July 2009 Archives

BAA has refused to back down over plans to build a train depot on a Feltham conservation area - despite opposition from 300 residents.

The airports operator is planning to use the former marshalling yard - which is now a designated nature reserve - as a depot to store, maintain and clean the fleet of trains for its proposed Airtrack link between Waterloo and Heathrow.

Models strutted their stuff and shoppers were treated to free makeovers at a fashion day in Feltham last Friday.

About 500 shoppers braved the inclement weather to check out the summer lines from stores in The Centre on the Fashion@Feltham catwalk.

Five lucky people won professional makeovers while passers-by were offered free style advice from fashion expert from TV's How to Look Good Naked, This Morning and Ten Years Younger, Gill Pollitt.

Hounslow Council is planning to extend and refurbish the Alf King Centre in Bridge Road, Feltham.

The council has submitted an application to its own planning department to revamp the building - which is currently being used as an under five's play centre - and run it as a children's centre.

Residents in Burns Avenue, Feltham are begging for a 'dangerous' lime tree to be cut back before someone gets hurt.

Roy Wicks and his neighbours claim the huge tree is in danger of shedding its branches as a preservation method as the hot weather comes and have asked housing association Hounslow Homes to trim it.

But their requests have fallen on deaf ears and Mr Wicks fears it will take a serious injury before the housing association take any notice.

Longford Community School student Stuart Langdon addressed a meeting of the Feltham Rotary Club following his successful trip aboard a "tall ship".

Stuart, who was this year's recipient of Rotary's award, sailed with the Jubilee Sailing Trust on the sailing ship Tenacious.

The JST is a registered charity that owns and operates Lord Nelson and Tenacious, the only two tall ships in the world designed and built to enable people of all physical abilities to sail side-by-side as equals.

Stuart spoke about the challenge and adventure of sailing the tall ship on the open sea and impressed Rotarians and their guests with his presentation.

Stuart, who after university wishes to choose the Army and Politics for his career, considers this to be one of the most exciting things that he has done in his life.

If you wish to know more about Rotary or the Jubilee Sailing Trust contact Philip Rowling on 01252 870879

Donors can give blood at Feltham Assembly Hall in Hounslow Road on Monday July 27.

Anyone is welcome to donate at the Feltham Hall between 12.45pm and 3.30pm and between 5pm and 7.30pm.

The family of a Feltham shopkeeper who died of heart failure aged 56 have raised £2,501 for the West Middlesex hospital ward where she died.

Manjula Pankhania, who ran the Londis supermarket in Hounslow Road, Feltham, was treated for eight weeks in the intensive care unit of the Isleworth hospital until she died on July 20 last year.

On Monday her family marked the first anniversary of her death by paying tribute to her and expressing hope that the money raised through donations from friends and family after her death would help others.

Top models will be strutting their stuff at The Centre in Feltham on Friday July 24 as part of the Fashion@Feltham event.

A catwalk will be set up in the main square between 11am and 5pm, while shoppers can win makeovers and other prizes throughout the day.

For more information visit www.thecentrefeltham.co.uk.

A care home worker from Feltham who scooped £2.2m on the lottery made an extravagant first purchase - a £20 shredding machine from Lidl.

Diane Hill, 43, is planning to splash the cash on a wedding to partner Bob Gould but pledged that her shopping trip to the discount German supermarket is a sign that she will remain frugal.

"I'd been after a shredder for a while but when I came home my son couldn't believe I'd won £2.2m and gone straight to Lidl to buy a shredder," Diane said. "But we'll stay the same, we'll still go down to Lidl every Thursday for our shopping."

A van fire caused traffic jams in Bear Road, Feltham and the surrounding area on Tuesday morning.

Traffic was brought to a standstill when the road was closed after the van caught fire at about 10.15am. Firefighters put out the blaze and traffic was flowing freely again by midday.