Chiswick News Archive - October 2007


What happened in Chiswick during October 2007

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Is He Worth The Hype?
We find out as Gordon Ramsay opens The Devonshire

Big Brother Is Milking You!
Turnham Green Terrace parking camera branded 'oppressive''

The Ten Million Pound Chiswick Home
Strand on the Green house sale would be highest ever

Primary School Place Crisis Looms
Projected numbers for admissions sees situation worsening

Will Predicated Property Crash Affect Chiswick?
We speak to local agents after economists claim market fall is on its way

Chiswick Paedophile Caught On Camera
Ian Hunter arrested after teenage girls took his photo on their mobile phones

Al Murray's Book of British Common Sense
Featuring why Chiswick parents feel the need to drive their children to school

Boys Attacked On Their Way Home From School
Two teenage suspects sought for unprovoked assault

Chiswick Boy Slays Dragon
Hamleys Game Launch Sees Peter Jones Beaten at His Own Game

Cheap, Tasty and Plenty of Karma
Modern pub grub as it should be at JB Bar and Diner

Tributes Flood in for Robert Kinghorn
Long serving Conservative Councillor for Chiswick Riverside dies

Trick, Treat or an Evening of Terror
Police offer support for residents for whom Halloween proves a nightmare

Daisy Does Chiswick
The delightfully droll Ms Donovan moves into town

The Times Investigates Foxton's Double Dealing
And discovers anomalies amid company's rental accounts

What Do Chiswick, Compasses and Whisky Have In Common?
Answer - John Glaser founder, blender and self confessed Scotch zealot

More BusTag Images Released
Hunt for vandals on local buses intensifies

£50k Valuables Stolen From Maserati
Police seek information regarding Hartington Road theft

Fancy Winning Sausage in a Basket?
We have 2 copies of Martin Lampen's British food bible to give away

Board Stupid!
Council calls estate agent summit to fight 'fly boarding'

Do Something Different This Christmas
And consider bringing seasonal happiness to the elderly

Barnes Passage Cleans Up Its Act
Thanks to two day graffiti blitz by volunteers

Thoroughly Modern Setting With Very Traditional Food
We try out the new kid on the Fauconberg block Peppers

So Long Zagat - It's The Scores On The Doors Count Now
Restaurants' hygiene inspection results now available online

Billionaire Fashion Tycoon Sets His Sights on Soho House
Deal could net huge profits for groups' investors including Ant & Dec

Ant & Dec At Centre of £7.8m Phone-in Scandal
Audit reveals millions of calls ignored and contests rigged

High Road Closed After Collision
Taxi driver collapses and dies outside Woolworths

Hartington Court 'Saved' After Seven Year Battle
Residents delighted after plans are stopped by Public Inquiry Decision

Chiswick Surgeon Accused of Being Svengali
Woman says he duped her out of nearly £750,000

Hounslow PCT Gets Poor Bill Of Health
Trust rated 'weak' after failing to meet targets

As Chiswick House Public Consultation Comes To An End
Arboricultural Specialist Edward Radziwillowicz provides an expert's opinion

What Links "Greyhound of the Seas" To A Chiswick Pub?
Linda Shields makes the connection via former landlord John Howell Burden

£100 Fines For Pavement Cyclists
New law could allow parking attendants to issue tickets

The Harlequin Has Landed!
Residents report an invasion of predatory ladybirds

Recycling Revamp in Ealing Borough
Look out for your letter outlining improvements this week

'No Fare Rises To Pay For Crossrail'
Costs will be met through supplementary business rates according to Mayor

Chiswick Pier Trust Seeks New Members
To help extend their charitable activities - saints positively welcome!

Slavery In Our Midst
Chiswick Churches for Justice and Peace on human trafficking

BBC Cleans Up At Dukes Meadows
Volunteers make a dramatic improvement to Promenade Approach

Chiswick Kick Off Season With Home Win
Rugby Result - Chiswick 21 Old Alleynians 11

New Patrol Boats Help Protect The Thames
PLA and Thames Strategy unite to safeguard local stretch of river

Cyclist Killed on Gunnersbury Avenue
Hit by car near junction with Popes Lane

Council Leader Has Every Confidence in Boris
Peter Thompson believes Conservative colleague will be Mayor of London

Green Breakfast Cereal Wins Prizes
CRAG awards Judy Packard for her original recycling idea

Teenage Boys Refuse To Hand Over Money
During attempted afternoon robbery on Chiswick Back Common

World Class Beer Brewed in Chiswick!
Four Fuller's brands decorated with awards from drinks industry

Conservative Candidate Condemns Brown's U-Turn
Mary Macleod claims Prime Minister lacks political courage to call election

Times Accuses Government of Muffling Noise Report
While pressing ahead with plans to build a third runway at Heathrow

Government Clears Way For Crossrail
Allowing councils to levy supplementary business rates to cover cost

Preservation, Regeneration or Devastation?
Head Gardener Fiona Crumley on plans to cull Chiswick House trees

Operation BusTag on Hunt for Vandals
CCTV images released in relation to damage on the E3

Ken Challenged to Get Painting at Chiswick Park
Councillor Gary Malcolm Says TfL Need to Revamp Station

Thief Breaks Into Elderly Woman's Bedroom
And steals 90 year old victim's wedding ring from her finger

Morecambe & Wise Untold
William Cook chronicles Eric and Ernies' hard times in Chiswick

My Big Fat Greek Dinner
Emma Brophy discovers the delights of Chiswick's 'best kept secret'

New Calls For Night Flights Ban
After BBC reveals that Heathrow is breaking Government limits

Thames Water In The Hot Seat
Company to be grilled over pipes, low pressure and regular flooding

Tories Hit Back at Labour's 'unfair ticketing' claims
Saying it was their administration that issued the tickets!

News From The Terrace
Andreas Georghiou on hearty veg, traditional flavours and classic fayre

Labour Counter-Blow as Ticket Claims Escalate
Successful appeals increased under new administration

Kiddies Cops and Robbers A Game of the Past
As new legislation banning imitation guns comes into play

Ealing First For Reducing Crime
Borough ranked top in London for decreasing number of incidents

Good Life Comes to Chiswick Care Home
Richard Briers opens dementia unit at Clifton Gardens

Distinguished Latymerian Actor Returns To School
Alan Rickman provides inspiration for new generation of scholars

Mayor Opens Chiswick's New Youth Drop-in Centre
CEDARS offers support and homework club amongst other important facilities


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