What happened in Brentford during April/May/June 2006
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 Saddle up for bike week! 
'Family Cycle Day' this Saturday at Brent Lea Recreation Ground 
Brentford man jailed for Osterley rape  
Refugee rapist sentenced to seven years   
Riverside clear-up a great success  
Scores of volunteer mudlarks tidy up Thames  
Local man becomes trustee of Steam Museum  
Department of Transport's Tim Wellburn appointed   
Elderly man attacked on Boston Manor Road   
81 year old victim hospitalised after assault  
Police arrest man over false claims of theft 
Charges made after phony reporting of mobile theft 
Local MEP turns up the pressure on Thames Water 
"OFWAT needs sharper teeth to deal with leaks" 
Local meeting spot for youngsters and grandparents   
Every Wednesday at Age Concern Brentford  
http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/charity33.htm 
Family plea to find maroon Renault Laguna  
Young man killed after celebrating England win 
Brentford FC appoint new manager  
Ex-Torquay man takes over hotseat  
Friends of the Earth join protest over Heathrow expansion 
During European day of action against aviation  
http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/conhrw40.htm 
Debt mounts in local NHS 
Hounslow Health Trust amongst the country's most debt ridden  
http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/connhs54.htm 
Fancy Dress Fantasies Fulfilled in Ealing Road 
New costume and gift shop now open 
http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/FantasyLand01.htm 
Would you share yours? 
Commuters urged to sign up for new lift sharing scheme 
http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/concouncil93.htm 
Dreamworks search for Afghan boys to star in new film 
Auditions to be held in Ealing Studios 
http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/efilm02.htm 
Tube upgrade completed 
But signal failures mean commuters swelter underground   
http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/contube56.htm 
Alfa Lavel plans go back to the drawing board  
  Councillors reject "too dense, poorly designed" site  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/alfa02.htm 
Local health providers run up large losses  
  West Mid Hospital deficit reaches £9 million  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/westmid08.htm 
Hounslow flies the flag for the boys!  
  St George at full mast whilst England remain in the tournament  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/concouncil91.htm 
Thousands attend first Waterside Festival     
  Damp weather fails to stop families attending  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/carnival07.htm 
Thames Water applies for drought order   
  Car washing and watering of sports grounds could be banned  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/eafloods17.htm 
Brentford High Street attacker sought  
  Victim suffers broken jaw in assault  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/crime75.htm 
Martin Allen quits Brentford following promotion failure  
"Mad-Dog" on the way to Tranmere according to reports  
  http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/ebfc54.htm 
Big win for Kew Bridge Steam Museum  
  Popular attraction gets Classic Award  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/conkewbridgesteam06.htm 
Brighton by bike again for Brentford Child Contact Centre  
  Valuable local facility seeking sponsorship funds  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/charity32.htm 
Dodgy Plasma TVs in B&Q's Car Park  
    Were you offered screens from the back of a van? 
    http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/concrime262.htm 
International Day of Action Comes to Local Town Halls  
  Friends of the Earth join rally again Heathrow expansion  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/conhrw39.htm 
Lib Dems seek cross party approval  
  New proposals could make borough Britain's greenest  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/concouncil89.htm 
Caring for the carers      
  Carers urged to consider their own needs   
        http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/concarers02.htm 
        
    Tories link up with ICG to run Hounslow 
    New administration reflects geographical shift of power in borough   
    http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/hounspol18.htm 
    
    Changes to cost of parking at West Mid  
    Long stays are cheaper, but disabled badge holders must pay   
    http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/westmid07.htm 
    
    Adoption - not as complicated as you think    
    Council launches campaign to find children their ideal parents   
    http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/conadoption01.htm 
    
    Local young people set for Positive Futures  
    Year-round sporting facilities now up and running  
    http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/ebfc53.htm 
    
    Amnesty campaign sees reduction in local knife crime   
    Timely message as youths urged to give up their knives 
    http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/concrime260.htm 
    
    Bogus Water Board man strikes in Brent Lea    
    Cash stolen by tricksters from 80 year old man   
    http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/crime74.htm 
    
    Report highlights unease over Super Jumbo  
    As world's largest airliner flies into town  
    http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/conhrw37.htm 
    
    Success for local bird brains  
    Eighty-two species in twenty four hours wins the race  
    http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/conbirdbrains.htm 
    
    Worried he might be cheating on you?  
    Local borough has more love rats than anywhere else    
    http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/concheating.htm 
    
