a double-header of defeats over successive weekends against Leicester Tigers as they were edged out by three points on Saturday. An entertaining game will be remembered for a breathtaking Ben Willis try
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Champions Richmond bask in more glory
Esher 14 Richmond 30: An ecstatic Richmond Rugby Club are this week celebrating victory in the Surrey County Cup final which heralded their fourth successive league and cup double. Unstoppable Richmond overcame Esher's second XV, of national league two
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Locals star in Sevens and Under 21 triumphs
England, captained by former Hampton School pupil Simon Amor, won the IRB Hong Kong Sevens title for the third year in a row when they beat Argentina 22-12 in the final. The win moves them to within two points of overall leaders New Zealand with three
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Allen escapes ban after Bees pay compensation
AN 11th hour settlement for compensation on Monday saw Barnet withdraw their threat to prevent Martin Allen working as Brentford's new manager until he had served a period of notice with them. The two clubs agreed to a consent order in the High Court
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100 not out for Kay
A LETTER from the Queen was received by a resident in Kew who celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday. Kay Cobb, who lives at Cecil Court residential home, enjoyed the day with her son and daughter-in-law, her grand-daughter and the other residents
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£250,000 worth of cars stolen
POLICE are again urging people not to leave their car keys near the front door, after a quarter of a million pound worth of vehicles were stolen through letterbox theft last weekend. Thieves mostly target high value cars and place an implement through
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Residents angry as more phone masts appear
OUTRAGED Richmond residents are calling for action against the erection of phone masts at the back of their homes. People in Raleigh Road, off Lower Mortlake Road, have been left feeling powerless after a second bunch of masts were erected over the weekend
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Inspector leaves Crane Valley plan in tatters
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to protect Twickenham's Crane Valley were victorious this week when a government inspector rejected Richmond upon Thames Council's plans to develop green sites. Richmond council had hoped to build houses on the Mereway Allotments
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Teacher Sally says farewell
THE queen of tombola' is retiring from St John the Baptist School in Hampton Wick after teaching there for 17 years. Sally Maxwell started at the school as a full time teacher who specialised in maths but taught everything and played an active role in
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Joy over Teddington car park decision
TEDDINGTON residents who campaigned tirelessly to save their North Lane car park are delighted that the inspector's report into the borough's UDP review has overruled Richmond upon Thames Council's plans. The inspector recommends that the site is not
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Mum blinded by firework campaigns for ban
A PREGNANT Teddington woman who lost the sight of one eye after being hit in the face by a four-foot rocket is the inspiration for a campaign to ban the giant fireworks. The campaign is nicknamed Lavinia's Law' after Lavinia Dale, aged 26, of St Mark's
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RHP are 'bunch of incompetents'
A TENANT from Barnes who claims she endured days without heating or hot water has labelled Richmond Housing Partnership a bunch of total incompetents'. Ms Tina Malliarakis, of Howsman Road, says she called housing repairs to come and fix a faulty boiler
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Sheen residents fight housing plan
DETERMINED residents are campaigning for the council's planning department to refuse a back land development in East Sheen. Supported by a local school, residents surrounding 96 to 98 Christchurch Road are calling for action against the proposed five
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Teenager cons frail OAP out of £9,000
A WOMAN who stole £9,244 from a mentally unstable pensioner in Teddington - while her mother was employed to clean his house - has been punished with community service. Suzan Al-Bloushi from Hounslow pleaded guilty to 19 counts of obtaining money by
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Post office to stay shut all year
MP Dr Jenny Tonge has recently been advised that the Sandycombe Road post office in Kew could take up to a year to reopen. Residents have been living without this facility since the end of last year despite a huge local campaign demanding that the branch
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Garden centre to flout law
TEDDINGTON Station Garden Centre will be planting a seed of rebellion on Easter Sunday by being the only store of its kind to open their doors in the borough. Due to Sunday trading laws, for the last six years shops over 2,000 square feet have not been
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Borough's top cop moves on
A NEW police chief is to take command in Richmond next week, as the current commander moves from fighting the borough's criminals to tackling international crime. Ch Supt Richard Gargini, who has led the borough's police for over two years, is to join
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Preparing for a real marathon effort
RUNNERS from around the borough are busy gearing up for this year's London Marathon on Sunday, April 18. Some 30,000 participants will be sweating it out to complete the course over 26.2 miles from Greenwich to Buckingham Palace. Husband and wife team
