Local Authority

MORE than 100 eateries in Hounslow and the surrounding area are not up to scratch.
A freedom of information request submitted by the Chronicle revealed 126 premises in the Hounslow area received the lowest ratings of either 0 or 1 when inspected in the last year.
Borough council snoops found Hounslow to be the worst town, with 38 restaurants and take-away houses deemed "not broadly compliant".

After a six year battle the derelict toilets on Turnham Green are finally to be demolished.

A teenage boy being sexually assaulted outside the disused Chiswick toilets in August last year, proved to be the final push for campaigners who successfully lobbied for their removal.

MURDER squad police have launched an investigation into who is responsible for the death of the baby boy killed by a falling lamp-post.

A Police spokeswoman today announced that a joint investigation is under way by officers from the homicide and serious crime command, Hounslow CID and the Health and Safety Executive.

The baby boy who was crushed by a lamppost outside Chiswick Town Hall has sadly died.

The youngster, thought to be about a year old, died at 5.30am this morning (Thursday) it was confirmed. A post mortem is due to be arranged shortly.

He was critically injured on Tuesday when a 40ft post fell on to his pram and was airlifted to Royal London Hospital.

Chiswick High Road is one of London's top five most ticketed streets - with 18,688 being handed out in the last 12 months.

The mile long road was named third most lucrative in the capital for parking fines and traffic penalties in an investigation by The Standard .

Christmas lights in Chiswick will shine proudly once again this year thanks to Fuller's Brewery.

Residents, including Children from St Mary's School in Dukes Road, Chiswick, will gather to see the lights being switched on outside the George IV pub in Chiswick High Road on Thursday November 27 at 6.30pm.

Major road works on the North side of Kew Bridge due to gas repairs signal traffic chaos.

Gas company Transco will begin undertaking works to repair a gas leak on the North Side of Kew Bridge on Monday November 17 from 10am.

A 23-year-old Chiswick cancer survivor received a standing ovation at the Manchester Labour Conference after telling how the NHS saved his life.

Angry Chiswick neighbours have successfully fought the council into submission after being penalised for parking outside their own homes.

Those living in Harvard Road were fed up of waking to find parking tickets slapped on their windscreens, simply for parking just outside the white lines. All complained they had done so because high kerbs prevented them from getting in and out of their cars.

Turnham Green's new traffic scheme is to be changed following opposition to the plans.

Although the initial plans received a lot of support in May/June there was also significant opposition, meaning the Council is now considering undertaking a different scheme, which they claim is a simpler and cheaper design, that could be implemented more quickly.

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