What happened in Chiswick during August 2005

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Sam's Bar & Brasserie Excels at Dress Rehearsal
Nick Montagu offers a preview of the new local restaurant

W4 House Prices Surge to All-Time High
Average property in Chiswick now costs £440,220

Chiswick Property Sales - June 2005
Prices for homes sold during the month

Police Seek 'One-armed Bandit'
Two youths suspected of Robbery on Wellesley Road

Epidemic of mobile phone snatches hits Chiswick
Five thefts in a week in the local area by youths on bikes

Soho House Foubert's Purchase Confirmed
Ant & Dec in on private members' club as shareholders

Fuller's buys The Pilot
Chiswick brewery acquires local gastro-pub

So long and thanks for all the fish
Fish Hoek restaurant could close after change of ownership

New wave of board wars
Protruding nails left behind are 'accidents waiting to happen'

Hounslow Council under fire for planning policy
Consultation document 'a snub to the people of Chiswick'

Robbery leaves 83 year old woman in hospital
Youth kicks away victim's stick to steal her bag

Bike Robbery in Chiswick House Grounds
Twelve year old boy punched as gang steal his BMX

Record-breaking results for local GCSE students
Big increase in top grades at Chiswick Community School

Police crackdown on mobile phone theft
Net closes on gangs of youths on bikes snatching phones

Man left unconscious by mugger on High Road
Jewellery stolen after assault on 59 year old man

Burglars net haul worth nearly £20,000
Jewellery and watches taken Sutton Court Road house

Kew Gardens Remains Silent on Heathrow Expansion
HACAN questions BAA and BA figures' leading management roles

Chiswick Support Group Cares for Carers
Help at hand for those looking after older people locally

Chiswick Landmark gets Makeover
St. Michael's to hold ball to pay for renovations

Mead's hit form in pre-season tournament
Old Meadonians 3 University College London Academicals 0

Chiswick & Latymer Cricket results
Scores - Morrants Thames Valley League

Olympic Rowing Legend gets Blue Plaque
Jack Beresford commemorated in Grove Park Gardens

Bomb Hoax brings High Road to a halt
Chaos last Saturday evening as white van sparks alert

Local schools celebrate record breaking A Levels
Significant improvement in exam results for students in the area

Bike Theft at Esporta Riverside
CCTV released of man suspect of taking £700 bike

Crowds brave the weather to attend London Mela
A true feast of South Asian culture in Gunnersbury Park

Will to Win Promoted
Local tennis club reach highest ever league position

Ealing Council open customer centre
First phase of response programme now operational

New play area opened at Southfield Recreation Ground
But vandals damage equipment before the opening ceremony

Planned increased in night flights 'scandalous'
Environmentalists blast Government as consultation begins

Chiswick & Latymer batsman smashes record
Bruce Frederick makes Freddie Flintoff look tamem

Sign up for a good night's sleep
Councillor joins HACAN in battle against night flights

Sporting double for the Logans
Chiswick's sports presenter gives birth to twins

Robin Cook dies on walking holiday
Tributes pour in for Chiswick based politician

Briers serves up second helping of Roobarb & Custard
Chiswick's veteran actor brings cult cartoon back to life

Ex-servicemen's housing provokes local outrage
Architecture of three-storey blocks described as 'brutal & ugly'

Chiswick Police issue warning about con man
Man claiming money for work not carried out

Southfield Recreation Ground gets a make over
New children's play area funded by liveability project

Number One Allotment opens in Dukes Meadows
Chiswick Horticultural Society unveils new education resource

Greg Dyke Backs the Bees
Former BBC Director General gets behind his local club

Schoolchildren to receive drug & alcohol education
Cash injection boosts fight against drug related crime

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