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Unicorn headmistress sets sail for new horizons
AFTER an impressive 16 years at the helm, the headmistress of the Unicorn School in Kew is retiring. Fiona Timmis will hand over the reins of the parent-owned school in Kew Road at Easter to Roberta Linehan. The headteacher has been at the school for
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Shoppers upset at demise of free bus service
UPSET shoppers claim they will struggle to do their weekly shop now a free bus has stopped. The service had been running from Kew Marks and Spencer to the centre of Richmond since the store opened at the Retail Park three years ago. On Wednesday it was
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Secret files open window on Cold War
STEP back in time to the Cold War and come face to face with the reality of a nuclear attack at a new exhibition at The National Archives in Kew. The Secret State is based on recently released top secret documents held in the government archive. The
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Drive to cut youth crime is working
THE drive to cut youth crime and anti-social behaviour in Richmond upon Thames is reaping success. Latest figures show that offences committed by young people living in the borough has dropped sharply - from 599 offences in 2001 to 426 last year. Burglary
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Residents fear for the future of shops
A CAMPAIGN to save the shops in St Margarets could be launched as traders and residents fear that changes in the high street could be the death knell' for local shops. The moves follow the news that Kobler's the bakers is to close after more than 100
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Delight as Jessica the dog is found
A FAMILY are delighted to be reunited with Jessica, their black and white basset hound who ran away from her home in Ferry Road, Twickenham on Wednesday, March 17. Last week we reported her disappearance in the Richmond and Twickenham Times and that
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Dealer is fined £8,000 for clocking cars
A MOTOR dealer in Ham has been hit with a penalty of nearly £8,000 after a joint prosecution by Richmond and Sutton Trading Standards. Kamran Rassapour admitted a series of offences under the Trade Description Act. The offences came to light following
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New planning bid is 'delaying tactic'
ANGRY Richmond residents are claiming that the submission of a second retrospective planning application is a delaying tactic being employed by developers to prevent enforcement action. The Knoll, on Ormond Road, Richmond, has been described as a building
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Library enters a new chapter
A NEW spacious design at East Sheen Library received a positive response from both visitors and staff when it re-opened this week. The work will be used as a prototype for a £1 million refurbishment programme given the go-ahead by Richmond upon Thames
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Road closure plan srapped
A GROUP of businesses are breathing a sigh of relief after a developer decided not to close a road for two weeks. Shops on King Street, Richmond, now only face a two day closure after it was decided to connect number 17 to water services by tunnelling
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Police target anti-social vandals
ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour will not be tolerated in Richmond upon Thames - was the clear message from the borough's police when announcing their new targets. At the launch of Operation Peacemaker' - a 12-month focus on anti-social behaviour - borough commander
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Nostalgia, April 2, 2004
25 years ago RICHMOND and Barnes Conservatives were in jubilant mood at Thursday night's annual general meeting at the Sheen Lane centre following the government's defeat in the House of Commons on Wednesday. But Sir Anthony Royle's opponents in the
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Obituary: Countdown's oldest contestant
A former Twickenham teacher who achieved fame as the oldest ever contestant on Channel 4's Countdown quiz has died just short of her 98th birthday. Bertha Violet Bourne was described as a colourful character' by her friend of 35 years, Margaret Hastings
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Profile: Kate Turner, Shooting Star Children Hospice founder
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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'Crap' Kew blasted by survey and celebrity chef
WHILST Kew is popular with residents due to its leafy suburban feel and community spirit, it has been nominated among the 100 worst places to live in a bestselling alternative guide to Britain. Kew is claimed to be over-priced, conservative and populated
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Hear top speakers from business and politics
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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Comment: 'Masterplan' was already looking shaky
RICHMOND council's plans to develop land in and around Crane Valley has been left in shreds by the government inspector. The truth is, of course, that the proposals have actually been unravelling for some months. Also kicked into touch by the inspector
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Award is just the ticket for bus company
LONDON United, the Fulwell-based bus company, is just the ticket for passengers, decided the judges in a prestigious competition. The firm was named Bus Operator of the Year at this year's London Transport Awards, held last Thursday (March 25). The
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What you think about the threat of terrorism
