October 2008 Archives

Gigs

Monday, November 3

■ Coach and Horses, 183 London Road. Live jazz with host Trevor Tompkins. Free. 8.30pm. Call 020 8560 1447.

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

The new machines flash large colourful messages across the floor and walls of the main atrium at the Isleworth site.

The hospital's director of infection control, Dr May Kyi, said: "It's important that everyone, including staff, patients and visitors, understands the importance of preventing the spread of infections and knows how they can help.

As part of our StoryStar writing competition judge and award-winning author Tabitha Suzuma gives you her top 10 tips on how to write a great short story.

StoryStar is a writing competition for young people in west London aged 4 - 18. All entries are published on www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk and the winners will receive books for themselves and their school from Random House Children's Books and see their stories printed in the paper.

Groups who use a community centre in the heart of Isleworth rallied together at the weekend in a valiant bid to attract more users and stay afloat.

Members of the St John's Community Centre fear that if more local people do not get involved they will not be able to cope with the spiralling costs.

Ignorant thieves risked patients lives stealing cabling worth just £50 from West Middlesex Hospital.

The metal cabling was stolen from the hospital's emergency generator which provides back-up electricity for one of the operating theatres when maintenance work is undertaken.

A con man is duping Isleworth residents into handing over their money by pretending he needs to visit his sick girlfriend.

The Isleworth Safer Neighbourhood team were contacted by a number of people who were approached by a man in the South Street, North Street and Swan Street area, and told his girlfriend was rushed to St Peters Hospital and can he borrow money to get there and see her.

Monday, October 6

■ Coach and Horses, 183 London Road. Live jazz with host Trevor Tompkins. Free. 8.30pm.

Call 020 8560 1447.

St John's Community Centre in Isleworth has this week issued an appeal to get residents involved in its many activities.

The centre in St John's Road, Isleworth, is holding an open day on Saturday, October 25, where various groups will give demonstrations of their activities in an attempt to encourage local people to get involved.

Thursday 13th November 2008 at 8pm

Viewing from 7pm

Auction starts at 8pm

Milford Arms, 574 London Road, Isleworth, TW7 4EY

For more details please visit: www.haws-animals.org.uk

There will also be a raffle and a sales table where you can stock up on Hounslow Animal Welfare Rescue Cat Calendars and Christmas cards - all designed by our volunteers

Wood flooring, aromatherapy and atmospheric lighting!

This isn't just any birthing centre, this is West Middlesex Hospital's new luxury, natural birth centre.

The centre, which took 18 months to complete and cost £2million, is designed to promote natural childbirth and create a home away from home for mums.