    Snoring, roaring and jawing  
    We publish the borough's top ten most annoying noises  
    http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/concouncil85.htm 
Shock for Labour in Hounslow   
  No single party now in control of the borough council  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/polvote06tw8f.htm 
Who is your new local councillor?    
  Lib Dems, Tories and ICG gain more seats in local wards      
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/polvote06tw8e.htm 
Arson attack on election candidate's home 
  Isleworth's Labour hopeful awoken by "firebomb"   
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/polvote06tw8d.htm 
Race for Life in Gunnersbury Park  
  Women urged to run for Cancer Research UK  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/evraceforlife06.htm 
Spend half an hour with Hancock  
  Local museum hosts Tony Hancock exhibition      
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/evgpm22.htm 
Brentford Waterside Festival Announced  
  Free fun day including live music and boat trips  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/evfest06.htm 
Hounslow Borough Election Analysis    
  Ward by ward run down suggests election could be close   
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/polvote06tw8b.htm 
New report predicts Labour will lose Hounslow  
  Study by educational bulletin contradicts earlier analysis   
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/polvote06tw8c.htm 
"Widespread vote-rigging" ahead of elections   
  Hounslow amongst boroughs currently under investigation    
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/polvote06fraud.htm 
Candidates announced for 2006 Hounslow local elections  
  The race for council seats in local wards gets under way  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/election01.htm 
One of Met's Most Wanted Captured on Houseboat 
  Armed police raid dwelling on Grand Union Canal     
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/crime71.htm 
Cyclist killed after white van runs amok 
  Driver arrested after causing chaos on the A4 near Gillette Corner   
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/conaccident40.htm 
Economy class scheme puts local children at risk 
£80m shortfall uncovered in BAA's school insulation programme 
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/conhrw35.htm 
Theft Victim Ignored in Tesco's car park  
  64 year old woman's screams for help not heeded    
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/crime72.htm 
Burglars remove window to steal from home   
  Thousands of pounds worth of jewellery taken   
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/crime73.htm 
Police officer arrested on charges of corruption  
  Isleworth woman also held after dawn arrest  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/concrime249.htm 
Water company must mend its ways as well as its pipes   
  Local MEP keeps up the pressure on Thames Water   
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/eafloods12.htm 
Hounslow Council get Bus Lane Award  
  Panel praises 'huge improvement' in borough's transport   
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/conroad32.htm 
Staff sign their way to better communication 
  Transport personnel learn Makaton to enhance interaction 
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/concouncil79.htm 
Bogus Security Check Results in Burglary    
  Conwoman tricks elderly lady on Boston Manor Road   
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/crime69.htm 
Tara's first game ends in sweet victory    
  Local Camogie club making a flying start to the season    
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=leisure&spage=common/contara09.htm 
Police are looking to recruit special constables 
  Have you got what it takes to make your neighbourhood a safer place? 
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/concrime250.htm 
Candidates announced for 2006 Hounslow local elections  
  The race for council seats in local wards gets under way  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/election01.htm 
Lib Dems Pledge a Fair and Green Hounslow 
  Seven promises constitute local election manifesto  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/polvote06tw8alibdem.htm 
Green Party launch local election campaign    
  Eight candidates to stand in wards across Hounslow   
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/polvote06tw8agreen.htm 
Labour launches manifesto for local elections  
  Council leader Colin Ellar unveils party's pledges  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/concouncil74.htm 
Local Tories Launch Election Manifesto 
  Pledge a reduction in waste and needless bureaucracy   
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/hounspol17.htm 
Further calls for Hounslow Mayor to resign 
  Darshan Grewal refuses to step down over lap dancing debacle 
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/concouncil80.htm 
Motorcyclist dies after A4 fall 
  Police are appealing for two men who came to victim's assistance   
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/conaccident39.htm 
Hounslow Homes wins 'Oscar' for care  
  But residents set up web site alleging 'mismanagement' 
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/conhouse04.htm 
Brutal attack takes place on London Road    
  Three men set upon by group of youths after night out    
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/crime70.htm 
Good Samaritan assaulted with crutches  
  Dispute on 267 bus leaves victim in hospital   
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/concrime243.htm 
Bogus Security Check Results in Burglary  
  Conwoman tricks elderly lady on Boston Manor Road   
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/crime69.htm 
Policeman Jailed for Isleworth Assault  
  Attacked member of the public and fellow officer   
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/info/crime68.htm 
Houseboat residents face hefty rent hike    
  Port of London Authority seeks to substantially raise fees  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/conthames05.htm 
Commons to scrutinise estate agents' tactics  
  Parliament to debate issue after exposure of malpractice at local firm 
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=property&spage=common/eprop09.htm 
Oyster to be introduced on local overground trains  
  MP s lobbying for pre-pay cards proves successful  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/contube47.htm 
Effective campaigning or just plane stupid?   
  Protestors celebrate Heathrow s 60th with BAA blockade 
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/conhrw34.htm 
New President for Hounslow Chamber 
  Steve Matthews takes over at helm of local business group  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/evhounslowchamber03.htm 
Cash for spotting con artists  
  Police launch new community initiative   
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/concrime245.htm 
Thames Water - 'Inefficient, greedy or both?'    
  Local resident Matt King puts forward his case as hosepipe ban hits  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=community&spage=common/eaflood11.htm 
Pay back or prison for benefits fraudster  
  Court sends clear message to false claimants  
      http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/concrime242.htm 
Clubbing together for free fitness 
  Tennis star Annabel Croft gets the borough on the go  
        http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=leisure&spage=common/consport22.htm 
      
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