January 2009 Archives

Age Concern Feltham, Hanworth & Bedfont are hoping to see plenty of new faces at their 'Beat The January Blues' event tomorrow.

The volunteering open day is aimed at people who are feeling a little down and would like to try volunteering as a New Year 'pick-me-up'.

A pair of holidaymakers from Feltham who were involved in a tragic crash during a jeep excursion in Turkey are launching legal action against their tour company.

Gagandeep and Jasmail Singh, from Feltham, were travelling in Ortaca, Turkey, on August 18, when a sudden swerve led to several passengers being thrown from the vehicle.

Deafening cheers replaced the roaring of dirt bikes around the Bedfont Pits site this week as residents were told that the proposed development has cleared its final planning hurdle.

The troubled site has caused endless misery for residents and was, until last summer, used by crowds of noisy dirt bikers who used it for their regular illegal races.

Centenarian Edith Chipping proves she is still a party girl at heart as she celebrates turning 102 today.

The great grandmother's big day is today, but she has already started the festivities, with a huge party at St Giles Hotel, in Feltham, on Saturday night.

Chilly Feltham criminals have shown they are no match for the cold weather, choosing to stay at home rather than cause trouble according to police.

Local cops have been enjoying an unusually slow period over the festive season and believe it is probably a result of the freezing temperatures.

Families on the Barratt Homes Bedfont Lakes development in Hounslow have been left without central heating for almost THREE months as gas problems continue to plague the troubled estate.

Hairdresser Sarah Heageney, of Wooldridge Close, said her family and several of their neighbours are struggling to cope in freezing conditions during the current Arctic cold snap.

By Tim Street, Hounslow Chronicle

Bedfont Sports won't find out until at least the end of the month whether or not they will lose three vital points in their chase for Combined Counties League football.

A disciplinary hearing against Middlesex County Premier League rivals Park Place won't be heard for a few weeks.

While most of us were partying the night away, Kelly Spearman spent the new year holed up in hospital - but it was definitely worth it.

The 34-year-old receptionist, of Bedfont Lane, Feltham, had her first child, a boy weighing 5lb12oz, at 7.07am on New Year's Day.

Christmas is going to be a particularly expensive time in the Elqasapogli household.
Mum and dad Noura and Taher, of Hounslow Road, Feltham, already share a birthday on December 29 and new arrival Seham was born on Boxing Day.

"It was great to have her on Boxing Day, although I was hoping she'd arrive on the 29th as well," said Taher, a 31-year-old who works in real estate.