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  • New £25k school sign is 'incorrectly spelt'

    A giant wooden sign which cost close to £25,000 is spelling trouble for staff at Lowther Primary School –or should that be Lauther School? Or perhaps Laither School? It is a question Barnes resident Peter Daines asked himself after the arrival

  • Council attacked for Islam training choice

    A Muslim community group has blasted Hounslow Council for not turning to its own community after it emerged an anti-extremist group – founded by former radicals –was invited to train staff. Hounslow Muslim Forum (HMF) said it “strongly objected” to Government

  • Is this London's most confusing road?

    Traders and residents are calling for an end to confusion in a road where parking restrictions change 14 times in just 200m. Shopkeepers in Hampton’s Station Road have told Richmond Council the baffling parking restrictions and a lack of spaces

  • Children start school 'still in nappies and unable to talk'

    Using the bottle, still in nappies, unable to talk – and starting school, Hounslow’s teachers say the number of underdeveloped children in the classroom is on the rise. In a council report aimed at looking into ways to improve pre-school services, inspectors