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                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Chiswick Book       Local university features in
Afghan girls invited to Brentford                                                                                                                                                                                      Festival celebrates The Apprentice
Community Stadium                                                                                                                                                                                                      charity fundraising The University of West London has featured in the latest episode of BBC1’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Television

Sport                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Charity                                                                                     The Apprentice after candidates filmed their latest task on campus.
Brentford’s recent game against Wolverhampton                                                                                                                                                                          Following last September’s Chiswick Book Festival,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   H
Wanderers may have been memorable for all the                                                                                                                                                                          organisers have donated £6,000 to charities both
wrong reasons for many but it was an extra special                                                                                                                                                                     local and broader.                                                                                       eading to St Mary’s Road to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                film half of this week’s fish-
day for a group of young female Afghanistan                                                                                                                                                                            Dia Stronach
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ing task, contestants made
footballers who were invited to Brentford for the                                                                                                                                                                      dia@chiswickherald.co.uk
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                use of the university’s Pil-

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       T
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   lars Kitchen where they were taught to
day.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               prepare freshly caught fish ready for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   he Chiswick Book Festival            ‘‘We are now reviewing our charities,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   is a non-profit community          as we do every few years, and invit-         sale.

T
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   event. In 2021, it was one of      ing people to suggest reading-related           Showing off UWL’s leading facilities
            he Afghanistan women’s                                                                                                                                                                                                 the first local events to re-      charities we can consider for support,       on screen as the kitchens were trans-
                                            the Afghan youth development team to
            youth development team                                                                                                                                                                                     turn to in-person audiences with lim-          alongside our existing charities. Nom-       formed into a filming location, the uni-
                                            see a new part of the country and for
            were among hundreds of                                                                                                                                                                                     ited numbers to maintain public safety         inations should be emailed to admin@         versity also welcomed business expert,
                                            us, this is about making them feel wel-
            female athletes who fled the                                                                                                                                                                               as the city came out of lockdown. Local        chiswickbookfestival.net by February         Karen Brady to watch over the hope-
                                            come. We wanted them to play football
country after the Taliban regime took                                                                                                                                                                                  celebrities and others, including Clare        28th 2022 – and you can read more on         fuls as they battled it out to be offered
                                            to watch a game to make some new
over. They were part of a group of 130                                                                                                                                                                                 Balding and Gyles Brandreth, all took          our Charities Review page.”                  the chance to go into business with Sir
                                            friends and to really feel like they be-
people who made it to the UK to reset-                                                                                                                                                                                 part in the event.                               The 2021 event raised enough mon-          Alan Sugar.
                                            long in the UK.”
