Feltham Rotary Club has delivered over 600 illustrated dictionaries to Year 5 children in schools throughout Feltham, Bedfont and Hanworth.

Over the last two weeks, local Rotarians visited 10 schools in the area and gave each child a dictionary to keep as part of a Rotary international literacy scheme.

Last Wednesday they visited Victoria Junior School in Feltham where Rotarian Daphne Cass assisted by Rosemary Gibbs distributed the dictionaries at a school assembly that coincided with a Class 5 concert for parents.

The dictionaries have been provided by the Rotary Club of Feltham from funds raised locally through a grant from The Office of the Third Sector managed by the Thames Community Foundation.

Methodist minister John Graham is retiring after 36 years in the Church but is considering getting a paper round to keep him occupied when he hangs up his dog collar.

The 66-year-old will give his final sermon at Christ Church in Hanworth Road, Feltham on Sunday July 19 before moving to Bournemouth to spend more time by the sea.

Churches, a fire station and a farm will be among the properties opening their doors to the public for Feltham and Bedfont Open House Day on Saturday June 20.

The Feltham History Group have organised the day, which will see 10 premises open for inspection from 10.30am.

Scientists are looking for Hounslow pensioners to take part in a study of the exercise in the over-65s.

Research staff at University College London are appealing for volunteers to take part in a six month programme of exercise in a bid to promote activity in older people.

A sword made in Bedfont in the 17th Century has gone on sale for more than £2,000.
The 'Hounslow Hanger', which is thought to have been used in the English Civil War, is going for a song on auction website eBay for US$3,399 (£2,107.84).

It was made at the Hounslow Sword Mill - which was set up by Charles I in 1630 on what is now The Duke of Northumberland's River - but is now being sold by an American collector and dealer.

Two pensioners who bussed their way for free from Lands End to John O'Groats are back at home but missing the celebrity status they built up along the way.

60-year-old Jacki Dixon and 70-year-old Pat Gorrigne became the first women to complete the challenge on their freedom passes and were amazed at the reception they received on their trip.

Pupils at Bedfont Junior and Infant schools will be giving parents road safety lessons as part of an event at the schools on Friday.

Police officers and their team of Junior Road Safety officers at the schools will be talking to parents about the dangers of parking across driveways, speeding and using mobile phones when they drop their children off at school.

BUDGENS supermarket has been ordered to shut down a car wash operating illegally in the car park of its Staines Road store.

Neighbours of the Bedfont supermarket have been plagued by noise for years, despite Hounslow Council shutting down the car wash in April 2005.

Up to 10 jobs could be lost at Welcome Car Finance in Bedfont as the company is set to close.

Parent company Cattles has begun consultation with staff at the Staines Road branch of the loans arm of its operation - which advertises itself as a service for people with bad credit ratings.

Feltham MP Alan Keen insisted he had 'pushed extremely hard' to keep Feltham jobcentre open as he visited the limited new job services on offer at Hanworth Library.

Mr Keen welcomed the introduction of a new remote service, which will see two advisors visit the library for one morning a fortnight and The Centre Feltham every other week.