West London news, news in Uxbridge, Hayes, Hillingdon

Faith groups in borough show solidarity over Woolwich attack

THE Gazette has received the following messages from faith groups in the borough after the attack in Woolwich on Wednesday.Read

BREAKING: Runway at Heathrow closed after emergency landing

BOTH runways were closed at Heathrow Airport this morning (Friday) after a British Airways plane engine caught fire after take-off.Read

Hayes arrests made in 'people smuggling gangs' raids

EIGHTEEN people have been arrested, including two in Hayes, as part of a European-wide operation against a suspected people-smuggling ring.Read

Hayes drink and drugs hotspot now 'dispersal zone'

A DRUG dealing and street drinking hotspot in Hayes town has been made a ‘dispersal zone’, giving police powers to chuck loitering groups out of the area.Read

Low flying aircraft ‘shaking my house’

A NEIGHBOUR of RAF Northolt says he is dreading the increase in commercial flights at the airbase.Read

Murder bid charge

A 20-year-old Hayes man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder.Read

World first for The Old Vinyl Factory?

A ‘WORLD first’ programme to give start-up firms access to product development resources, investors and the market is being lined up for Hayes.Read

Have you seen this man?

HILLINGDON Police want to locate Osman Duale Hussein, 43, of no fixed addressRead

Suspended sentence for optician who kept woman as 'slave'

AN OPTICIAN who kept a woman as a slave and abused her has been sentenced after being found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) and making threats to kill.Read

Hillingdon woman pulled from kitchen fire

A woman was rescued from a fire at her home in Hillingdon on Saturday morning.Read

Man cut from vehicle in Uxbridge crash

FIREFIGHTERS had to cut the driver of a car from his vehicle after a crash at the junction of St John's Road and Riverside Way, Uxbridge, this afternoon.Read

HS2 business case is 'unclear'

THE business case for High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) has been rocked today, with the publication of a report which raises serious questions about the research which has gone into the project.Read

In this week's paper: Rugby club could be homeless

HOUSE and home - it features large in the Gazette this week.Read

'Very good' turnout as referendum nears end

YOU have just hours left to vote in the Heathrow Airport referendum.Read

High winds take toll for second night running

FOR the second night in a row the high wind has caused damage.Read

Relief as council says it will not sell allotments

GARDENERS at Ickenham’s Glebe Allotment are celebrating after receiving assurances from Hillingdon Council that it will not be sold for development.Read