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  • Drowning lady pulled from river

    A drowning woman was saved in a daring rescue by a local ferryman and members of the public out enjoying the Thames. Francis Spencer, owner of Hammerton's Ferry, was alerted to a woman in the water by joggers on the bank of the Thames, near Ham House

  • Pubs are urged to kick the patio heating habit

    A surge in outdoor heater use in pubs and cafes could cause Hounslow's carbon emissions to soar after the smoking ban comes into force on Sunday, 1 July, Darren Johnson, a Green Party member of the London Assembly, has warned Across London, the increased

  • Someone to care for the carers' rights

    Getting old affects us all eventually, but for some people looking after the elderly and infirm is a daily struggle. Jospephine Woode caught up with Lyn Hammond, the woman who has been given the task of making social care a daily joy. The morale of

  • Trio add firepower to threadbare Bees

    Brentford fans, concerned that their relegated club had a thread-bare squad of only 17 with no proven goal-scorers, were relieved this week when manager Terry Butcher snapped up strikers Lee Thorpe and Alan Connell from Torquay United and Hereford United