October 2009 Archives

A Feltham scrap dealer who police believe disposed of a car used in the murder of Milly Dowler has been arrested.

Nirmal Gharu, 40, who used to own an MOT test centre in Hampton Road West, is thought to have disposed of a red Daewoo Nexia car which police think was used to transport the 13-year-old's body.

When Myra O'Sullivan died earlier this year her family were amazed to find among her belongings a bravery medal from the Queen.

She was awarded the British Empire Medal for plucking three young children from a burning building in 1955 but was so distraught when the boys later died in hospital from their burns that she concealed the accolade from family and friends.

The nurse, who lived in Fairholme in Bedfont from 1952 until her death aged 83, was modest when talking about her heroic efforts but they have now been recognised with a plaque on the Bedfont estate.

A man was hit by a bus in one of two accidents just hours apart in the same road last Friday(16).

Hounslow Road in Feltham was shut for much of the afternoon and evening as first a motorcyclist broke his leg in a crash with a car and later a man suffered serious head injuries when he was hit by a bus.

Hounslow students were shocked into thinking about road safety by a hard-hitting video of a fatal crash.

More than 2,000 pupils in Year 12 at schools throughout the borough attended the Road Safety day in Ealing earlier this month.

Aimed at 16 and 17-year-olds who have just started or will soon start to drive, the 'safe drive stay alive' film involved viewing footage from a real crash in which a teenager was killed interspersed with interviews with members of the emergency services and parents affected by serious or fatal accidents.

Community safety partnership inspector Adrian Baxter said: "This is a powerful and emotive project that sends out a very strong message to young people as they reach an age where they're allowed to drive."

A new office and warehouse building is to be built in Dick Turpin Way in Feltham after a developer was granted planning permission last week.

Bayliegh Ltd plans to replace the separate Tyburn House office, flat and warehouse - which is used by and aircraft security firm - with one smaller building.

A new poll has predicted Brentford MP Ann Keen will lose her seat at the next election - while husband Alan will hold onto Feltham and Heston by his fingertips.

If the results of the Yougov survey, which quizzed 33,610 people in 238 marginal constituencies, were borne out at next year's election, Tory candidate Mary Macloed would replace health minister Mrs Keen as MP for Brentford and Isleworth.

The poll - commissioned by Politicshome.com - predicts Mr Keen, who has represented Feltham since 1992, would just hold on to his seat ahead of Conservative Mark Bowen.

A leafy Feltham estate is in shock after a man was shot in his own flat on Tuesday.

The modern Garnet Court house in Norbury Road looked 'like a war zone' after the shooting - which left a 27-year-old man fighting for his life in hospital.

Blood splattered the walls and pathways of the new build in semi-rural north-west Feltham after the attack, which police believe may have been gang related.

Overgrown shrubbery in Grovestile Way, Bedfont is to be removed and replaced with a lawn area at a cost of £4,400.

Hounslow Council has proposed clearing the four areas of bushes as they are unsightly and create blind spots for pedestrians. The work is due to take place next early next year.

The Tory party will launch their election campaign next week by using Feltham as an example of 'Broken Britain'.

Shadow immigration minister Damian Green was in the town on Monday making a film about how anti-social behaviour is blighting the country's streets.

A Tory party source told the Chronicle that Feltham was chosen as it had been highlighted as 'somewhere where anti-social behaviour has been a huge problem'.