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ULEZ cameras toppled over in Uxbridge as 'protesters' joke 'it is windy'
There are more than 3,700 cameras operating across the £12.50 charge zone
In Bloom and autumn show competitions now open for entries
GARDENERS and growers are being encouraged to enter Hillingdon Council’s plant-growing competitions for 2024. Entries for Hillingdon in Bloom and the Autumn Show go live today (22) following an official launch event at the Great Barn in Ruislip on Friday. Entrants don’t need expert gardening...
Dentist relocates to bigger Uxbridge High Street site
A FAMILIAR Uxbridge High Street dental practice was officially reopened in new premises this week (17).
Colne Valley donations will be doubled in 'matching week'
SUPPORTERS of Colne Valley Regional Park are raising money to support their Countryside in Crisis campaign.
Uxbridge firm's staff get stuck in to help environment
A GROUP of 50 volunteers from the General Mills food company in Uxbridge is helping Iver Environment Centre to mark World Earth Day.
Views sought on West Drayton traffic-calming experiment
PEOPLE in West Drayton are being asked to share their views on experimental traffic calming measures following complaints about persistent dangerous driving.
Uxbridge dad's marathon effort after son's tough start to life
SABE Karunananthan’s son, Noah, now aged four, was diagnosed with leukaemia two years ago.
Review launched after London NHS Trust gave blood transfusion to wrong patient
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have apologised to the patient after what occurred was dubbed a 'never event'
Hands-on with the riverflies at Denham Country Park
YOU can enjoy a hands-on experience learning about aquatic life and how to protect it at the Riverfly Survey Taster event in Denham Country Park.
London challenge follows daughter's cancer all-clear
It was in November 2020 that Gareth’s daughter Sienna was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. She was just four and, since then, has been treated at GOSH.
The Northolt Four! New tunnelling machine joins HS2 line dig
CONSTRUCTION of the new HS2 rail line hit another major milestone with the launch of the fourth – and final – machine being used to bore the giant Northolt Tunnel.
LT Museum's Acton Town store prepares for first open day
LONDON Transport Museum is hosting its first Depot Open Days event of the year this month, offering an opportunity to explore behind the scenes of its giant store in Acton Town.
Ceremony marks start of work on upgrading Hayes estates
A FLAGSHIP regeneration scheme in Hayes is underway.
Paedophile jailed after hand tattoos link him to child abuse
A COMPLEX Met Police investigation, harnessing specialist digital techniques, has led to a dangerous sexual predator being jailed.
Metro Bank branches collect donations for Sikh charity
TO celebrate the Sikh New Year festival, Vaisakhi (April 13), nine Metro Bank stores are appealing for food to be donated in store in aid of the Gurseva foodbank.
Store owner fined £4,400 for selling unsafe cosmetics, plugs
A HAYES shopkeeper was prosecuted for selling unsafe goods and putting people’s lives in danger following an investigation by Hillingdon Council’s trading standards team.
'I went to a new Poundstretcher and among random items I found toilet roll and snack bargains'
I could buy 500ml bottles of water for just 19p and a five pack of Walkers crisps cost £1
Most of the Elizabeth line to close for entire weekend
Some of it will remain open - but there's a catch
Three centuries apart: the link from capital to second city
NEW photographs and video published today (29) show the meeting of two engineering landmarks – as the UK’s longest rail bridge crosses the country’s longest canal.