tle in the country.                                                                    on the from the sidelines as the girls                                                and this is fantastic feeling.”              Since its inception in 2009, The            ey, after costs, to donate £1,500 each to:      Professor Anthony Woodman, Dep-
                                               The team enjoyed a training session                                                Khalida, who was the recipient of
   The group have found a new home                                                     were put through their paces by the                                                     The group were joined at Uxbridge       Chiswick Book Festival has raised over         Ɂ St Michael and All Angels Church in        uty Vice-Chancellor of UWL, said: “We
                                            at Brentford’s facility at Uxbridge High                                            UEFA’s Equal Game Award for her
in the north of England, with thanks to                                                Trust’s coaches and members of the                                                    by London-based girls from the Af-        £109,000 for a variety of charities,           Chiswick, which supports community           have incredible industry-standard fa-
                                            School led by the Brentford FC Com-                                                 work campaigning for equal rights for
efforts from a host of organisations, in-                                              Brentford FC women’s team.                                                            ghan & Central Asian Association. The     and now accepts nominations for new            events such as the Festival                  cilities here at UWL and it is great to
                                            munity Sports Trust and then headed                                                 women, also spoke passionately about
cluding Leeds United FC who offered                                                       She said: “These players, these                                                    ACAA work with Afghans and Central        causes to support from the public.             Ɂ InterAct Stroke Support, which sup-        see those having an impact outside our
                                            to the Brentford Community Stadium                                                  the importance of invitations like this
the girls the chance to join their youth                                               young woman, have lost everything                                                     Asian living away from their homeland        Festival Organiser Torin Douglas            ports stroke patients and provides ac-       student community and teaching un-            lecturers – and we are proud to be       anie Affleck a former Events Manage-
                                            for the Wolves game.                                                                helping to create sense of belonging
development programme.                                                                 in their homes. They are traumatised.                                                 and provide them with skills and sup-     said: ‘‘We were delighted to be back           tors to read to them                         expected new skills on The Apprentice.        showing that off in completely new       ment student at the university.
                                               Khalida Popal, former captain of the                                             for those involved. She added: “They
   Preeti Shetty, who sits on the board                                                They have been through a lot of mental                                                port to help them prosper in the UK.      in front of live audiences again and           Ɂ Doorstep Library, which brings                “But studying hospitality with us is       ways.”                                      Watch the episode back on BBC iP-
                                            Afghanistan national team, was an in-                                               will talk about their experience to their
of Brentford FC, was keen to extend                                                    problems and mental issues because of                                                                                           pleased to be able to make these do-           books to children at home thanks to its      more than just food preparation. You            This is the latest in ongoing con-     layer at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/
                                            strumental figure in the recent evacu-                                              family members and that is the feeling
an invite to west London to the group.                                                 the trauma so of course now they are                                                                                            nations, even though we limited the            volunteers’ deliveries                       will build knowledge in everything            nections between UWL and this year’s     b0071b63
                                            ation and resettlement. She joined the                                              of being welcome, it is the feeling of
She said: “The whole idea was to bring                                                 in the UK, which is fantastic.”                                                                                                 capacity of our venues. We’re very             Ɂ The Felix Project, which delivers          from developing future foods to ful-          show – with new aide, Tim Campell
                                            girls on the day and proudly watched                                                home the feeling of being supported
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       grateful to our authors, audiences and         surplus food to schools and charities.       ly-plant based catering using our spe-        being a graduate of the Claude Littner
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   cialist kitchens and industry expert          Business School, and contestant Steph-

