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Suspected con woman in court

A young woman has appeared in court charged with carrying out a string of distraction burglaries at the homes of elderly Feltham and Hounslow residents. Read

Paula Radcliffe

Paula Radcliffe meets Feltham supertot

The mum of a Feltham supertot who regularly runs mini-marathons says she is looking forward to the day they can complete their first full-length event together. Read

John Griffin

Isleworth wife killer detained under Mental Health Act

A pensioner who battered his bed-bound wife to death with a crowbar has today been detained in a secure unit 'for the foreseeable future'. Read

Jiwan Virk

Housing scandal councillor will be investigated

The case of a Labour councillor who became embroiled in a housing scandal will be officially investigated, an independent committee has ruled. Read

Councillors at A4 traffic 'blackspot'

Fatality fears at accident 'blackspot' in Brentford

Roads chiefs are being asked to take action over an accident 'blackspot' in Brentford following a campaign by local councillors to improve the difficult crossing. Read

Drug dealing

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

Hanworth marshalling yard

Fury continues over Hanworth Marshalling Yard plan

The public backlash over plans for a busy train depot on the site of a conservation area in Hanworth continued last week following the first exhibition by developers. Read

lampton schoolgirls

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

London mayor Boris Johnson

Row over Tory transport plans

New transport plans announced by the Mayor of London and backed by Hounslow's Conservatives have sparked fierce disagreement among Labour rivals. Read

Operation Blunt haul

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

Hounslow Chronicle, November 13

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Margaret Whitby

Cancer patients bash government plans

Cancer sufferers fighting for wider access to life-extending drugs claim the Government's decision to allow top-up payments will make little difference to most people. 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

Julia Quilliam at St Lawrence's Church war memorial

New home for Brentford war memorial

Fallen war heroes commemorated on a Brentford memorial are finally set to receive proper recognition after local councillors stumped up the money to allow the monument to be moved. Read

Peter Reggiori

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

Richard Mayhew-Smith

My childhood in the Third Reich - Part 2

In the second half of his two part feature, RICHARD MAYHEW-SMITH tells of the last days of conflict, his joy at being reunited with his father and his adjustment to life in England after his half-English, half-German family was torn apart by the Second World War. Read

Auschwitz

Hounslow pupils learn the lessons of Auschwitz-Birkenau

Reporter Jessica Thomas travelled to Poland with eight Hounslow school children for a groundbreaking project. Read

Lord Palmerstone, Hounslow

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

Heathrow placards

Rebel MPs force Heathrow expansion debate

Growing opposition among Labour MPs over Heathrow expansion has forced a debate in the House of Commons today. Read

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