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Council welcomes Tory Heathrow pledge
The leader of Richmond Council has welcomed the Conservatives 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 opposition
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UPDATE: Gas leak at 'fire risk' tower block
Engineers have found a gas leak at a tower block where a surveyor described the danger of fire as “off the Richter Scale”. Inspectors discovered the leak at Cornish House, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford, yesterday after a BBC report revealed none of the
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Care home residents evacuated after Legionella found
Elderly residents at a care home have been moved out after inspectors discovered Legionella bacteria in the water supply. Feltham Dene residential home, in Spring Road, Feltham, was shut yesterday after engineers from Hounslow Council found “unacceptable
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Richmond CAB hours cut
The Richmond branch of the Citizens Advice Bureau is to be moved and its opening hours will be slashed to cut costs, it has emerged. Susan Smith, chief executive of Richmond Citizens Advice Bureau Service (RCABS), confirmed the advice service
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Police hunt pepper spray attacker
A yob who sprayed pepper in a woman’s eyes in a “cowardly attack” is being hunted by police. The woman, who was in her late 30s, was riding her bike in Church Street, Chiswick, when she spotted three men in the middle of the road. One of them, a white
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Students cleared of gang attack
Two students have been cleared of a savage revenge attack on a fellow student, who needed 51 stitches. Kingston University students Jagdeep Grewal, 22, from Isleworth, and Sumit Selli, 22, from Hayes, were on trial at Kingston Crown Court this week,
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Commuters and police officers hurt in station 'riot'
A teenage girl suffered a dislocated shoulder and several officers were injured as police tried to control a huge crowd of students at a train station. Passengers said trouble flared when police were unable to hold back more than 100 students
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Police search for missing person near bridge
Police and ambulance crews were called to an incident at Richmond Bridge. An eyewitness said she saw paramedics looking over the bridge into the water at around 12.30pm yesterday. The witness said: “I was coming over the bridge and there
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Police seal off park alleyway
Police today sealed off an alleyway leading to a popular park. A passerby said the alleyway, close to Crane Park, was sealed off and five police cars were at the scene. Police today said they could not confirm the nature of the incident, south of the
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Angry reaction to academy name
Whitton residents have reacted angrily to the suggestion the town’s school will be renamed Twickenham Academy if it is handed over to a Swedish education firm. The process to turn Whitton School into an academy, an independent schools run by a sponsor
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Ealing (Road) Comedies - Oct 8, 2009
This week on the Ealing (Road) Comedies podcast Stuart Amos and Will Gore are joined by Brentford midfielder Sam Saunders speaking from the Bees team bus as it wends its way to sunny Hartlepool for Friday night's big game. Saunders reveals
