THIS is the first glimpse of how a new shopping and leisure quarter in Hounslow town centre might look, writes Robert Cumber.

A cinema is at the heart of early proposals to develop the run-down car park, unveiled today by Legal & General Property (LGP).

COUNCIL tax could be slashed for those living beside airports, in exchange for new runways being built, it has been suggested.

The proposal is one of a number of suggestions by the Civil Aviation Authority to mitigate the impact of aircraft noise.

A fire tore through shops with flats above them in the early morning of this morning (Friday January 6).

No one has been reported hurt by the flames, but a quarter of the ground floor of the property on Lampton Road, Hounslow, was damaged.

A lucky resident is starting their new year with a bang after finding a winning lottery ticket.

The mystery ticket holder from Hounslow responded to a National Lottery appeal for the owner of a ticket worth £306,327 to come forward.

CANDIDATES have hit the campaign trail in Feltham & Heston as the battle to succeed the late MP Alan Keen steps up a gear.

Mr Keen represented the constituency from 1992 until his death from cancer on November 10 this year, at the age of 73.

About 25,000 homes in Hounslow, Twickenham and Isleworth were briefly left without electricity after a power cut yesterday (Wednesday, October 26).

Hounslow East tube station closed and hundreds of businesses were affected after the power went down at about 12.10pm.

Electricity was restored to all but about 1,000 properties by 1pm, according to a spokeswoman for suppliers Scottish and Southern Energy, with the remaining homes reconnected by 6pm.

PERFORMERS aged from four to 75 took part in a talent contest in Hounslow.

More than 40 people auditioned for Hounslow Has Talent, with the best 16 progressing to the live final on Friday, October 14.

NEARLY 140 motorcyclists were injured on Hounslow's roads last year.

The shocking figure, which dwarfs the number of pedestrian or cyclist casualties, emerged as a major safety awareness campaign was launched this week..

FREE health MOTs are on offer at Hounslow's Paul Robeson Theatre this Saturday (October 29).

Visitors to the theatre, on the first floor of the Treaty Centre, in Hounslow High Street, can get free height, weight, BMI and cholesterol checks, along with advice from health experts.

A DOCUMENTARY to be screened on Monday (October 31) promises to expose the 'shocking' behaviour of bailiffs in Hounslow.

'Bailiffs', the final episode of ITV1's six-part investigative 'Exposure' series, is due to air on the channel at 10.35pm.

Its makers went undercover to investigate the behaviour of bailiffs, including those operating in Hounslow, and ask whether the voluntary guidelines they are meant to follow are enough to protect the public.