Robert Cumber

Revealed: Hounslow's gang list

The gang behind the murder of teenager Kodjo Yenga is among 14 groups terrorising communities across the borough, Hounslow's top cop has revealed. Read

Hounslow liver cancer patient denied drugs

A retired car dealer with terminal liver cancer has become the latest victim of the 'postcode lottery' of healthcare after being denied potentially life-extending drugs. Read

Squatters suspected of starting blaze at Grenada Hotel

A boarded-up guest house was nearly destroyed after a fire, believed to have been started by squatters trying to stay warm, spiralled out of control this morning. Read

Christmas lights to boost Hounslow economy

Hounslow town centre will be lit up this Christmas despite fears councillors would be unwilling to stump up the cash. Read

West London police stations hit by slump

Controversial plans to overhaul police stations in Hounslow, Feltham, Brentford and Chiswick have been shelved as the credit crunch hits the Met Police. Read

Hounslow Council leader cleared of blog misconduct

Council leader Peter Thompson has been cleared of misconduct after posting a link to a Tory website on his council blog. Read

Grey power back for Heathrow battle

Almost 50 protestors are being trained up to cause chaos at Heathrow by attending militant training camps - including many middle-aged women. Read

Mural artist Norman Oakes from Feltham Arts Association

Windfall for Hounslow's good causes

Three charities are celebrating after being awarded grants totalling more than £22,000. Read

Sun to power Hounslow school

It may not seem like the brightest idea with the nights drawing in but Heathland School hopes to reap the rewards of installing two solar panels. Read

Hard drugs epidemic hits Hounslow

Hounslow is in the grips of a Class-A drugs epidemic, with seizures rising by up to 100 per cent in the last year, new figures reveal. Read

Alan Keen meets heroic schoolgirls

Three schoolgirls who helped save a man's life were rewarded last week with a guided tour of the House of Commons. Read

Traders sold booze, fags and knives to children

'Irresponsible' shopkeepers have been blasted after 12 were caught selling knives, fireworks or alcohol to youngsters. Read

George Andraos, of Midsummer Avenue, Hounslow

'Busy' engineers leave family left out in the cold

A father-of-two lost his cool when housing chiefs told him he would be without heating for three weeks because their engineers were too busy. Read

Gym manager Kerry Custer (right) with personal trainer Carina Botha ahead of The Gym's opening earlier this year

Weights ban at 24-hour gym

Britain's first 24-hour gym is to remove its heaviest weights because inconsiderate bodybuilders have been keeping residents awake at night. Read

Remembering the chaps who never came home

A Hounslow veteran has told how he remains haunted by images of 'crucified' soldiers more than 60 years after returning from the Asian battlefields. Read

Time called for violent Hounslow pub

Last orders have been called on a Hounslow boozer which has already been the scene of nine assaults this year, one of which left a man with a fractured scull. Read

Hounslow remembers

Hounslow continues to remember its fallen soldiers today with a special ceremony to mark the 90th anniversary of the Armistice. Read

Karanjit Jaswal, Jackie Burrell, Angela Gordon and Himmat Sahni outside their shops in Spring Grove Road, Hounslow

Businesses hit by parking woes

Shopkeepers have accused town hall chiefs of doing too little to help small businesses after waiting more than five years for 'vital' parking restrictions. Read

Sunny Singh, Barracks Superstore, Beavers Lane

Firework attack at store

A Hounslow shopkeeper has told of his terror when a mindless yob threw a lit firework into his store, amid claims it could have set the whole building alight. Read

Never forget to take a stand

A retired barber who survived dozens of close shaves during the Second World War says people must never forget to 'take a stand against tyranny in all its forms'. Read

Author Profile

I have been at the Chronicle office for three years after finishing an English degree at Warwick University. Previously I was a reporter for the Kingston and Richmond Informers for two-and-a-half years, before joining the Hounslow Chronicle as Chief Reporter. I cover stories across Hounslow, Cranford, Heston and Hounslow West.

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