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Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:51:48 +0100
Hillingdon's community heroes honoured with awards
THE unsung heroes of Hillingdon were celebrated for their outstanding, but often unseen, work at a council awards ceremony last night (23).
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Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:05:56 +0100
In Bloom and autumn show competitions now open for entries
GARDENERS and growers are being encouraged to enter Hillingdon Council’s plant-growing competitions for 2024. Entries for Hillingdon in Bloom and the Autumn Show go live today (22) following an official launch event at the Great Barn in Ruislip on Friday. Entrants don’t need expert gardening skills or swathes of green space to take part, so anyone with enthusiasm to help keep the borough looking green and pleasant is encouraged to enter. Hillingdon in Bloom is an opportunity for residents to learn new gardening skills and produce bright, creative and environmentally-friendly displays at their homes.
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Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:22:59 +0100
Views sought on West Drayton traffic-calming experiment
PEOPLE in West Drayton are being asked to share their views on experimental traffic calming measures following complaints about persistent dangerous driving.
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Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:16:38 +0100
Dentist relocates to bigger Uxbridge High Street site
A FAMILIAR Uxbridge High Street dental practice was officially reopened in new premises this week (17).
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Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:09:31 +0100
Colne Valley donations will be doubled in 'matching week'
SUPPORTERS of Colne Valley Regional Park are raising money to support their Countryside in Crisis campaign.
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Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:47:54 +0100
Hillingdon leads way on primary school place offers
 
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Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:02:31 +0100
Uxbridge firm's staff get stuck in to help environment
A GROUP of 50 volunteers from the General Mills food company in Uxbridge is helping Iver Environment Centre to mark World Earth Day.
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Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:54:56 +0100
Uxbridge dad's marathon effort after son's tough start to life
SABE Karunananthan’s son, Noah, now aged four, was diagnosed with leukaemia two years ago.
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Tue, 09 Apr 2024 08:20:49 +0100
London challenge follows daughter's cancer all-clear
It was in November 2020 that Gareth’s daughter Sienna was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. She was just four and, since then, has been treated at GOSH.
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Sat, 13 Apr 2024 21:01:15 +0100
Hands-on with the riverflies at Denham Country Park
YOU can enjoy a hands-on experience learning about aquatic life and how to protect it at the Riverfly Survey Taster event in Denham Country Park.
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Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:43:11 +0100
The Northolt Four! New tunnelling machine joins HS2 line dig
CONSTRUCTION of the new HS2 rail line hit another major milestone with the launch of the fourth – and final – machine being used to bore the giant Northolt Tunnel.
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Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:47:14 +0100
Ceremony marks start of work on upgrading Hayes estates
A FLAGSHIP regeneration scheme in Hayes is underway.
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Fri, 05 Apr 2024 08:07:51 +0100
LT Museum's Acton Town store prepares for first open day
LONDON Transport Museum is hosting its first Depot Open Days event of the year this month, offering an opportunity to explore behind the scenes of its giant store in Acton Town.
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Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:42:05 +0100
Paedophile jailed after hand tattoos link him to child abuse
A COMPLEX Met  Police investigation, harnessing specialist digital techniques, has led to a dangerous sexual predator being jailed.
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Fri, 29 Mar 2024 08:17:22 +0000
Three centuries apart: the link from capital to second city
NEW photographs and video published today (29) show the meeting of two engineering landmarks – as the UK’s longest rail bridge crosses the country’s longest canal.
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Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:12:48 +0100
Metro Bank branches collect donations for Sikh charity
TO celebrate the Sikh New Year festival, Vaisakhi (April 13), nine Metro Bank stores are appealing for food to be donated in store in aid of the Gurseva foodbank.
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Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:06:55 +0100
Store owner fined £4,400 for selling unsafe cosmetics, plugs
A HAYES shopkeeper was prosecuted for selling unsafe goods and putting people’s lives in danger following an investigation by Hillingdon Council’s trading standards team.  
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Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:25:14 +0000
Suspect charged after Hayes murder case appeal by police
POLICE have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering Sean O'Neill in Hayes.
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Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:26:00 +0000
Face of man wanted for questioning by Hayes murder police
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Sean O’Neill in Hayes have released details of a man they want to locate.
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Wed, 20 Mar 2024 14:55:09 +0000
Drugs-bust police arrest man in early-morning swoop in Hayes
POLICE today (20) arrested a 29-year-old man in Hayes and seized crack cocaine and heroin worth thousands of pounds.
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Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:45:37 +0000
Fake tobacco sales cost Hayes trader £3,400 in court costs
A HAYES trader was ordered to pay more than £3,400 by Uxbridge magistrates for selling fake tobacco. 
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:26:36 +0000
Ruislip pub raises £3,000-plus from charity events
THE Woodman pub in Ruislip has raised more than £3,100 for two charities through a fire walk and a music bingo night.
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Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:25:00 +0000
Hillingdon recycling bag service made more sustainable
HILLINGDON is relaunching its automatic recycling bag delivery service, to make it more efficient and sustainable.
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Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:19:17 +0000
Make friends with a slug, Middlesex wildlife group urges
SLUGS and snails are not the most popular visitors to our gardens, but a new campaign aims to give them a new image.
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Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:48:42 +0000
Hayes man on murder charge after Dawley Avenue incident
A HAYES man appeared before magistrates on Saturday (9) charged with the murder of another man in the town.
