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  • Bottom club Broncos are changing their squad

    By Paul Schoonenberg London Broncos were defeated 46-4 at Hull in the Tetley's Rugby Super League on Sunday to leave them firmly at the bottom of the table without a point in three games in which they have conceded 130 points. Former Halifax winger

  • Next stop for Allen Barcelona?

    BRENTFORD'S new manager mad dog' Martin Allen has already got Griffin Park buzzing with his demands for success, burning ambition and zany humour. Some fans from his old club Barnet, angry at Allen's sudden departure to snap up the Brentford job rejected

  • Next stop for Allen Barcelona?

    BRENTFORD'S new manager mad dog' Martin Allen has already got Griffin Park buzzing with his demands for success, burning ambition and zany humour. Some fans from his old club Barnet, angry at Allen's sudden departure to snap up the Brentford job rejected

  • ‘One day I’ll be leaving for Barcelona’

    BRENTFORD'S new manager mad dog' Martin Allen has already got Griffin Park buzzing with his demands for success, burning ambition and zany humour. Some fans from his old club Barnet, angry at Allen's sudden departure to snap up the Brentford job rejected

  • Allen's selection gamble pays off

    Brentford 3, Rushden & Diamonds 2 NEW Brentford boss Martin Allen took a gamble by calling up young striker Matt Harrold and switching Jay Tabb to the right of midfield for the first time - and it paid off handsomely. Allen said before the match

  • Allen’s selection gamble pays off

    Brentford 3, Rushden & Diamonds 2 NEW Brentford boss Martin Allen took a gamble by calling up young striker Matt Harrold and switching Jay Tabb to the right of midfield for the first time - and it paid off handsomely. Allen said before the match

  • Party pooper Clive adds to Leonard’s Quins agony

    By Paul Schoonenberg Leicester 30 Quins 21 HARLEQUINS star Jason Leonard had to endure the double agony of being dropped from the England squad for last Saturday's match against Wales and then being denied a farewell international appearance by

  • Boat industry threatened by luxury housing

    BOATYARD operators across Brentford Chiswick and Isleworth say the industry could be forced from the river within five years due to the increasing pressure of property development squeezing them from their traditional homes. While members of the London

  • Battle of the bottles

    ADVERTISING board companies along the Golden Mile are preparing for a battle of the bottles, after Hounslow Council gave the green light for the historic Lucozade building to be pulled down and converted into a new headquarters for car firm Audi. The

  • Lifeboat rescues 51 from river

    CHISWICK'S RNLI lifeboat have said that they will be perfectly prepared for any mishaps in this year's Oxford Cambridge boat race after a catastrophic weekend on the river plopped 51 rowing enthusiasts into the Thames during the two annual Head of the

  • Boy stabbed

    A SCHOOLBOY from Cranford was stabbed in the buttocks shortly after schools finished for the day on Thursday last week (March 18), during an apparent fracas with a group of other schoolchildren. Police said that the 15-year-old, who was black, had been

  • Tube death 'not suspicious' say police

    A MAN was killed after being hit by a Picadilly line train at Hounslow Central station on Lampton Road on Wednesday evening. The man, who was in his early 30s was spotted walking on the track by passengers before an approaching train. Despite the driver

  • Councillor the toast of Lahore after hole-in-one

    HOUNSLOW Councillors have gone down in the history of Lahore - not only for the recent town twinning, but also because of the sporting feat of one of the borough's members. As a final page of the successful town twinning with Lahore, the Mayor, Cllr

  • Terror blunder

    FEARS about airport security have been renewed after a convicted terrorist has been found working at Heathrow Airport. Ulster Loyalist William McArthur gained a job on a construction site at the airport's new £2 billion Terminal 5, despite having a

  • Watchdogs warn of rise in canine crime

    DOG THEFT has been growing at an astonishing rate in Hounslow and Feltham, with abduction figures one of the worst in London, the Times can reveal. Ten incidents are currently being investigated by watchdogs, who say that the canines are abducted due

  • Criminals to be tracked in town centre

    A RETAIL crime intelligence system is set to be rolled out in Hounslow town centre to tackle persistent shoplifters and anti-social behaviour. The London Borough of Hounslow, local police and the high street's major retailers - including Marks & Spencer

  • Is West Mid hospital in financial crisis?

    REPORTS that West Middlesex University Hospital is £2.5 million in debt have emerged amidst revelations by Pressure group, London Health Emergency, that managers at the hospital last year had to turn away 15 critical patients. According to the hospital's

  • Help blind sports star go on tour

    THE TIMES is asking readers to join its campaign to send a schoolboy cricket star, who overcame blindness to reach his potential, on a well deserved holiday. Four years ago, a young boy was doing his paper round in Chiswick, when, as he cycled around

  • Parish ‘soups up’ Syria donations to a grand total

    PARISHIONERS have been serving up soup and giving up chocolate to raise money for a community centre in Syria. Volunteers from Our Lady of Grace, Chiswick, are currently collecting money for this year's Lenten project, which is hoping to fund improvements

