Local Authority

FOUR people died at West Middlesex Hospital at the height of the swine flu outbreak, a new report has revealed.
All had underlying health problems, but the family of one the victims is trying to sue the NHS.

PROGRESS on a Feltham leisure centre undergoing exciting changes were inspected by a borough councillor at the weekend.
Hounslow Borough representative Rebecca Stewart popped down to the Feltham Airparcs Leisure Centre on Saturday to check out the refurbishment so far.

THE SICK and needy in Hounslow get one of the poorest out-of-hours doctor services in the country.
A report released by The Patients Association revealed the borough is the forth worst area in the UK according to local householders.

A FORMER Labour candidate has angrily quit the party after being banned from standing in May's council elections.
Cranford resident Sukhdev Singh Maras resigned his membership saying he was "disheartened" by the introduction of candidates from outside the area and he found the MP's expenses scandal embarrassing.

AN ONLINE gallery of photos that names and shames the grottiest spots in the borough has prompted a warning about litter picking, after the discovery of dirty needles.
Hounslow councillor Mark Bowen uploads pictures of unsightly areas to his blog to promote the importance of reporting litter, graffiti and fly-tipping.

A SPAT between the borough council and a Feltham care facility will see nearly 40 residents unable to return home and 34 staff jobless.
Carers at Feltham Dene, on Spring Road, have been given their notice after Hounslow Borough Council refused to meet contractual commitments.

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".

A TROUBLESOME sewer in Feltham has failed for the third time resulting in the extended closure of Fagg's Road.
Motorists will face more inconvenience as Thames Water workers prepare for another round of repairs.

A DECISION not to demolish the community centre building in Feltham has given renewed hope to campaigners at the eleventh hour.
Hounslow Borough Council has withdrawn an application to knock down the centre on the High Street which has existed since the 1930's.

A PENSIONER is living in fear after claiming Hounslow Homes failed to fix a temperamental lock on her front door.

Brenda Benson, 76, of Percival Road, Feltham, has been locked out of her home in the middle of the night as well as returning from the shops to find her door ajar.