What happened in Chiswick during April 2005

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Teenager charged with murder after street fight
A second youth charged with attempted murder

Pissarro aiming for quick return
Riverside restaurant hit by fire last Sunday morning

Chiswick Police Chief Moves on
Inspector Ged Boyer ends two successful years at local station

Property Sales in Chiswick for February
Latest home sales from the Land Registry

New Crime Stats show fall in local crime
Violent crime and burglary down in Hounslow Borough

Hepatitis C alert for women treated at local hospitals
Former patients of Queen Charlottes and West Mid contacted

CCTV released of Wellesley Road Robbery
Till stolen after violent assault on shop assistant

Matthew Pinsent big draw at Business Park
Olympic gold medallist meets office workers and local community

Meads Save Their Bacon Against Danes
Amateur Football Combination Premier Division Old Danes 0 Old Meadonians 1

Turnham Green Visits Uganda
Local cricket team choose unusual venue for Easter tour

Marathon Mum Makes A Difference
Chiswick mother of three runs for local children

Wrist alarm to tackle aggressive shoplifters
New technology on trial at Woolworths Chiswick

From Dog Walking to Dance Fever
Chiswick couple Lindy Hop their way into the Strictly Dance Fever house

Northcote wants investigation into school letter
Ann Keen accused of using children to distribute propaganda

Tuesday pattern to phone robberies
Spate of crime in the Grove Park area continues

Greens enter the election hunt
Party selects candidate for Brentford & Isleworth

Gough says 'on your bike' to Livingstone
Tory candidate blasts U-turn on congestion charge for bikes

'Right to buy' leaseholders face huge bills
Charges of up to £56,000 being levied by Hounslow Homes

Police Appeal For Witnesses To Street Murder
Gang fight end in two stabbings

Grove Park Tuesday Crime Pattern Continues
Another victim reports burglary

School Bag Propaganda Debate Continues
Councilor Demands Answers As Parents Voice Support For Ann Keen

Chiswick Newsreader Confirms Wedding Rumours
Natasha Kaplinsky To Tie The Know With Investment Banker Boyfriend

Conservatives Issue Local Manifesto
Alexander Northcote Sets Out His Party's Local Issues

Liberal Democrats Show Their Faith in Malcolm
Party re-adopts Ealing Councilor To Stand In Local Election

Bread of Heaven
Emma Brophy meets the newest mover and baker in Chiswick

Chiswick's Catholic Community Mourns Pope

BBC Man In Marathon Dash for Charity
Business Correspondent To Run On Behalf of Microloan Foundation

Chiswick Restaurant Wins TV Award
FishWorks Voted Best Fish Restaurant In ITV Poll

St Michael's and All Angels Celebrate 125th Anniversary
New chamber organ commemorates church's consecration

Chiswick Pass Chess Test
Chiswick's Rugby Men Triumph In Chess Valley

..and a story published on 1st April

'Permit charges to rise for 4x4s'
Shock new plans to discourage 'Chelsea Tractors' revealed

Rick Stein backs new Chiswick venue
Sam's Brasserie & Bar to open in Barley Mow Centre

World Cup hero loses career memorabilia
Rugby star "gutted" after thieves break into his Chiswick home

BBC to mark Patrick Hamilton centenary
Documentary plus adaptation of Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky to be shown

Teen violently robbed by boys on bike
Police are appealing for help after the Barrowgate Road robbery

Thieves steal church's silver
St Paul's, Grove Park loses silverware worth thousands

Narrow win ensures survival for Chiswick
Rugby Result - Chiswick 12 Hemel Hempstead 11

Meads Triumph in Cup Final
Amateur Football Alliance Senior Cup Final - Old Meadonians F.C. 3 Polytechnic F.C. 0

Wonderland @ William Hogarth School
Opening day for Preschool playgroup and wraparound childcare

Chiswick Restaurant Wins TV Award
FishWorks Voted Best Fish Restaurant in ITV Poll

'Sounds of Nature' provides an aural feast
David Shavreen reviews the latest presentation of Blenheim Concerts

Albanian nightmare for Meads
AFC Premier Division Old Meadonians F C. 1 Albanian F.C. 2

Research to be done into loss of front gardens
100 volunteers needed for local environmental project

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