  • Bulldozers to move on Lucozade as Audi plans HQ

    HOUNSLOW Council have given approval for the historic but vandalised Lucozade Headquarters to be pulled down to make way for a new Audi HQ - leaving campaigners angry that they failed to secure a permanent position for the well loved local landmark flashing

  • What you think about...The Boat Race

    It began with a series of letters between two young students, now The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race will be celebrating its 175th anniversary this weekend, writes Jamie Mullen. The Boat Race is the annual rowing contest between England's two oldest

  • Road rage’s a roundabout way to just miss jail

    THE 'battle of Chiswick roundabout', a violent road-rage incident which caused traffic chaos, landed four young men in a Crown Court dock and threatened two of them with jail sentences, ended with hefty fines and dire warnings. When a four-day trial

  • Riverside’s ready for 150th boat race

    THIS year's historic battle for supremacy along the Thames between Oxford and Cambridge holds a special significance for lovers of the race, since it marks the 175th anniversary of the first race in 1829 and the 150th race in total. In 1829, Oxford student

  • Anger over ‘threat’ to conservation area

    RESIDENTS living in the Grove Park Conservation Area in Chiswick say the area is under threat after unpopular development plans were submitted to raise the level of Hartington Court to five floors by the freeholder, Dovecorn Reversions. Local residents

  • Residents plan mass protest to planning inspector

    CHISWICK residents are set to turn out in force to a Planning Appeal Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 30 to try to persuade the Inspector to turn down the planned redevelopment of Gable House in Turnham Green Terrace. Developers, Gort Securities

  • Government plans put campus at risk

    GOVERNMENT plans could remove vital protection against over development on Hounslow's green spaces, that could impact upon the future use of Osterley Campus when Brunel University leave the land. The proposals were outlined in a report published by the

  • Law change could help mast fight

    A PROPOSED new law that would give council's such as Hounslow a stronger say on the location of mobile phone masts has been welcomed by the leader of Hounslow Council's Conservatives, Cllr Peter Thompson. A Private Members Bill, by Conservative MP Richard

  • Borough’s past all mapped out

    CHISWICK, Hammersmith, North Feltham and East Bedfont as they were in the mid nineteenth century can be now revisited in astonishing detail thanks to the reprinting of old Ordnance survey plans for the areas. Chiswick 1867' reproduces the first edition

  • England cricket star wants to hit racism for six

    FORMER England cricketer Owais Shah visited local teenagers recently to talk about racism. About 15 young people attended the "Show Racism the Red Card" seminar held by HAAYA (the Hounslow Asian and African Youth Association), in partnership with the

  • Business park plans delayed

    A DECISION on an additional two buildings at Chiswick Business Park has yet to be made following a Council committee meeting this week. The Sustainable Development Committee, chaired by Cllr Mohinder Gill, met on Tuesday night to comment on reports for

  • Hughes unveils ‘the big idea’

    LIBERAL Democrat London Mayoral candidate, Simon Hughes was in Hounslow at the weekend to release details of one of his 'big ideas for London', which will be the cornerstone of his manifesto for the elections on June 10 for London Mayor. Mr Hughes has

  • Will Gibson’s latest arouse the passions?

    SEATS at a showing of Mel Gibson's controversial film The Passion of the Christ' will be taken up by different denominations as Chiswick's churches join together for a private screening. Members of congregations from Our Lady of Grace RC Church, the

  • A host to world heritage

    A TRUE passion for nature, plants and the environment combined with a strong pair of legs is essential for the person in charge of Kew Gardens considering it houses over seven million specimens from around the world and covers 300 acres of land. So it

  • Students inspect chief inspector

    STUDENTS at Longford Community School visited Hounslow Police Station recently to help further the relationship between police and local schools. Year Eight students saw where emergency calls are received and how they are despatched as well as receiving

  • Community in search of the carnival spirit

    HANWORTH has a very proud tradition of community as seen each year by the wonderful carnival held in the region - which has been in existence for nearly 50 years and have tirelessly raised almost £200,000 for Cancer Research UK. On Saturday March 13

  • Council can help you waste your garden away

    GREEN-fingered gardeners planning to give their garden a spring-clean have been given a helping hand by Hounslow Council, which is bringing back its successful garden waste collection service for another year. Whether it's grass clippings, twigs, small

  • Soccer players want to net a classroom

    ORGANISERS of a new branch of Community Action Towards Soccer (CATS) is looking for a venue in Chiswick to enable them to begin a west London team. Louise Scully, working on behalf of the West London Local Authority wants to start the team at the beginning

  • Whizzing round the marathon

    AN actuary from Brentford will be putting her best foot forward in this year's London marathon, to help charity Whizzkids. Katherine Raine, a 27-year-old from Windmill Road who works for city firm Towers Perrin, said she had been inspired to run for

  • Pop princess may be forced out

    A POP princess from Chiswick is appealing for sponsorship to continue her ascent to superstardom. Sophia-Rose Laughton, who lives on the High Road, has appeared in Harry Potter, sung with Charlotte Church, Roger Moore and Barry Manilow as well as featuring