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Just a stone’s throw from Hounslow Heath, work is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   - our free* monthly webinars' programme.
underway on Hounslow’s newest visitor attraction
- Hobbledown Heath. It’s no mean feat building an                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Everyone is welcome to join our 40-minute Zoom talks, which highlight
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              the history, wildlife and ecology of the Thames and the people who have
adventure park, which is set to be the biggest leisure                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        lived and worked by London’s River. Keep an eye out for booking links on
attraction in London since the Olympics, so we’ve                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             our website: www.chiswickpier.org.uk                  *donations very welcome
gone behind the scenes to see what’s going on.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7pm, Tuesday 15th February:
             obbledown Heath is all         sleep at night? 20 animal homes are                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Stanley Spencer – the artist, his work
             about fun-filled adventur-     being built amongst the magical wood-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             and connections with the Thames

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    FUL LY F UN DED
             ous play and TouchWood         land setting for Hounslow’s newest
             Play are busy constructing     furry residents.
an array of bespoke, sustainable, and          The village of Hobbledown Heath
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7pm, Tuesday 29th March

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 P L ACE S AVAILAB LE
natural wooden play structures which        will be ready for guests in June, to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              London: Port City ‘behind the scenes’
will deliver fun and thrills aplenty to     stay up to date visit www.hobbledown.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             at Museum of London Docklands’
the children of Hounslow.                   com for pre-opening news, offers and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              latest exhibition
   TouchWood Play specialise in craft-      events. 126 acres of awesome adven-
ing unique and innovative play experi-      tures await!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7pm, Tuesday 26th April
ences where kids can use their imagi-
nation to have their own adventures, in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            REGISTER NOW FOR 2022 ENTRY:                                                                      Foraging beside the Chiswick
a safe, stimulating, and natural setting.                                                                                                                                                                                                   www.godolphinandlatymer.com                                                                       foreshore
   Hobbledown Heath will host over
150 unique and enchanting animals,
which visitors can interact with and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7pm, Tuesday 31st May
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Godolphin and Latymer                                                       ‘Terrible Thames’ – how Horrible
feed. A 100-metre-long goat bridge is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Swan Upping at Cookham, 1915–19.
currently under construction, which                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Iffley Road, Hammersmith                                                     Histories decided to take their                      Tate Collections © Estate of Stanley
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will allow the Hobbledown goats to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     London W6 0PG                                                          performances on tour… aboard a                       Spencer and the Stanley Spencer
walk above the spectating visitors and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Gallery Collection
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Thames cruiser!
into their various leafy and green en-
closures. But where will all the animals
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reaccreditation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     existing stent - a fine mesh-like tube
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      William Coleshill is                           covered in fabric - that stops the artery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      used to the throb of the                       from rupturing.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        “It’s big procedure which involves
Education                                                                                                                                                                                                             engine beneath his feet                        opening up the abdominal cavity and
Richmond upon Thames College (RuTC) has been                                                                                                                                                                          but paid less attention                        I had to unpick parts of the existing
accredited to the matrix Standard, demonstrating                                                                                                                                                                      to the pulsating feeling                       stent from the artery wall. It’s a long
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     delicate procedure and Mr Coleshill
the high quality of the Information Advice and                                                                                                                                                                        in his own body.                               has made an extraordinary recovery
Guidance services they provide to students,                                                                                                                                                                                                                          considering his age.”
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        William is thankful but remains un-
teachers, and support staff.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     flustered about his brush with death.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                            decks and his GP was amazed to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            hear William had been living with
          ichmond upon Thames              sole purpose or as part of their service
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            the sensation for several years.
          College is a general further     offering.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                         “I don’t like to make a fuss,” said
          education institute based          Roger Chapman, Head of the matrix
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      the 83-year-old who lives in Isleworth
          in Twickenham, which em-         Service for The Growth Company said:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      but still works at sea towing decom-
ploys over 140 members of staff and        “This is a fantastic achievement for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      missioned ships to new ports or ship-
welcomes over 2,000 students each          RuTC, and I would like to congratulate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      wrecking yards on the coasts of Turkey
year.                                      the team on their success. We believe
   The college recently moved into a       that at the heart of high-quality advice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      and Pakistan.                                       ...I’ve survived Force
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         In reality, William was a ticking time          Eleven gales where the
brand-new £80 million campus build-        and support services are strong leader-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      bomb as the main artery leading out of
ing with a new STEM (science, tech-        ship, excellent service and a focus on     RuTC is working to provide the best      matrix Standard. This is a great accom-       international quality standard.”
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      his heart had swollen to a point where
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        waves have been bigger
nology, engineering and maths) build-      continuous improvement, all under-         possible support to their clients.”      plishment for the College and an even            For more information about the ma-                                                     tower blocks. You USEjust
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      it was threatening to burst.
ing coming soon.                           pinned by effective use of the resourc-      Commenting on the award, Sheila        better start to 2022. All staff assessed      trix Standard please visit www.matrix-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         A surgical procedure nearly a decade            have to stay calm and
   The matrix Standard is the interna-
tional quality standard for organisa-
tions that deliver information, advice
and/or guidance (IAG), either as their
                                           es available. The matrix Standard is
                                           designed to benchmark organisations
                                           against best practices in these are-
                                           as. With their accreditation success,
                                                                                      Fraser-Whyte, Executive Director of
                                                                                      Business Development and Innovation
                                                                                      at RuTC, said: “I’m thrilled that we
                                                                                      have once again been accredited to the
                                                                                                                               do an excellent job in providing impar-
                                                                                                                               tial information, advice and guidance
                                                                                                                               to prospective and current students
                                                                                                                               and it’s good to know that we meet the
                                                                                                                                                                             Standard.com
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      earlier had addressed the problem but
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      had begun to leak, putting his life at
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      risk again.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Nung Rudarakanchana, a vascular
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ride it out...       “
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      and endovascular surgeon at North-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      wick Park, said: “If the artery had burst

