| What
happened in Chiswick during January 2003
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Chiswick's Winter Wonderland
For the first time in over a decade snowball fights take place in
W4
Fall
in Chiswick property prices forecast for 2003
As prices stay flat in December one leading market commentator sees
a drop of over 5% in local property prices
"We love leafy Chiswick"
Celebrity duo, Ant and Dec, pledge their future to W4 and reveal
that part of the reason might be down to the terrific local schools
Man
jailed for life for mudering baby son
The Old Bailey heard how Victor Dafonte deliberately and fatally
attacked an 11 day old baby in Barrowgate Road
Chiswick
born rock star denies he is a paedophile
Who guitarist Pete Townshend claims that he was researching the
issue and that he may have been abused growing up in West London
Friends
of Chiswick House brand grounds as "disgraceful"
Official letter to Council expresses frustration at lack of action
taken to combat continuing tide of destruction and degeneration
New
data reignites permit debate
Opponents of higher charges for Chiswick claim rationale for differential
parking permit rates has been undermined
Police
arrest six in blitz on Stamford Brook "graffiti gang"
Combined operation between Chiswick police and the British Transport
Police nabs 12 youths including some "prominent local offenders"
New crime figures show local increase
VW break-in spree masks underlying improvement but one area of Chiswick
worst in the borough for burglary
Is Harry over the Hill?
A review of Harry Hill at Headliners
Chiswick
swimmers pay sixth highest charges in the country
New report highlights high pool costs in the borough as user complaints
about standards rise
Town Centre
Group formed
New forum for businesses and police to work together to combat crime
in Chiswick
Another
tower block planned in Chiswick
West Chiswick and Gunnersbury Society urges residents lodge their
objections immediately. The development is for key workers in the
health service but it is the scale rather than the use that the
society objects to
Gangs target
Chiswick diners and mobile phone users
Chiswick police are urging people to be on their guard following
an increase in mobile phone related crime on the High Road
Local Secondary School League table
Just published national results showing GCSE/GNVQ results for state
and independent schools
Back
from the brink for the Sea Cadets
Last year falling membership threatened the future of Chiswick's
own T.S. Stork but after a big increase in recruitment it is lack
of adult support that is the main danger to the unit's survival
Matthew
Kelly back on stage
Chiswick based presenter emphatically denies allegations against
him and receives support of theatre audience
Simply
not cricket
Constant vandalism could spell the end of cricket in Chiswick House
Grounds
Celia Brayfield launches new ‘Westwick’
novel
Spot the locals and the locales in this gripping and moving read
about 5 menopausal males
International
Title boxing match at local swimming pool
Olympic champion Audley Harrison MBE is to fight at the Brentford
Fountain Leisure Centre
Chiswick
station gets listing
The trains may be late but there is architecture to admire while
you wait
Scout's
exclusion condemned
Scouts in Seattle given a history lesson by local scout leader
Crackdown
on rogue developments
Tough action taken by councillors against breaches of planning rules
including a local Indian restaurant
Chiswick
House Lock In
Grounds users demand better warning of gate closures as families
narrowly avoid being locked in overnight
Chiswick
School Head to step down
In a surprise announcement David Brockie has told parents at Chiswick
Community School that he is leaving
Horror
attack on swan in local park
Bird barely survives after being covered in green paint
Tram
Campaigners in summit with Mayor Ken
Assurances sought that traffic will not be redirected through residential
streets including those in Chiswick to make way for new mass transit
scheme
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