  • Cheers for the charity, Graham

    A PUB in Feltham has given one of its long-standing regulars a special award, in recognition of his charity work. Staff and customers at The General Roy, Poplar Way, presented Graham Hamstead with a Sizzling Star Award on Wednesday March 17. Landlady

  • Hogwarts ‘n all for Hogarth

    HARRY Potter made an appearance at The William Hogarth School on Thursday along with witches and superheroes. Pupils from the school, in Duke Road, Chiswick, dressed up as their favourite book characters for a special assembly. The book character assembly

  • Traders liable for waste

    A THROWAWAY comment at the Times' reporter's surgery has highlighted a new Council campaign to deal with messy traders. One female Chiswick resident, who did not wish to be named, called into last Thursday's surgery to complain about the rubbish piling

  • Howard applauds Tories

    THE Feltham and Heston Conservative Association held their AGM last week and were pleased to receive a letter of congratulations from Party leader Michael Howard. Mr Howard's letter was read out to the 40 members in attendance, who were delighted with

  • Trekkie David plans trip to Guyana

    AN ISLEWORTH resident has been given the opportunity to take part in a Trekforce Expedition' to Guyana, to undertake scientific research and conservation work. David Thompson, of Ridgeway Road, will join a team of 20 people at the beginning of May,

  • Snatched

    A 35 year-old Asian man had a bag containing over £885 worth of camera equipment stolen whilst walking on Bath Road, Hounslow last Wednesday morning at around 11 am. The man, who lives in Hounslow, was approached just outside the Health Clinic by a suspicious

  • Council silences noise pests

    TWO successful prosecutions for noise nuisance have underlined the Council's commitment to protecting residents' quality of life. Dominic Whelan, of Florence Gardens, Chiswick, was prosecuted for failing to comply with the requirements of an abatement

  • Banned drink driver jailed

    Caught driving with four times the limit and for the fifth time, a Hounslow man has been jailed for five months and banned for five years. Jaswinder Singh Pathal, aged 42, of Cromwell Road, Hounslow, had admitted drink driving, driving while banned

  • Jail an option for driver, say magistrates

    For his fourth offence of drink driving a Heston man was threatened with prison at Feltham court last week. David Carnnegie, aged 45, of Beechcroft Close, Heston, admitted driving with excess alcohol at Heston on March 11 and was remanded on bail for

  • Fighters fined £100

    Two men seen fighting each other in the early hours of the morning and shouting were arrested for being drunk. Both appeared at Feltham court last week where they admitted the offence and were fined. Scott Douglas Cooper, aged 31, of Staines Road, Feltham

  • Crack addict faces three month jail term

    To raise cash for drugs a Hounslow man walked into an office and stole a £1,000 projector. For this Ranjit Bhinder, aged 22, of Pears Road, Hounslow, was jailed for three months at Feltham court last week. He had pleaded guilty to stealing the overhead

  • Remanded by the magistrates

    A MAN charged with threatening violence and possession of a knife at Bedfont had his case adjourned to a later date when he appeared at Feltham court last week. Paul Brian Moran, aged 33, of Buchfast Court, Sandymoor, Cheshire, had been charged with

  • Drug addict must attend counselling

    A young woman drug addict who admitted stealing and other offences had her sentence deferred for three months when she appeared at Feltham court last week. Mandeep Callo, aged 20, of Bellamy House, Biscoe Close, Heston, had admitted failing to comply

  • Training offer to small businesses from social fund

    HUNDREDS of employees from small businesses across London have already benefited from free training on a wide range of courses through the European Social Fund-financed Heathrow Supply Chain Project and there are still a few places available on most courses

  • ‘Budget is bad news for small business’

    The FSB, Britain's leading small business group, has criticised the Chancellor's u-turn on small company taxation and believes that it undermines his welcome moves on payroll and inspection regimes for small firms. Simon Sweetman of the FSB's Taxation

  • Eyes of a child

    SPECSAVERS Opticians in Hounslow is urging parents and teachers to keep a close eye on children's sight in a bid to improve poor literacy levels across the UK as part of their Get Kids Reading campaign. Store director, Ranna Rai said: "A recent government

  • Diagnostics firm a national top 50 workplace

    QUEST Diagnostics, a provider of diagnostic medical testing, information and services based in Hounslow and Heston, has been named as one of the 50 Best Small Companies to Work for in the UK, as published in a recent report in The Sunday Times. Quest

  • Building firm’s pre-tax profit nears £50m mark

    ISLEWORTH based builders Mowlem, which has a strong regional base in London, has reported profit before tax at £45.2m, maintaining the substantial growth that the group has achieved over the past eight years. The strength, length and diversity of the

  • Residential lettings specialists launch new premises

    LANDLORDS and tenants in Brentford and Chiswick can now benefit from new services through Martin & Co. Established in 1986, Martin & Co are specialists in residential lettings and management, with a network of offices from Scotland to the South Coast

  • A traditional school with a modern outlook

    Brentford School for Girls is very proud of its tradition as a single sex comprehensive school with a modern outlook. The school has 850 pupils, 56 teachers and 90 staff in total. The school was founded in 1968 and the present Headteacher, Ms Susan