September 2008 Archives

A gang of beer-swilling youths threatened to bottle their terrified victim if he didn't hand over his mobile phone.

The six robbers approached the man outside Beaversfield Park in Martindale Road, Hounslow, last Friday at about 12.45am.

By Hounslow Animal Welfare Society

Hounslow Animal Welfare Society is holding a Celebration of Modern Musicals night in Chiswick to raise money to rescue and rehome unwanted and unloved pets.

The concert at St Michaels and All Angels Church in Chiswick on Saturday, October 11, at 7.30pm, includes music from Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Mary Poppins, Wicked and CATS.

Hounslow Hawks basketball team got some expert advice yesterday at a Wembley Arena festival.

The Culture8 Festival was at Wembley from 3 - 8pm on Sunday and included a 'sports zone', part of the London Development Agency's Summer of Sport programme geared towards London 2012.

Clubs & Societies

Clan. Social events club for singles over 50.

Parties, dancing, walks, tennis, cultural events and more across west London. After trial period, £25 annual membership. Call Tony 020 8230 8680 or Irene 020 8751 0164.

This year the Territorial Army is celebrating its centenary in its present form. Down the ages there has long been a band of men, and indeed women, who have volunteered to assist armies at times of crisis and war.

In order to regulate this, the Army Reserve Act of 1803 was introduced to Parliament by Lord Addington, who was concerned at the shortfall in army recruitment. 30,000 men came forward for the new Volunteer Army, spending their time at work in the week, and training with the military at the weekend.

Awareness of climate change and the need to protect the environment is growing and is not restricted to any one section of the community.

On Saturday 4th October Hounslow Friends of Faith is bringing together speakers and displays from different faiths to challenge and inspire people to do their bit for the environment.

Hounslow's roads are the 16th most congested and 22nd most dangerous in the country, according to a new website.

Keep Moving is designed to keep drivers informed about everything from fuel prices in their area to the latest pile-ups.

A man was attacked in Hounslow's Rectory Road by two men who stopped him to ask for cigarettes at midnight last Friday (19).

The pair, both white, 5ft 10in, aged around 20, responded violently when the 27-year-old told them he did not smoke, punching him in the face and in the back of his head.

When he fell to the ground they went through his pockets and made off with his mobile phone. Both suspects wore grey or white hooded tops.

Anyone with information about any of the crimes above should call Hounslow CID on 020 8247 6160 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

More than 120 old boys and girls were reunited last Friday (19) at the school where pop star Elvis Costello met his first wife.

Pupils and teachers from throughout the decades - including Michael Kelm, who left in 1987 and travelled all the way from Belfast - caught up with former pals at the secondary school in Bath Road, Hounslow.

A plane created such a powerful whirlwind as it passed over homes in Hounslow that tiles were sent crashing from a roof in another Heathrow 'vortex' incident.

Rafat Saeed, of Midsummer Avenue, was in the bathroom taking his medicine last Sunday at 7am when he claims he heard a large bang and felt the house shake.