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Kelly-Rose Bradford

Kelly-Rose Bradford: Hair's the news - Boy's not facing the cut

I never thought I would be having to deal with 'appearance' issues with Boy while he is just six years old. Read

Kelly-Rose Bradford: Handbag essentials

THE contents of my handbag are a constant source of amusement to my family and friends, who question why I need to carry (among countless other things) a roll of parcel tape, hairdressing scissors, a tape measure, a length of ribbon, various pieces of fruit, and, at the last count, 47 used train tickets secured with an elastic band. Read

House Guest: Talking politics with MPs

House Guest: Parliament could learn from our troops

"Parliament needs redemption not just reform" as a local resident said wisely to me this week. Read

House Guest: Iraq inquiry secrecy is an insult

An inquiry into the Iraq war that meets in secret and reports after the next election is an insult – to the families of British servicemen and women who died, to the veterans and to the public. Read

Looking Back with Eddie Menday

Hero was a driving force

ONE of the events in this year's Older Peoples' Festival is a heritage walk to Old Chiswick and the large graveyard of St Nicholas Church. Read

Eddie Menday: The dock of the day

DURING the war years - when my brother and I worked on the Great West Road - we often used to spend our lunch hour visiting the back alleys and the canal at Brentford. Read

Fly Past with Barry Dix

The muscle-man of the skies

AS A fully-paid-up member of the Breguet Deux Ponts fan club, I have an apology to make. Read

Flypast: A380 or London bus? No contest

HOW I envy those lucky people who’ve already flown on one of the first of the Airbus A380s. Read

Urban Fox

Urban Fox: Heed advice from other plotholders

A bonus to gardening on the allotment is the knowledge and advice given from other plotholders who are old hands at cultivation, in addition to the plant swapping that takes place at this time of year once the seedlings become large enough to be planted out. Read

Urban Fox: My windowsill resembles a mini nursery

This is a very busy time for planting and my windowsill is now looking like a miniature nursery, with an array of pots bunched up together in the small space behind the window boxes. Read

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Ask Urban Fox questions about her garden, share your tried and tested tips or simply chat about all things flora and fauna in the Secret Garden forum... Read

Letters to the Editor

Bearly worth mentioning

THANK you for publishing Councillor Johnston's illuminating letter in last week's Informer (Look at 'saint'Ed's spending') alerting us to the shocking fact that our MP runs a constituency office. Read

Cause of TB or not, do not spit

I READ with interest the letter from Dr Mike Robinson saying spitting does not cause TB as people always used to be told that it did. Read

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