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More Twickenham gigs or else, say rugby officials

Rugby chiefs at Twickenham Stadium have threatened to pull the plug on financial support for nearby businesses unless they support a licence application for more gigs. Read

Author to put engineering on the career map

A Brentford author is hoping that his new action thriller will do for engineering what Jurassic Park did for paleontology. Read

Feltham Airparcs pool 'disgusting'

A disgusted gran claims she found human excrement by the poolside at Feltham Airparcs leisure centre. Read

Worton Estate streets 'a disgrace'

An Isleworth mum has called for a crackdown on illegal flytipping after her son slashed his hand on dumped glass. Read

Man's best friend saves arson pub

This is the faithful sheep-dog who saved her owners' lives by waking them after arsonists torched their pub. Read

Pensioners fear being left to fall

Housing chiefs have come under fire from elderly residents at sheltered accommodation in Chiswick amid rumours their warden is to be removed. Read

Ice blamed for Heathrow plane crash

Crash investigators believe they may have uncovered the cause of the mysterious engine failure that saw a plane lose power over Bedfont in January Read

Football fun for brave Joshua

More than 150 people braved the rain to attend a football fundraiser to support a Brentford youngster suffering from an inoperable brain tumour. Read

Tributes for Cranford taxi driver

The Cranford minicab driver killed in a hit-and-run smash on Saturday was a dedicated family man who was due to return to his family in Pakistan later this month. Read

Hounslow councillor's son in dumping shame

A skip company owned by the son of a Labour councillor has been stripped of its licence for illegally dumping waste in Heston. Read

Loot discovered at Feltham Arenas

Workers have unearthed piles of empty purses and wallets at Feltham Arenas after beginning long-awaited renovation of the site. Read

Loo roll thieves strike Hounslow Council

These stern notices have appeared on the walls of the Civic Centre toilets warning councillors and staff about an unusual crime wave sweeping across the council offices. Read

Chiswick man arrested on drugs charges

A 31-year-old man has been arrested today after a police raid on a Chiswick home revealed evidence of a major drug dealing ring . Read

Candle flame destroys Heston semi

This house in Heston was gutted by fire after its owners left a candle unattended. Read

Support pours in for woman denied cancer drugs

A campaign to force health chiefs to fund treatment for a terminally-ill Feltham woman is gathering steam as big-hearted Chronicle readers take to their keyboards and pick up their pens to add their messages of support. Read

Forced marriage a 'huge problem in Hounslow'

A Brentford author has blown the lid on forced marriages in Hounslow in her new novel. Read

'He didn't even say goodbye before he left'

The mother of a missing Feltham teenager who was due to take his driving test today has issued an emotional appeal for his return. Read

Neighbours to weed out drug farms

Hounslow police are urging residents to act as their eyes and noses in the struggle to stop the illegal cannabis factories quietly appearing in residential streets. Read

Hounslow Chronicle's tips for tightening the belt

We're all in for a bleak winter says the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as we face the worst downturn in for 60 years. So www.londoninformer.co.uk sent Richard Mayhew-Smith out scouring the hedgerows and gathering free food. Read

Gunnersbury could become 'sea of concrete'

Ann Keen has joined the battle to save Gunnersbury Park amid claims a large section could be sold for private housing. Read

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