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Uxbridge Gazette reporter James Cracknell

James Cracknell

North-south divide laid bare by latest numbers

THE north-south divide in Hillingdon is greater than that seen across the UK, according to the latest unemployment figures.Read

Spicing up the Jubilee picnic

Patriotic residents will hope to enjoy the Spamtastic event on Saturday, between noon and 4pm.Read

Retiring head shares memories of 36 years in teaching

AFTER 36 years of teaching, the principal of the borough's biggest secondary school is retiring to take up bird watching in Wales.Read

Family of eight live in one-bed flat

A FAMILY of eight, including three primary school children, have been living in a one-bed Ruislip flat for six months.Read

Tyre tugger a hot finisher on walk

FIFTY-TWO walkers who set off from Ruislip fire station for a hike around the Chilterns on Saturday had a huge obstacle to overcome along the way.Read

Eastcote Residents Association chairman steps down

THE chairman of Eastcote Residents’ Association (ERA) has stepped down after six years in the role.Read

Police deny complaint over arrest of pub drinkers

THE Metropolitan Police have dismissed a campaigner’s complaint over his arrest for ‘breach of the peace’ while having a drink in a pub.Read

Facebook song enough to win a spot at O2 Arena

TWO musicians from the borough have made it through to the final of one of the country’s biggest ‘unsigned’ music competitions, despite a broken microphone forcing them to restart their song.Read

Manor splashes thousands on diamond jubilee bunting

MORE than a mile of bunting is going up around Ruislip Manor in time for the jubilee weekend.Read

Kids’ music lessons are set to stay

THE future of Hillingdon Music Service seems secure after the Arts Council agreed to support it with more than £900,000.Read

£4m revamp of Victoria Road takes off

The two-year, £4million revamp of Victoria Road, in Ruislip Manor, and Joel Street, in Northwood Hills, is set to start this month.Read

Library users can be seated for the Queen

A CHAIR to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee has been donated to Ruislip Manor Library.Read

Campaigners demand critical HS2 report be published

ANTI-HS2 campaigners are demanding the publication of a new Parliamentary report giving the high-speed rail project its second-worst possible rating.Read

Spicing up the Jubilee Picnic

Patriotic residents will hope to enjoy the ‘Spamtastic’ event on Saturday, June 2, between noon and 4pm.Read

More gardens under threat from developers

A GLUT of bids by developers to build on garden land in Northwood and Ruislip has angered homeowners who fear the character of their neighbourhoods could be changed forever.Read

Boss's death spurs Race for Life entry

AN entrant in Hillingdon’s Race for Life event will be running in memory of her boss, a “company bedrock” who died last month of cancer.Read

Latest plans for Eastcote eyesore rejected

AN ‘EYESORE’ is still no closer to being redeveloped after Hillingdon Council rejected plans to knock it down and replace it with a block of flats.Read

Argument ‘swinging against building HS2’

PRESSURE is being piled on the government by anti-HS2 campaigners after a series of revelations suggested the project was under serious threat.Read

Stockley Park 10k - all the results

RUNNERS lined up for a 10km jog around Stockley Park at the weekend - and the Gazette has the race full results.Read

Thousands flock to Ruislip Woods Festival

THOUSANDS came to celebrate and learn about woodland tradition at London’s biggest wooded area on Sunday.Read

Author Profile

James Cracknell joined the Uxbridge Gazette in March 2010 as a senior journalist covering Ruislip and Eastcote, having previously worked on a newspaper in Warwickshire. He has led the Gazette's coverage of HS2, the proposed high-speed railway which has drawn big opposition in Hillingdon.