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ALMOST 200 jobs have been saved after one of the last glass bottling dairies in England won its battle to stay open, writes George Lindsay-Watson.

Milk giant Dairy Crest's Hanworth dairy in Feltham missed shutting after tense negotiations thanks to its Southern location.

A 50-YEAR-OLD woman has been taken to hospital with head injuries after being hit by a bus on Hounslow Road, Hanworth.

The incident happened at around 12.30pm today (January 16) near the junction with Little Park Drive and traffic has been delayed in both directions.

A TRAFFIC accident has closed Hanworth Road, Feltham, in both directions at the Powder Mill Lane junction.

The incident happened at around 10am when a vehicle collided with a parked car.

A police spokesman said there were no significant injuries and the road was closed while officers removed the vehicle.

FELTHAM and Heston's new MP, Seema Malhotra, has begun her work in the constituency, holding her first surgery.

The Labour MP, who pledged to 'stand up for constituents at Westminster' following her by-election victory last month, met residents in Feltham last Friday (January 6) and is planning to hold weekly surgeries.

RUSH hour traffic was delayed on Monday (December 19) morning on Great Chertsey Road following a road traffic accident.

The incident happened at the junction with Twickenham Road, known as the Apex Corner, at around 7.46am when a motorcyclist fell from his bike.

A police spokesman said the man was taken to hospital with a minor leg injury and the road was soon reopened.

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FELTHAM and Heston's business community was given the chance to grill seven of the candidates running in this week's by-election.

The husting, hosted by Hounslow Chamber of Commerce on Monday (December 12), gave candidates the chance to discuss how they would tackle business related issues, if they won the seat.

Roger Crouch has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the forthcoming by-election.

Mr Crouch, who lives in Twickenham, is a solicitor specialising in mental capacity law.

He said: "It is an honour for me to have this chance to fight for the people of Feltham and Heston.

CANDIDATES have hit the campaign trail in Feltham & Heston as the battle to succeed the late MP Alan Keen steps up a gear.

Mr Keen represented the constituency from 1992 until his death from cancer on November 10 this year, at the age of 73.

HOUNSLOW and Feltham libraries are hosting a series of workshops offering advice on job hunting and managing your money.

The library service has teamed up with a number of other organisations, including Job Centre Plus and the Citizens Advice Bureau, to run the Friday sessions, which begin next week.