September 2008 Archives

Luaghing thugs made two schoolchildren jump up and down on the spot after threatening them with screwdrivers.

The 13-year-old victims were walking along Carlton Avenue, Feltham, on September 12 at about 7.20pm when the robbers stopped them.

This week saw a middle of the road set of results for Feltham Youth FC's teams with nine wins, six defeats and two draws for the club.

Good wins for the Under 15 Blues who won 5-0 over Claygate with a Martin Bayford hat-trick, the Under 13 Whites beat Frimley Green 2-0 and the Blues 5-2 over Whitton Town, the Under 12s won 10-3 at Frimley with a Billy O'Rourke hat trick and the Under 10 Spartans beat Woking Town 3-2.

A determined new head teacher has taken the reins at Feltham Community College and vowed to turn around the struggling school within a year.

"We can not afford to let another year of kids down," said Victoria Eadie, who took over at the Hounslow college three weeks ago.

"The changes have begun and the improvements will be dramatic and fast. I am 100 per cent sure exam results will reach more acceptable levels by next summer."

Allotment holders who have completely transformed a derelict site in just four years are looking for enthusiastic gardeners to tend their new community plot.

Members of the Snakey Lane Allotment Association are reaping the rewards of all their hard work at the site which now boasts over 50 plots crammed with vegetables and plants.

This year the Territorial Army is celebrating its centenary in its present form. Down the ages there has long been a band of men, and indeed women, who have volunteered to assist armies at times of crisis and war.

In order to regulate this, the Army Reserve Act of 1803 was introduced to Parliament by Lord Addington, who was concerned at the shortfall in army recruitment. 30,000 men came forward for the new Volunteer Army, spending their time at work in the week, and training with the military at the weekend.

Awareness of climate change and the need to protect the environment is growing and is not restricted to any one section of the community.

On Saturday, October 4, Hounslow Friends of Faith is bringing together speakers and displays from different faiths to challenge and inspire people to do their bit for the environment.

A teen's dream of competing at the Paralympics in 2012 could be dashed by a lack of funding.

Ryan Langdon, of Raleigh Road, Feltham, is a rising star in the world of boccia - a little-known sport which is a bit like French boules only with softer balls.

Two men repeatedly punched a 40-year-old in the alley behind Feltham Assembly Hall before grabbing his phone and running away.

The man was walking towards New Road, Feltham, when the pair began hitting him in the head and body.

Violent youths who brutally knifed two partygoers in Hanworth this summer will go unpunished unless the teenagers who were there start telling the truth.

This is the claim of Det Insp Jeff Minns, who is leading the investigation into the double stabbing. He said his officers were powerless to move the case forward until revellers from the ill-fated party on July 19 admitted exactly what they had seen.

A Green Belt idyll in a 'forgotten corner' of Feltham could be totally transformed under early proposals which could potentially add a massive 1,000 new homes to the town.

For years the former gravel pits, off Chertsey Road, have sat empty with only the occasional visit from members of Feltham Angling Club to break the peace.

But last Friday a large white marquee went up on the overgrown site, known as Lower Feltham Lakes, as residents from nearby homes flocked to view the proposals.