November 2009 Archives

A Chiswick man is holding a 24-hour-darts marathon to raise money for a cancer charity close to his heart.

John Bryant, 54, of Barrowgate Road in Chiswick, is inviting locals to support darts players in their efforts to raise money for Maggies Cancer Centre in Charing Cross Hospital.

Chsiwick Park is inviting the public down for some festive fun on friday as they hold their annual Christmas market.

The office park on Chiswick High Road welcomes guests to come and meet real live Reindeer and sample free mince pies and mulled wine.

Part of Hammersmith severely flooded this morning forcing a small number of people to be evacuated from their homes after a water main burst.

Polcie were alerted to the situation on the junction of Stamford brook Road and Goldhawk Road at 4am this morning.

A mother and daughter appeared in court on Friday accused of scamming nearly £64,000 in benefits.

Mum, Ann Wicks, from Bath Road in Chiswick, confessed to three counts but denied two others whilst daughter Michelle from Walton-on-Thames denied all charges.

A vicar from Chiswick has raised thousands for charity after completing the gruelling Inca Trail.

Matt Boyes, Vicar of Christ Church in Townhall Avenue, Turnham Green, finished the 26-mile journey through Peru on October 28, earning £9,000 for the Haiti Hospital Fund.

A Chiswick office development last week hosted its free annual fireworks display with members of the public joining in.

The spectacular display on Wednesday night was accompanied by a host of other activities including a steel band, stilt walkers and a BBQ.

More than 20 fire fighters tackled a blaze on Chiswick High Road for more than three hours on Tuesday afternoon.

The fire broke out at the back of Zizzi's restaurant at 2.34pm with approximately half of the ground floor store room being damaged and around 30 per cent of ducting from the ground to the fourth floors.

Two choirs from places of worship in Chiswick will be taking part in an exciting and unusual concert on Saturday 21 November. The groups, from St Michael's Sutton Court, Elmwood Road and the Russian Orthodox Church in Harvard Road are presenting music as heard in worship in 'Music from the Faiths'. Other contributions will include a Catholic youth group, Sikh, Hindu and Jewish music, plus the Muslim call to prayer and Quaker silence.