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Uxbridge Gazette reporter James Cracknell

James Cracknell

Office block conversion given go ahead

PEMBROKE House in Ruislip will be converted into nine flats after a bid to revive the prominent four-storey office block was given approval.Read

Tina takes on the shoplifters

Tina Tigar, who has run the Ruislip fashion boutique Step-in-Style for four years, has caught three shoplifters in the past three weeks – one of them a regular customer.Read

Giant birthday cake for Ruislip 100-year-old

A GREAT-grandmother celebrated her 100th birthday in Ruislip with the family of which she was "most proud".Read

Ruislip shopkeeper fights thieves

A SHOPKEEPER has taken matters into her own hands after a spate of thefts.Read

RAF Northolt will host Olympic warplane force

RAF Northolt will play a key role in defending the capital during the London Olympics.Read

Pensioner hit by van in Eastcote

A 75-year-old woman was hit by a van in Eastcote.Read

Councillor suspended after "vicious attack" on colleague

A ROW between two Labour councillors led to one being suspended for a month after she circulated "a libellous and untrue statement" in two emails.Read

TfL snubs calls for night bus to Ruislip

A NIGHT bus service to Ruislip, Eastcote or Northwood ‘would not be justified’, according to Transport for London (TfL).Read

Scouts celebrate 70 years with a party

A SCOUT group has celebrated 70 years of cooking, climbing and camping with a party at its base in Eastcote.Read

New timetable cuts my choice to three

RE: the article on the reduction of trains to Uxbridge during the rush hour (Met line service cut at peak times, Gazette, November 2).Read

Prestigious award for Brunel

BRUNEL University has been awarded a prestigious Queen’s Anniversary prize for its research in to the effects of chemicals on the environment.Read

Builder thanks air ambulance crew after fall rescue

A BUILDER who fell two storeys off his ladder has personally thanked the London Air Ambulance crew who flew him to hospital.Read

Paradigm Homes 'threw away woman's livelihood'

A SINGLE mother lost £700-worth of her business's stock after a landlord threw it away.Read

Backlash grows over day centre closures

A BACKLASH against Hillingdon Council’s plans to close three day centres for the disabled has gathered pace, with nearly 1,000 residents signing a petition.Read

HS2 campaign won't be 'bought off by tunnel'

CAMPAIGNERS against HS2 have vowed ‘Ruislip cannot be bought off’ by any sort of tunnel.Read

Riot-hit Ruislip Argos reopens after refurb

THE South Ruislip branch of Argo that was targeted by looters during the August riots has reopened after a refurbishment.Read

Hillingdon hit by mass strike action

PICKET lines have formed outside nearly every public sector workplace in Hillingdon.Read

Rubber eyesore as resident stocks garden with tyres

Hillingdon Council has given the West End Road residents 21 days to move the heap of rubber – or else the authority will remove it and charge them.Read

Uxbridge College welcomes training plan

UXBRIDGE college has welcomed news there will be a £1-billion investment in work and training placements for young people.Read

Council tax to be frozen for the third year

COUNCIL tax will be frozen in Hillingdon for a third year running, the council’s leader has said.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.