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Floor to ceiling MRSA reminders at West Mid

West Middlesex Hospital has stepped up its battle against deadly superbugs by installing projectors reminding people to wash their hands. Read

Savings cost benefits cheat £11K

A Brentford man who hid thousands of pounds of savings while on benefits has been fined £11,000. Read

Not the only Number One

A longtime Feltham resident has found himself in a tale of two houses after bungling council officers gave a new property on his road exactly the same address as his home. Read

Lorry boss fined for safety fraud

A haulage boss from Feltham has been fined £87,000 after admitting his part in a 'criminal network' that put potentially dangerous lorries on the road. Read

75% of Hounslow could protest against Heathrow expansion

Council bosses are urging more people to join the battle against Heathrow, claiming three quarters of Hounslow's residents could belong to 'minority groups'. Read

Cancer campaigner: 'NHS Hounslow is a disgrace'

What should you do if your application is turned down? Read

Answers into police shooting no closer

A Hounslow mother whose son was shot by police says she is considering giving up on her three-year campaign for a public inquest. Read

Glass box breaks homeless taboo

A homeless charity with a hostel in Hounslow has raised awareness of the problem by installing a 'glass box' in the heart of the town centre. Read

Two rescued from house blaze

An investigation is under way into a fierce blaze that scorched the ground floor of a house in Brentford in the early hours of Friday morning. Read

StoryStar: Tabitha's Top Ten Tips

Judge and author Tabitha Suzuma's Top Ten Tips for writing a great short story Read

Moving memories of Gunnersbury biker

Tributes have been paid to a former Gunnersbury School pupil who was killed in a motorbike crash. Read

'Heartless' doctors refuse to treat newborn

A new mum is fuming after her eight-day-old son was turned away from two doctors' surgeries despite suffering a painful infected umbilical cord. Read

Mortgage misery rockets in Hounslow

Hounslow's Citizens Advice Bureau has seen a 'shocking' rise in the number of debt-ridden residents seeking advice this month. Read

Residents slam BAA train plan

Neighbours whose homes back onto Hanworth Marshalling Yard have responded with horror to the news the tranquil nature conservation area could once again become a noisy train depot. Read

Skates on for Gunnersbury Park plans

Skaters could soon be a comon site in Gunnersbury Park if plans for a temporary ice rink get the go-ahead. Read

Save forgotten Cranford lock-up

Cranford's historic Lock-Up, where many a 19th-century ne'erdowell spent the night recovering from an evening's boozing, is one of just two surviving examples in the whole of London. Read

Pumpkin window weaves Hounslow Halloween magic

She may be perched cackling on a broom stick but there is nothing wicked about this Halloween witch. Read

End of service for Hanworth dinnerlady

After thirty years of slicing sponges and ladling out custard at Lindon-Bennett School cook Roz Nickols is finally hanging up her apron and heading off to put her feet up. Read

Ringing the changes for Hounslow's heritage

The historic bells at St Dunstan's Church should soon be heard peeling around Cranford again after an eerily quiet summer. Read

Is this the oldest cat in London?

Reaching twenty five may not sound like much of an achievement, but when you're are a cat it's a birthday worth celebrating. Read

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