Thu 09 Sept 2010-Brentford High Street is likely to be closed for over a week as post flood repairs are undertaken.The water main which burst at the corner of Tallow Road and the High street at 6am yesterday morning causing havoc for commuters and businesses, has now been switched off an work is taking place to repair the road and pavement.Chronicle
Tue 07 Sept 2010- A SATELLITE Navigation system, stab vest and even a banana were among items stolen from an ambulance while the crew were busy treating a patient in Acton last week. The Chiswick-based crew parked the ambulance in Grove Road at 6am on Thursday (September 2) while they treated a patient who had been taken unwell at a nearby address. When they returned to the vehicle, they found the Sat Nav missing, along with their personal belongings including a stab vest, fleece jacket and the fruit.Most of the items were later recovered in the surrounding area, however the Sat Nav was not.Gazette
Tue 07 Sept 2010- HOUNSLOW'S firefighters are calling on people to take extra care in the kitchen following the release of worrying new figures.Stats show that there were over 440 kitchen fires in the borough in the last five years, causing injury to over 100 people and two deaths.Phil Butler, London Fire Brigade's Borough Commander for Hounslow, said: "Kitchen fires are a real concern for us and the most frustrating this is that they can usually be prevented. Simple mistakes can often lead to serious fires.Chronicle
Mon 06 Sept 2010- POLICE are growing increasingly concerned for the safety and welfare of a woman who has gone missing from Ealing. Michelle Tucker, aged 41, was last seen by her parents in Beresford Avenue, Hanwell at 11am on Thursday, September 2.She is described as white, 5ft 7ins tall, slim build with brown eyes and brown straight shoulder length hair. When last seen Michelle was wearing blue jeans, a green t-shirt with yellow and green print on it, and a bulky watch which may have been gold or silver.Local Times
Mon 06 Sept 2010- EALING has the highest number of alcohol-related hospital admissions in London, a report has revealed.According to figures released by the North West Public Health Observatory (NWPHO), Ealing ranks first out of the 33 London boroughs for such incidents, with more than twice as many men than women likely to be admitted - an average of 1,783 per 100,000, compared to 861.The study also highlights the number of under-18s in the borough who have been hospitalised during 2008/9 and claims men are losing an average of eight months from their life expectancy and women three, as a result of excessive drinking patterns.Gazette
Sat 04 Sept 2010- YET another crack house has been shut by police following complaints by neighbours.The council-owned flat in Convent Way, Heston, managed by Hounslow Homes, was sealed off this week after being served a closure order on August 18. It had a reputation in the area as a drug den, where addicts would congregate to smoke, inject or sell class A drugs.Neighbours complained of drug-related activity at all hours of the day and night, which often involved intimidating and anti-social behaviour.Chronicle
Sat 04 Sept 2010- A Chinese restaurant in Ely has been caught employing 3 illegal workers, with 2 further illegal immigrants found hiding in the upstairs flat.Our officers raided the China Inn in Market Street yesterday lunchtime.The enforcement operation was part of planned nationwide action by the UK Border Agency to tackle illegal working, sham marriages, bogus colleges and organised immigration crime.Two male members of staff attempted to run, but were apprehended before they were able to leave the premises.Immigration checks subsequently showed that both Malaysian men - aged 31 and 26 - were immigration offenders, having overstayed their visas.UK Border
