April 2011 Archives

A FELTHAM scout group is holding a car boot sale on Monday May 2 to support the activities it provides for local youngsters.
The event is being held by the 7th Feltham Sea Scouts and will run from 8am to midday at Hanworth Airpark.

STAFF at a haulage company in Hounslow have paid tribute to their "very kind" boss who died this month, by decorating a lorry in his memory.
A truck was cleaned until it sparkled and was then emblazoned with a tribute message by staff at T.A Wells Co Ltd, on Hanworth Road, for Terry Alan Wells.

A MAN suffered knife wounds in Feltham on Easter Sunday - the fifth such incident in the borough this year.
Police and ambulance crews were called to a property on Rochester Avenue, near Grosvenor Park at about 4pm.

A MOTHER-of-two from Bedfont abseiled 450ft of Guy's Tower to raise money for a cancer charity.
Leigh Welch, 51, of Padbury Close, took on the hair-raising challenge on Sunday April 17 to gather funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

THE FELTHAM Police Boxing Club is hosting two major amateur boxing competitions next month.
The club is holding the National Junior ABA (Amateur Boxing Association) Championships and the Female ABA Championships at Feltham Community College on Sunday May 8.

POLICE have released CCTV images of a man they wish to speak to after a train passenger was attacked on-board a service from Feltham to Waterloo.
Officers from the British Transport Police have this week released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident which took place at around 6.15pm on January 31.

A HOUSING association has come under fire from Feltham residents who say the pigeon population around their homes is out of control.
Residents of Pieris House, High Street, contacted The Chronicle this week saying they have suffered from the effects of a sharp rise in the number of pigeons at their flats over the past five years.

A COUNCILLOR who moved 150 miles away after a burglary made her feel unsafe at home, has defended criticism over her decision to stay in her role.
Conservative councillor Barbara Harris came under fire this week from Michael Hunt, chairman of the Feltham and Heston Constituency Labour Party, for continuing as Feltham west ward councillor despite moving to Nottinghamshire at the start of this year.

A HANWORTH man who robbed a wheelchair-user in her Kent home has been jailed for seven years.
Lee Eastwood, 24, of Watermill Way, appeared at Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday April 13 and admitted robbery at an address in Pine Grove, Edenbridge, on August 9 2010.

STAFF AT the former nursery of an ill five-year-old Feltham boy are stopping at nothing to raise money to support his life-saving treatment.
Aarin Bhatt, of Tawny Close, has been battling Neuroblastoma, a form of childhood cancer, for more than 18 months.