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Charlene Mitchell

Charlene Mitchell

Alcohol decision on Great Barn infuriates residents

THE approval of an application to turn a listed barn into an entertainment venue has infuriated the residents who have to put up with the noise and people urinating outside.Read

Man jailed for Facebook harrassment emails

A RUISLIP man has been jailed for harassing an elderly woman on a social networking site.Read

Court finds Simmone hit and run driver guilty

A DRIVER who was charged with two offences relating to the death of Simmone Hedges has been convicted of both.Read

'Advice' for policeman's after facebook incident

A POLICE officer who put an inappropriate comment on his Facebook page has been given words of advice.Read

Tube line closures this weekend

THE closure of both the Piccadilly and Metropolitan tube lines this weekend will cause chaos for Christmas shoppers. The Piccadilly line will be suspended for planned engineering works on Saturday (14) and Sunday (15) between Uxbridge and South Harrow.Read

Cutting carbon in Hillingdon

AN INNOVATIVE scheme to cut carbon from at least 200,000 London homes by 2012 is set to be trialled in Hillingdon.Read

Critical cancer treatment needed for ex-Ruislip girl

FRIENDS and family members of a seven-year-old girl who has a life-threatening form of cancer are trying to raise £300,000 so she can receive critical treatment in America.Read

Burglar fails to appear in court

POLICE have released a photo of a wanted burglar as part of their drive to combat burglary with the launch of a special operation.Read

Fun day planned for Ruislip's Christmas switch-on

AN ANNUAL fun day packed full of attractions and activities for the whole family to enjoy will come to Ruislip Manor again this weekend to celebrate the switching on of the Christmas lights.Read

Front garden becoming crash hot spot

A COUPLE fear someone will soon be killed outside their house after a car crashed into their front garden for the fifth time in less than four years.Read

Money still left in 'initiative pot'

IDEAS for community projects in the borough still need to be put forward to help spend the remaining £331,395 still left in the ward budget initiative pot.Read

Marathoner sweats it out for charity

A CARING friend who put himself through a gruelling 26 mile marathon to raise money for the Down's Syndrome Association has managed to raise well over his target amount.Read

Burglars netted in Bumblebee swoop

THE launch of Operation Bumblebee has been a huge success in the borough so far with 34 burglars arrested within the first two weeks. Read

'It's a disgrace!' say residents

A COMMUNITY which has had enough of a scruffy former farm is trying to encourage Hillingdon Council to buy the site.Read

Young players jam 'em in with a dance medley

AN ARTS school wowed audiences recently with its biennial production, performing hit musicals with a troupe of 400 dancers. Read

Scouts prepared for Scottish expedition

ADVENTUROUS scouts have climbed the UK’s highest mountain as part of an expedition to Scotland. Read

Lest we forget

CROWDS will gather at war memorials across the borough this Sunday to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the First World War.Read

Emergency aircraft diverted to RAF Northolt

RAF Northolt had to open their airfield in the early hours of the morning for an aircraft carrying a donor heart.Read

Hayley aims to perform with the best

MOST people in their 20s are only just getting their foot on the career ladder, but Hayley Medwell is an exception to the rule.Read

Eighteen years of business

OWNERS of an art shop celebrated 18 years of business with a party surrounded by the people who have made it a success.Read

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Charlene is a keen and enthusiastic trainee reporter with great local knowledge and contacts, honed from a lifetime of living in the borough. She covers the Ruislip-Northwood news patch.

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