November 2009 Archives

Thames Water's director has told of his delight after being given the green light to start works on the Mogden expansion.

Speaking after last night's decision by Hounslow council, to approve final documents needed for the water giant to increase capacity at the Isleworth plant by 40 per cent.

A woman walking with her three children was robbed and assaulted in Isleworth last Friday.

The 35-year-old was pushing her baby son in his pushchair past blocks 72-91 on Summerwood Road, with her eight and 10 year old children, when she was grabbed around the neck from behind.

Get into the Christmas spirit by visiting Osterley Park and House to find out how the owners and servants prepared for the season during World War II.

The National Trust are inviting locals to visit the magnificent 18thC estate over the festive period as the house takes on a Second World War theme in commemoration of the war's 70th anniversary.

Northbound traffic on Thornbury Road is closed whilst urgent repairs are made to a sewer.

Due to the location of the private sewer near 124 Thornbury Road, just South of its junction with Thornbury Avenue and less than 70m from the junction with the A4 Great West Road, traffic flow can not be maintained and the road will be closed to Northbound traffic between Church Road and the A4.

Osterley area Scout Group are to hold their Autumn bazaar tomorrow at Isleworth and Syon School.

Organiser Sarah Felstead said: "Organised youth activities for the Scout age ranfe are few and far between and everything relies on goodwill and volunteers giving their time and energy."

Children who were fed up with all the graffiti and litter on their Isleworth estate have started their own improvement project.

Charlotte Carter, Lily Bryan, Savanna Asttridge, (OK) Taylor Thorne and sisters Shannon Lesley and Courtney Jones, now patrol the Ivybridge Estate looking for graffiti, broken glass, broken play equipment and other dangerous items before reporting back to Hounslow Homes.

A 14-year-old boy who admitted stabbing another teen 6 times has appeared in court again - this time for robbery.

The Chiswick youngster, who can not be named for legal reasons, this week admitted to three counts of robbery with force and possession of an offensive weapon.

The Isleworth grandad who fell asleep at the wheel killing his wife and granddaughter was sentenced in a New Zealand court today.

Michael Eades, 62, pleaded guilty to three counts of careless driving causing death and was sentenced to 150 hours community work and banned from driving for a year.