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UPDATE: Hounslow Homes denies tower block is a fire hazard
Hounslow Homes has denied claims that danger of fire at one of its tower blocks is “off the Richter Scale”. Bernadette O'Shea, chief executive of Hounslow Homes, said its own inspectors have found their is “no need for alarm” after a BBC report revealed
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Teenager breaks both legs while being chased by police
A 16-year-old boy suffered two broken legs while being pursued by police in Hounslow. Officers were patrolling on Lampton Road in Hounslow when they saw a boy on a bike acting suspiciously. The boy got off his bicycle and ran away. The officers, who
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UPDATE: Calls for public meeting after Hounslow's tower blocks revealed as 'most dangerous in London'
Calls have been made for an urgent public meeting after Hounslow’s tower blocks were revealed to be among the most dangerous in London. None of the borough’s 37 tower blocks have a valid fire risk assessment in place, and 21 are rated as high risk, according
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Police hunt burglar who confronted lone woman in her home
A woman was confronted in her own home by a burglar who snatched rings from her fingers and demanded the combination to the house safe. The victim was in her home in Denbigh Gardens, Richmond, with her two children at about 9pm on Sunday when
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Tories Heathrow pledge welcomed by campaigners
The leader of Hounslow Council has welcomed the Conservative’s commitment to scrap plans for a third runway at Heathrow in their general election manifesto. Shadow transport minister Julian Brazier told the Tory party conference in Manchester that opposition
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Heathrow noise survey is 'phoney'
Environmental campaigners have described BAA’s consultation on its Heathrow noise action plan as “phoney”. West London Friends of the Earth said the 16-week consultation, which ended on Monday, was biased and did not seek to reduce the impact of noise
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Riverside campaigners take fight to Downing Street
Campaigners opposed to controversial plans to sell off Twickenham Riverside for private development have taken their fight to the Prime Minister. On a wet Monday, the protesters knocked on the door of No 10 Downing Street in the hope that the Government
