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Pervert Isleworth youth worker is jailed

An Isleworth Explorers Club youth worker who tried to groom a 14-year-old girl for sex was jailed today for nearly two years.Read

Hooded mugger steals girls iPod

POLICE are hunting a hooded mugger who pushed a schoolgirl to the ground in Hounslow and stole her iPod Touch and Oyster card.Read

Row over axing of free legal advice service

A ROW has broken out over the loss of a charity which has provided free legal advice to thousands of people during the last 30 years.Read

Combat cameraman is honoured at 89

A DIRECTOR who got his lucky break as a combat cameraman during the Second World War has been honoured for his achievements.Read

Knife stash found behind Gala Bingo

A STASH of weapons has been discovered behind a Hounslow bingo hall, near an area notorious for drug dealing.Read

Praise for entries as our judges pick their top five

THE shortlist for this year's Let's Do It awards has been announced, with five charities in the running for the £1,000 prize.Read

Whitton Dene potholes likened to third world

The Chronicle has been inundated with complaints about the state of Whitton Dene, in Hounslow, which is covered with large potholes, since the beginning of the year.Read

Keens to repay cash for second home

MPs Ann and Alan Keen have been ordered to repay £1,500 after breaking rules on the second homes allowance.Read

Heathrow campaigners unhappy with rail plans

HEATHROW campaigners have attacked plans for a high-speed rail link, saying they fall well short of what is needed.Read

Switch to direct debit and win £25k

A £25,000 prize is up for grabs to anyone paying their council tax by Direct Debit.Read

Police called to three clamping incidents a day

POLICE were called more than three times a day to disputes over cars being clamped in Hounslow last year, new statistics reveal.Read

West Mid on red alert as cold snap continues

PRESSURE on staff at West Mid shows little sign of letting up after the hospital was again put on 'red alert' last Friday.Read

New website hopes to restore Whitton pride

A FATHER-OF-TWO has created a website he hopes will help 'fix' Whitton and boost pride in the 'neglected' town.Read

'Parking camera killing trade in Kingsley Road'

MORE than 2,500 motorists have been caught out on a single road in Hounslow since CCTV was introduced there five months ago.Read

Hounslow firm faces fine over illegal workers

BORDER police have arrested 14 people following a dawn raid at a Hounslow warehouse.Read

Award for teen who saved woman from fire

AN HEROIC teenager who risked his life to rescue a woman from her burning Feltham flat has been honoured for his bravery.Read

Conmen pose as police to steal bank cards

ELDERLY residents have been warned to stay alert after fraudsters posing as police officers struck at two addresses in Feltham within hours.Read

Police concern at pub's bid to extend opening

POLICE have criticised bosses of a pub in Hounslow West for applying to extend its opening hours less than two years after an axe attack there.Read

Three years' jail for neighbour from hell

A NEIGHBOUR who conducted a 10-year campaign of harassment against a young family has been jailed for three years.Read

Run-down Beavers Estate flats demolished

RUN-DOWN blocks of flats in Hounslow West were this week demolished to make way for the first of nearly 200 new homes.Read

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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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