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Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:54:12 +0000
Rural activities centre contributes to Happier Outdoors
YOU can help to build a bug hotel or tour Hillingdon Council’s community garden centre as part of a new London-wide festival celebrating health and nature.
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Fri, 08 Mar 2024 15:26:22 +0000
Two GP practices will relocate into enlarged building
AN £11m redevelopment is planned for Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital, which serves 20,000 patients.
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Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:02:57 +0000
Uxbridge MP at specialist FE sector's manifesto launch
UXBRIDGE MP Steve Tuckwell met students and staff from Orchard Hill College Park View Centre in Parliament to show his support for specialist further education.
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Thu, 07 Mar 2024 09:28:14 +0000
Heartlink helps drivers tick over with health checks
A CHARITY that raises awareness of heart disease ensured lorry drivers were ticking over when they provided free blood pressure and heart rhythm checks.
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Wed, 06 Mar 2024 07:39:17 +0000
New jobs24 platform launched in England and Wales with Newsquest
A new national recruitment site has been launched which combines 12 regional job sites under one platform called jobs24.co.uk.
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Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:24:52 +0000
Hillingdon Ahmadi Muslims take peace message to gathering
FRIENDS and neighbours were invited by Hillingdon Ahmadi Muslim Association to a Discover Islam Week.
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Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:20:14 +0000
Huge new logistics centre approved for Hayes-Southall border
PLANNING permission has been granted to speculatively build a 90,000 sq ft logistics centre in Southall Lane, Hayes, which could create up to 150 jobs.
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Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:25:51 +0000
Hairy Biker Dave Myers dies aged 66, Si King confirms
The Hairy Bikers' Dave Myers has died 66, his co star and “best friend” Si King announced.
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Sun, 25 Feb 2024 18:09:52 +0000
Labour 'still committed to halting Uxbridge Library move'
HILLINGDON Labour say they remain opposed to the relocation of Uxbridge Library to the Civic Centre.
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Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:59:29 +0000
Full house! Hayes storage firm aims to pile up charity Easter eggs
COLLECTORS aim to fill a completely empty storage unit in Hayes with Easter eggs for struggling families.
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Sun, 25 Feb 2024 18:13:57 +0000
Giant borer Emily starts digging HS2 Northolt Tunnel
A THIRD boring machine is digging the 8.4-mile Northolt Tunnel as part of the HS2 rail line.
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Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:27:25 +0000
Hillingdon council tax to rise by 4.99 per cent from April
£23.3m for a proposed new Water Sports and Outdoor Activity Centre
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Fri, 23 Feb 2024 17:38:27 +0000
Hillingdon pubs beer festival to feature 20 real ales
A RANGE of up to 20 real ales, including five from overseas, will be available at three Wetherspoon pubs in Hillingdon during their 12-day beer festival.
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Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:23:58 +0000
Hillingdon musical theatre group's tribute to Pythons
LOOK out for the Monty Python award-winning musical Spamalot in Hillingdon next month.
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Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:34:39 +0000
T K Maxx to move from Pavilions shopping centre to Chimes
HOLLYWOOD Bowl is to take the whole of the upper floor of the former Debenhams store at The Chimes Shopping Centre in Uxbridge.
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Wed, 21 Feb 2024 12:49:51 +0000
Uxbridge students witness Canaveral satellite space launch
SIX students from Uxbridge and Feltham witnessed the historic launch of the Space X Falcon 9 rocket from Cocoa Beach, Florida, last week.
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Wed, 21 Feb 2024 12:45:13 +0000
Hillingdon winners toasted at West London Business Awards
TWO Hillingdon winners, Marriott Hotel and Hillingdon Chamber of Commerce,  were recognised at this year’s West London Business Awards.
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Wed, 21 Feb 2024 12:35:11 +0000
Yeading pupils given money advice by Southall bank staff
THREE Southall Metro Bank colleagues, Zaineb Butt, Heena Vaghela and Neetu Shinh, delivered an session of Money Zone to Year 3 pupils at Yeading Junior School in Hayes.
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Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:59:56 +0000
Labour candidate leads protest to Culture Secretary
Relocation is expected to save £412,000 per year on business rates, utilities, cleaning and staffing costs.
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Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:46:38 +0000
Road safety students take on Hillingdon Dragon's Den
SAFETY-conscious children competed in a Dragons’ Den-style event hosted by Hillingdon Council to try to win their school funds for road safety and sustainable travel improvements.
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Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:24:59 +0000
Hospital status changed after Care Quality inspection
HILLINGDON Hospital’s maternity services rating has dropped from good to requires improvement, following an inspection in August.
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Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:24:04 +0000
LOCALiQ UK named Europe’s Rising Star of the Year
The Microsoft Partner Awards honour digital marketing partners who go above and beyond
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Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:13:14 +0000
Harefield's still-devoted Valentines - 61 years on!
ON the eve of Valentine’s Day, a couple in a Harefield care home reflected on their 61 years of marriage and shared their secrets for a happy union.
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Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:08:35 +0000
Hospice wins contract to give Ealing carers welcome break
HARLINGTON Hospice is to provide short breaks for adult carers in the boroughs of Hounslow and Ealing.
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Mon, 12 Feb 2024 14:55:28 +0000
Views sought on Hillingdon plans to avoid flooding
RESIDENTS’ views are being sought by Hillingdon Council on its draft Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.
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