| WHAT
HAPPENED IN CHISWICK DURING OCTOBER 2002
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Man
arrested in Wilkinson Way murder case
Police still asking for more information on Maja Trajkovic's (pictured
left) last movements.
Hundreds
turn out for anti-3rd runway protest
Crowds witness arrival of open top bus, hear speeches and a brass
band at the HACAN Clearskies rally.
Bus
lane accident leads to safety fears
Next accident on controversial High Road junction could be fatal
locals claim.
"Dreadful
mistake" deprives car lady of shelter
Council blames blundering contractors for cutting down trees and
shrubs which provided Ann Smith with shelter.
Sisters are doing it for themselves
The indefatigable nuns of St. Mary's Convent and Nursing Home are
determined to raise the £1.7mn needed to save the facility.
Signals
mixed for property market
Latest figures show rises in some sectors of the local property
market and falls in others.
Hogarth
School Report published
Lack of leadership, untimely deaths, official buck-passing, racism
and drugs all seen as contributory factors to school's demise.
Report on tennis courts "a depressing
tale of inaction and incompetence"
Local councillor slams the bureaucratic inertia revealed in a recent
official report that has caused the Back Common tennis courts to
be neglected for years.
Green
box scheme extended to flats
Residents of both private and council flats in the Hounslow Borough
part of Chiswick will now be able to increase their recycling.
The
best office development in the UK?
Chiswick Business Park scoops national award.
Volunteers
needed for Christmas Card fund raising
Cards for Good Causes raised over £4.5 million for charity
last year.
Chiswick
man stabbed outside Watermans Art Centre
Victim literally cut open following apparently motiveless knife
attack.
Controversial
Brentford FC documentary out on video
Documentary tracking football supporters' foray into local politics
now available for sale
Outbreak
of common sense on the Tube
Direct action by passengers persuades driver to stop Piccadilly
line train at Turnham Green and Ravenscourt Park during District
line failure.
Workspace
urged to redraft library plans
Friends of Chiswick Library say - "locating public space in
the basement of an office block is unacceptable."
Victory for crossing campaigners
Two new road crossings for Chiswick as safety campaigners celebrate
"good result"
"Garden
Centre" plans get mixed reception
A scheme to build a "heritage plant centre" in Chiswick
House Grounds to be discussed this week.
Spate
of ATM crime in Chiswick
Police issue advice on how to avoid ATM crime after a spate of robberies
in the area.
Headliners
at the George IV
Will Watts reviews a comedy night at Headliners which included US
comedian, Dave Fulton.
News
from Staveley Gardens
Residents' Association calls for improvements to Barnes Alley.
Tree-mendous
news for local residents
Lobbying by members of this site gets an emergency grant of £22,000
for tree maintenance in Chiswick.
Riverside
nursery benefits from funding increase
Grants also made for new trees and the interment of cremated remains
at Chiswick Old Cemetery.
Local
brewers make a dash for real ale
Young's and Fullers have buried the hatchet to sponsor a pub crawl
beginning in Chiswick.
The
really Old Bill
A brief history of policing in Chiswick researched and written by
a local officer.
St.
Michael's appeal hits £500,000 target
Michaelmas Church goers see fund raising target success.
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