THE threat of a terrorist attack is looming over London and the powers that be are urging us to be vigilant yet calm. This is all well and good but is the capital sufficiently equipped to prevent an attack or deal with the aftermath of one? Richmond
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Arsonist jailed for £100,000 farm fire
A MAN has been jailed for eight years after admitting to two charges of arson. Simon Derek O'Connor, of no fixed address, was sentenced to five years for setting fire to a property in Ormond Avenue, Hampton, on May 11, 2002, and three more for torching
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Welfare benefits campaign a success
A DRAMATIC increase in welfare benefits take-up among local residents is the result of a determined drive launched by Richmond Council. A major campaign, in partnership with Age Concern Richmond Upon Thames and the Pensions Service, started last September
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Twickenham Tories in fighting mood at AGM
TWICKENHAM Conservatives were in fighting mood at their packed AGM at York House on Wednesday. Retiring chairman Cllr Geoffrey Samuel set the scene with an up-beat annual report. Referring to prospective parliamentary candidate Paul Maynard, he said
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Care home provision questioned
FEES for residential homes in the borough came under fire when Marco Forgione, Conservative community campaign leader, called for the Office of Fair Trading to investigate council funding. An OFT study is under way to examine the accessibility of information
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30 storey tower lozenge plan
DEVELOPERS are set to unveil plans for a thirty storey building near to Chiswick roundabout on the A4, which will dwarf the area's current tall buildings, and be shaped in the style of an oval lozenge, the Times can reveal. Luxury housing developers
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Teddington School takes a hike
FORTY six pupils and ten members of staff from Teddington School sacrificed their Sunday roasts recently to undertake a seven-mile hike at Box Hill in Surrey as part of the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme. The hike was arranged for small teams, each led
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Police chief calls for unity after terror bomb seized
THE BOROUGH'S most senior policeman has called for calm after more than half a tonne of ammonium nitrate fertiliser, which police believe was destined to be made into an explosive to carry out a spectacular' terrorist attack, was found near to Hanwell's
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Five year campaign reopens police station
THE re-opening of Brentford Police Station on Monday saw locals come together to celebrate the culmination of years of community campaigning. Senior police officers welcomed councillors and community leaders to the ceremony that opened the station's
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Police hunt BMW after hit and run
A MAN was left fighting for his life after a hit and run accident on the Great West Road, Brentford. Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident at the east bound junction with Windmill Road in the early hours of Sunday March 28. A red
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Nursery gets holy approval
THE OFFICIAL opening of the newly refurbished nursery unit at St Paul's Church of England Primary School was heralded by a visit from the distinguished Bishop of Kensington, Right Reverend Michael Colclough and other members of the local community last
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Fitness feature: the results of 6 weeks at the gym
YES, judgement day has arrived. It's the final countdown, the moment of truth. Have I used my six week stint at Teddington Pool and Fitness Centre to its full potential? Or have I been secretly sloping off down the pub every night? My final meeting
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Octagenarians blossom at final reunion of famous polish firm
A CLUB of Octagenarian women from Chiswick who spent their lives working for Chiswick's famous former boat polish company, Cherryblossoms, held their last reunion meeting on Monday this week. The club, led by Dorris Sands, has been meeting weekly since
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Life for nighclub murder
A MAN from Hounslow has been found guilty of the murder of a student outside a nightclub in Ealing Broadway, despite fleeing to Canada. Tyrone Darryl Woolley, 22 of Benson Close, and Jack Dempsey, also 23, both received life sentences for the stabbing
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Estate set for GP surgery
Thanks to the persistent efforts of a dedicated pensioner, Rafat Saeed, and the Times, patients in Hounslow Heath will now be able to receive treatment at their very own GP surgery. Former civil servant Mr Saeed, of Midsummer Avenue, first raised the
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Boroughs crime fighting strategy unveiled
The borough's latest strategies for tackling crime were unveiled when Lord Toby Harris, chair of the Metropolitan Police Association, visited Hounslow on Monday. Members of the Hounslow Community Safety Partnership presented achievements and planned
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Molester jailed for park attacks
A 19 year old Albanian refugee who molested two teenaged girls in a Hounslow park, was this week jailed for 18 months and told to sign on the sex offenders' register for the next ten years. But the judge at Isleworth Crown Court did not recommend the
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31 years in jail for smugglers caught with £500k of cocaine
TWO men, including an Isleworth aircraft cleaning manager at Heathrow, have been jailed by Guildford Crown Court for a total of 31 years after being convicted of smuggling 10 kilos of cocaine, worth approximately £500,000 into the UK. Warren Franklin
