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Cash for coaches
4:10pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
As the Beijing Olympics ended, coaches across the country are turning their thoughts to preparing the next gold hopefuls for the London Olympics.
Comments (0)Luxury car hijacker jailed
1:07pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
A drug addict who hijacked luxury cars in supermarket car parks to feed his habit has been jailed for six years.
Exclusive laptops stolen from trailer
12:55pm Friday 22nd August 2008
A trailer which had a consignment of laptops stolen from it was dumped in an Ashford layby.
Deli is getting a taste for the competition
10:20am Friday 22nd August 2008
An Isleworth deli, open for only eight months, has been voted one of the top five in London in chef Gary Rhodes’ competition Local Food Heroes.
Temp stole £10k in Oyster card fraud
8:10am Friday 22nd August 2008
A temp working at Transport for London who gave more than £10,000 in bogus Oyster ticket products, refunds and compensation payments to her friends and family has been sentenced to nine months in prison.
Design a town centre you would like to see
6:28pm Thursday 21st August 2008
Ideas are being sought for the regeneration of Hounslow town centre.
Van loaded with fake £1 coins
5:01pm Wednesday 20th August 2008
Police who stopped an overloaded white Renault van as it trundled awkwardly into a station car park in Hounslow were amazed to discover five huge drums full of fake £1 coins.
Scaling Centre's heights
8:10am Tuesday 19th August 2008
Kunwardeep Chhabra, nine, scales the amazing climbing wall specially installed at The Centre in Feltham last week.
Severe delays on District Line
7:52am Tuesday 19th August 2008
There are severe delays on the District Line following a signal failure at West Kensington.
Dead teacher's neighbour worried about gas boilers
8:30am Monday 18th August 2008
The neighbour of a dance teacher found dead after a suspected carbon monoxide leak is still waiting for a certificate that her boiler is safe.
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UK condemns Russian military action
Updated 3:34am Thursday 28th August 2008
Britain has condemned Russia's "excessive use of military force" in Georgia.
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Britain's Olympic heroes reunited with families at Egham hotel
Egham’s Runnymede Hotel welcomed Britain’s returning Olympic heroes today.
Surfer braves current to save children from sea
A surfer has been hailed a hero after risking his own life to save a teen and two children from drowning – and then unwinding with a cup of tea.
Chariot Festival brings music and worship to Tooting
Tooting was bought to life with colour and music today thanks to a stunning spectacle of Hindu worship.
A 20-mile ‘super sewer’ will start in Chiswick
A huge crater may be dug in Chiswick to make way for a massive underground “super sewer” entrance.
Frying tonight: Fire crew tackles blaze in chippy
An investigation has been launched after a fire broke out in a fish and chip shop causing staff and nearby residents to be evacuated.
‘The public should have a say in park’s future’
A Brentford resident who has seen Gunnersbury Park go from riches to rags has accused Hounslow Council of being undemocratic, after meetings on the park’s future have been held in secret.
‘PCT ignored my letters’
A campaigner for the Stroke Association has criticised what he described as the “rudeness and callous indifference” shown by Hounslow Primary Care Trust (PCT) towards the charity.
Merton exhibition will bring out the child in you
Visitors to Merton’s Heritage Centre will have the opportunity to get in touch with their inner-child thanks to a new exhibition.
Only one per cent of you know MPs...
An investigation by the Croydon Guardian has revealed that 99 per cent of Croydon residents do not recognise their local member of Parliament is and 100 per cent have no idea what their European parliament representative looks like.
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