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      bicycle hub at Richmond station                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            SEPTEMBER 22 START
      Richmond
                                                        Richmond Council has committed
      Richmond Council has                              £364,863 to the project, on top of an
                                                        initial £300,000 investment, while
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                PLACES AVAILABLE FOR YEAR 10 & YEAR 12 STUDENTS
      announced additional                              the Department for Transport has al-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             FREE FULL-TIME EDUCATION
      funding to ensure the                             located £2.7m to deliver the project.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              are now going to conduct a full Po-
                                                        The additional funding will come from
      delivery of a new bicycle                         Richmond Council's Climate Change
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              lice investigation, Sue Gray’s ‘update’
      hub at Richmond                                   budget.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              has more than enough information to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              suggest an honourable person should
      station which will be                                The council has outlined a number
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              resign, or that those around the PM                                                                                                                         OPEN EVENING & ENGINEERING CHALLENGE
                                                        of climate change aspirations for the
      sustainable, in line with                                                                                                                                                                                               should force him to do so.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Monday FEBRUARY 7th at 5.30pm.
                                                        project including:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ‘‘It’s clear that he does not have the
      the Richmond Climate                                 That the hub will have Photovoltaic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              personal integrity to lead our country
                                                        Panels (PV Solar Panels) to provide a
      Emergency Strategy.                               sustainable energy source to power the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              through the difficulties we face.                                                                                                                                             A Government-funded school for 14 to 18-year-olds.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ‘‘Throughout the pandemic people

      T
                                                        hub
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              locally did the right thing and followed
                                                           A system to capture and reuse rain-
                 he new hub will have space                                                                                                                                                                                   the law. They were unable to be with
                                                        water to service the hub within the
                 for 700 bicycles and will                                                                                                                                                                                    terminally ill family members, were
                                                        maintenance areas for the cleaning of
                 encourage residents to take                                                                                                                                                                                  forced to watch funerals on Zoom, and                                                                                            THE FINAL FRONTIER FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATHS (STEM).
                                                        bikes.
                 more active travel options                                                                                                                                                                                   so many went through great emotional
                                                           The project is expected to begin
      for their journeys while providing a                                                                                                                                                                                    hardship. I’ve had a countless number
                                                        work in August 2022 and to be com-
      safe and secure location for residents                                                                                                                                                                                  of emails from constituents who are
                                                        pleted in March 2023.
      to park their bicycles. The new hub                                                                                                                                                                                     outraged and disgusted at the prime
                                                           Cllr Alexander Ehmann, Chair of
      will have a smart technology system in                                                                                                                                                                                  minister and his flagrant breach of the
                                                        the Transport and Air Quality Services
      place advising users of available spaces                                                                                                                                                                                rules.
                                                        Committee, said: “As a council we are
      within the hub in real time.                                                                                                                                                    Image: Richmond Council                    ‘‘With the cost of living rising and
                                                        committed to providing more active
        The new multi-storey bicycle hub                                                                                                                                                                                      an international crisis in Ukraine we
                                                        travel options for our residents. I am          “We know that Richmond station re-                 unnecessary journeys being made by
      will be delivered in partnership with                                                                                                                                                                                   are stuck with a prime minister who is
                                                        delighted that funding has been agreed       mains one of the busiest public trans-                car, making it easier to choose active
      South Western Railway with invest-                                                                                                                                                                                      unfit for office, and is solely focused on
                                                        between all parties concerned to en-         port links in the borough. The delivery               travel options and helping to reduce
      ment from both Richmond Council                                                                                                                                                                                         saving his own job. He needs to do the
                                                        sure the delivery of the Richmond sta-       of a new bicycle hub will help to reduce              congestion and improving local air
      and the Department for Transport.                                                                                                                                                                                       right thing for once and resign.’’                                                                                                               To book a place or find out more, email: office@spacestudiowestlondon.org
                                                        tion bicycle hub.                            resident’s reliability on cars and reduce             quality.”
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Progress in bid to improve Richmond’s high streets                                                                                                                                                                         Brentford school for girls celebrates Christmas at last
Richmond                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Hounslow
                                              Small businesses and start-ups need      street furniture and pavement repairs.
A number of high street                    to be supported, encouraged, and in-        An urban designer will review propos-                                                                                               This year Christmas
                                           centivised                                  als and create a vision to work towards
improvement projects                          Sustainable options are seen as im-         Heathfield - Public realm work and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           was a little different at
agreed by the council                      portant and the way forward, such as        shop front improvements on Powder-                                                                                                  Brentford School for
are being progressed
                                           zero-waste or repair shops                  mill Lane and Hanworth Road, and                                                                                                    Girls.
                                              A good balance between pedestri-         signage linking the two parades. Urban
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                                           anised spaces and travel routes is seen     designers have been commissioned to
Thames, following ideas                    as important
                                              Spaces should be used flexibly to
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       he school unfortunately had
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       to send three year groups to
shared by local residents                  provide places for interest groups,         to key shops, which would have a trans-                                                                                                         work from home in the last
during the council’s                       classes and hybrid working                  formational effect on the street as a                                                                                                           week of term. So at the end
                                              Visitor economy is important, espe-      whole
2021 Community                             cially to businesses in some areas and         Hampton Hill - A number of initia-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           of January, they relived Christmas for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           a day, allowing the year groups who
Conversation events.                       sectors and play an important role in       tives to create a “square” which can                                                                                                missed out in December to take part.
                                           helping to keep businesses open and         be used regularly for local events and                                                                                                 Everyone deserves to enjoy Christ-

