November 2009 Archives

Pay-as-you-go Oyster cards will be valid on South West Trains between Waterloo and Feltham from January 2 2010.

Boris Johnson confirmed last week that commuters will be able to use the Transport for London cards on trains from Feltham, Whitton, Hounslow, Isleworth, Syon Lane, Kew Bridge, Brentford and Chiswick.

A single fare from Feltham will cost £4.90 at peak times and £3.20 off peak, while travellers from Brentford will pay £3.10 at peak teams and £2.30 off peak.

Trains through Feltham returned to a normal timetable this week following last week's bridge collapse.

Engineers built a temporary track around the damaged River Crane bridge over the weekend and South West Trains is hoping to operate a full service until the bridge is repaired.

Age Concern will be holding a Christmas bazaar at Feltham Lodge on Saturday November 28.

The charity will be holding the annual event at its home in Harlington Road West between 12.30pm and 2.30pm.

Anyone wishing to donate goods for sale can drop them in at Feltham Lodge or call 020 87515829.

A Christmas bazaar will be held at Marjorie Kinnon school in Bedfont on Saturday November 28.

All are welcome at the school in Hatton Road between 2pm and 4.30pm. Entry costs 50p, with all proceeds going towards trips for the children with learning difficulties who attend the special school.

MP Alan Keen has defended his decision to sign a petition calling for MPs not to be punished retrospectively for their expenses claims.

Mr Keen, who represents Feltham and Heston, has signed a parliamentary motion which asks Sir Ian Kennedy, the chairman of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority(IPSA), to introduce rules which adhere to the concepts of 'reasonableness and proportionality' and not to apply rules retrospectively.

The landlady of the Green Man pub in Bedfont, Jules Jones, has tied the knot with retired fireman Albert Gonzalez.

Both well-known in the community, Jules, 43, and Albert, 50, got hitched at the pub in Green Man Lane last month after an 18 month romance.

A junkie who conned cash out of pensioners has been banned from knocking on doors.

Darren Bingham, of Beech Road, Feltham, came to victims' doorsteps in Hanworth, Brentford and Isleworth asking for money to help sick relatives.

Armed robbers posed as police officers to steal a van containing £400,000 worth of computer equipment.

A gang set up a fake police checkpoint in Stanwell Road, Feltham near the junction with the A30 last and stopped a silver Ford Transit carrying the high-tech equipment.

Anti-social behaviour has gone up 18% in Feltham despite drinking being banned in the town centre.

Boozing on the High Street and surrounding roads was outlawed in March but police recorded an extra 82 offences of anti-social behaviour in the area this summer compared with last year.

A Service of Remembrance will take place at St Mary's Church in Bedfont Green at 10.30am.