Chiswick News Archive - September 2003

* Toyah Willcox loves Chiswick to death *
No longer turning suburbia upside, down former punk rocker now praises W4's community spirit

* Chiswick Dentist Floors Eubank *
Ralph "Painless" Gilhooly knocks out former world boxing champ

* Kate Beckinsale’s Chiswick Homecoming *
Film star goes back to her roots for daughter's sake

* Seal of Approval for the Thames *
Cleaner river brings a new kind of resident to Chiswick, now a regular haunt of a grey seal

* Serious accident outside Turnham Green Tube *
Car mounted pavement by St. Michael and All Angels Church and crashed into railings

* Anger grows over Chiswick Job Centre closure *
Reorganisation of services will mean lengthy journey for job seekers

* Latest figures show increased crime *
New data shows crime is up in Chiswick against the trend in the rest of London

* New Tax Shock for Chiswick residents *
Revaluation of properties and new bands will mean significant increases in Council Tax

* Major's main man checks out local transport *
Bob Kiley, the man who sorted out the New York subway, pays Chiswick a visit

* Graffiti Bridge gets a clean up *
As other organisations quibble over responsibility, Hounslow Council gets the job done

* The Tache is Back! *
Chiswick resident Gervase Newrick has a novel way for men to raise money for charity

* New artwork for Dukes Meadows *
Leading artist, Thames 21, Cavendish School and Singapore Airlines team up

* Army Cadet Force back in action *
206 (Chiswick) Army Cadet Detachment Royal Signals needs you

* 18th Century Chiswick from Harrison's history of London *
An engraving of the riverside in the mid eighteenth century from a current exhibition

* Rena Salmon’s Prison Suicide Bid foiled *
Equilibrium killer haunted by "visits" from Lorna and has made friends with Maxine Carr

* Chiswick’s Very Own Pop Princess *
Sophia Rose joins new pop-rap band through a pop idol style nation-wide search

* Great River Swim renews ancient Thames tradition *
Swimmers brave the river to compete for the Pissarro's Trophy

* St. Mary’s Convent Appeal Update *
Fundraising reaches 90% of its target

* Award Winning Businesswoman cleans up in Chiswick *
Bringing a local touch to one of the world's largest domestic maid service companies

* Meads stumble with key players absent *
Greenland Cup - Old Meadonians 1 Old Hamptonians 3

* Tolstoy wedding to take place in Chiswick *
Alexandra Tolstoy to wed her Cossack at Russian Orthodox Cathedral on Harvard Road

* Chiswick child care worker jailed *
John Lockey who worked at the Child and Family Centre at Fishers Lane gets 15 months for possession of child pornography

* Chiswick Mum top of the class *
"Bravissimo" for Anthea Parker in her Italian GCSE

BrentfordTW8.com now issuing regular newsletters

* Donations sought for Christmas lights *
Residents and businesses asked to give money to pay for seasonal decorations

* "The Londoner" blasted as propaganda *
Local London assembly rep accuses Mayor of diverting funds in an attempt to secure re-election

* Conservation Area status for Kew Bridge *
More restictive planning rules for the riverside area create stumbling block for St. George's development

* 20 years of Chiswick Working Mothers Group *
Two decades celebrated by past and present members at a birthday party

* Big Turnout for Fun Run *
Large sum raised for Dukes Meadow's benefit as runners go the extra 5 miles

* Meads set the pace *
Amateur Football Combination: Latymer Old Boys 2 – Old Meadonians 5

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