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Uxbridge Gazette reporter James Cracknell

James Cracknell

Boris: "HS2 fight has only just begun"

BORIS Johnson visited Hillingdon today (Wednesday) on a whistle-stop tour of the borough.Read

Phoenix support on the rise

CAMPAIGNERS against the closure of three day centres for the disabled are expected to pack the chamber of Hillingdon Council on Monday for a petition hearing.Read

Reunion marks school’s first half-century

A SOUTH Ruislip school celebrated its 50th anniversary with a reunion of staff and pupils.Read

Greening vows to "write to everyone affected by HS2"

TRANSPORT secretary Justine Greening told the House of Commons that she will write to everyone directly affected by HS2 to explain what the government can do to help them.Read

HS2 to be tunnelled under Ruislip

HS2 will be tunnelled under Ruislip, according to new maps published by the Department for Transport.Read

Massive blow for campaigners as HS2 given go-ahead

HS2 has been given the final seal of approval by government.Read

Government 'set to approve HS2' - full reaction here

THE government is on the verge of giving HS2 its final approval, according to reports this weekend.Read

Contractors lined up to build HS2

A NEW York construction firm is reportedly the favourite to be named the development partner for the proposed £32billion HS2 route - if it gets the go ahead later this month.Read

Homeowners hope for end of HS2 blight

ESTATE agents in Ruislip are desperate to know the government’s verdict on the High Speed Two (HS2) rail line after nearly two years of blight for homeowners.Read

Song raise protesters’ profile

AN HS2 protest song topped a national download chart over the Christmas period, but failed to feature at all in the official rankings.Read

Every cloud has a £3m silver lining

HILLINGDON Council is completing the move to so-called cloud computing, in a partnership with internet giant Google that will save £3million over four years.Read

MP urges wealthy to give more

wealthy individuals and the corporate sector should donate more to charity says Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner MP Nick Hurd.Read

Hillingdon's 'oldest resident' dies

A 107-YEAR-OLD woman believed to be Hillingdon’s oldest resident has died peacefully at her nursing home.Read

Register your name and be a life-saver

A NURSE at Hillingdon Hospital, himself a heart transplant survivor, is urging people to sign the organ donor register and help save a life.Read

Homeowners hope end is in sight for 'HS2 blight'

ESTATE agents in Ruislip are desperate to know the government’s verdict on the High Speed Two rail line after nearly two years of blight for homeowners.Read

Journalist made an OBE for services to Muslim women

A JOURNALIST from Pakistan who led a successful Muslim women's charity project has been made an OBE.Read

Faith honoured for engineering work

Engineer Faith Wainwright has been awarded a MBE for services to the built environment and engineering professions.Read

Minicab driver assault trial set to start

THE trial of a Ruislip 18-year-old accused of causing grievous bodily harm to a minicab driver is set to start next week.Read

Longer tunnels planned for HS2?

Transport secretary Justine Greening has been grilled by MPs over rumours that new, longer tunnels were being planned for the HS2 route from London to Birmingham.Read

Businessman in multi-million pound tax scam trial

CHRISTMAS is a time of giving, but an Eastcote businessman accused of using the goodwill of others to steal millions is spending the holiday season nervously awaiting judgment.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.