August 2009 Archives

A teenager was hospitalised after his bedroom ceiling collapsed on him as he slept last Tuesday.

Nineteen-year-old Matondo Buayi was sleeping in his flat in Gardner House, Water Mill Way, Feltham when the ceiling fell in at about 12.30am.

The fire brigade were called and Mr Buayi was rescued from the rubble and rushed to West Middlesex hospital with back and head injuries.

Early predictions are suggesting that Feltham Community College's GCSE results might have earned it the title of Britain's most improved school.

Jubilation filled the school hall as 42% of pupils achieved five A*-C grades including maths and English compared with just 24% last year.

The struggling school has experienced a remarkable turnaround since head teacher Victoria Eadie took over last September and teachers who have taught at the Browell's Lane school for years were amazed at the results.

Joyriders went on the rampage in Feltham and Hanworth on Tuesday(25) - ending their spree of destruction by burning down a rugby club pavilion.

A gang uprooted trees, overturned portable toilets and knocked down rugby posts before reversing into Feltham RFC's changing rooms and setting their stolen VW Polo alight.

The building was gutted and the club's training equipment was destroyed in the arson attack - which took place at about 6.30am.

A special dinner to celebrate the centenary of Christ Church in Feltham will be held on Saturday October 10.

A traditional menu cooked by chef John Hall from the Three Horseshoes will be available at the showpiece event of the Hanworth Road church's year of celebrations.

Tickets cost £15 and are available from Joyce Griffiths on 020 88901978 or Mark Savage on 020 8890255.

Feltham churches have stopped serving communion wine in an effort to halt the spread of swine flu.

Christ Church, Southville Methodist Church and St Dunstan's Church announced in a newsletter last week that they would be following advice from church leaders not to pass around the wine chalice.

The letter said: "At Holy Communion we will be following the advice to the whole Church of England not to share the chalice at present because of concern about spreading the swine flu virus."

Lodge Brothers funeral directors is holding a collection for the Help for Heroes charity at its Feltham High Street office this week.

Anyone wishing to donate to the fund for injured servicemen and women can do so at the office at 108 Feltham High Street from Monday August 24 to Friday August 28 between 9am and 5pm.

Callous thieves burgled Feltham fire station while the crew were attending a serious car accident.

Firefighters had a car and several wallets stolen from their Faggs Road headquarters after they had raced to the scene of a crash which left two people hospitalised.

Police believe the intruders may have sneaked into the station through the main automatic doors as the crew responded to the call in Bedfont Lane last Thursday.

When Ann Norris started receiving messages in her head after husband was diagnosed with cancer in 2007 she decided against seeking professional help.

Instead, she began texting the pearls of wisdom to friends and family who found them so inspirational they persuaded her to publish them in a book called Inspirations.

Now Ann, who lives in Hamilton Road, Feltham, is a published author and her collection of 150 messages is earning rave reviews in the spiritual community.

Two men are facing drugs charges following raids on flats in Pieris House in Feltham High Street.

Police found suspected heroin in two flats last month that the Chronicle had revealed were being used for drug-dealing.

The men have been released on police bail until September 8 pending the results of tests on the suspected drugs.

A local Public Inquiry into the controversial Airtrack scheme will be held earlier next year, residents were told at a meeting last week.

Plans to build a train depot on a conservation area in Feltham as part of the high speed rail link between Waterloo and Heathrow were discussed at the Hounslow Council West Area planning meeting last Thursday.

Residents and councillors expressed their dismay at the proposal to redevelop the former Feltham marshalling yard, while concerns were raised about other affects of the scheme.