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                                           available to local people                   become a focal point for the parade. A                                                                                              mas, as it is the best time of year.
           he Community Conversa-             'Green and Clean' high streets are a     naming exercise for the square is cur-                                                                                              Their Christmas entertainment was
           tion is Richmond Council's      priority                                    rently underway.                                                                                                                    provided over zoom presented by 6th
           engagement      programme,         Since the Community Conversa-               Further consultation will take place                                                                                             formers, but nonetheless everyone
           giving residents and busi-      tions, which ran June to October 2021,      on the detailed design and delivery of                                                                                              still made all the effort to have fun and
nesses an opportunity to meet their        a number of public space improvement        the schemes through the council’s usu-                                                                                              get in the festive spirit.
local ward councillors and have their      projects are already moving forward:        al arrangements.                                                                                                                       Christmas Dinner was a big hit not
say on what matters to them locally via       Ham Parade - Scheme to improve              Councillor Richard Baker, the coun-                                                                                              only with students but staff too. Year
ward specific events.                      trading environment for businesses          cil’s Lead Member for Business and                                                                                                  8 student Ariba said: “It was unusual
   The 2021 programme was a series         and the market by enhancing the area        Growth, said: “The future of high          vulnerable and giving people a focus         many cases these schemes are being          having Christmas lunch in January but
of dedicated discussions on the future     alongside improved access for pedes-        streets is obviously not an issue unique   in their local area. People reconnected      driven forward by local people.             it was really good!”
of Richmond’s high streets and town        trians and cyclists. Subject to further     to our borough – long before the pan-      with their neighbourhood and now is            “There will be many more opportu-
centres.                                   development and public consultation         demic impacted our local businesses,       our chance to work together to improve       nities for people to have their say and I
   Residents were invited to join the         East Twickenham - Scheme includ-         we were already feeling the effects of     these areas and ensure high streets,         encourage people to seek out their lo-
council and have their say, sharing        ing improvements for cycling, green-        bricks and mortar competing with dig-      and the businesses that populate them,       cal town centre managers or business
their vision and ideas through small       ing, a public mural and a city tree. Pub-   ital. Demand for online shopping and       thrive for many years to come.               and traders associations to discuss
group workshops.                           lic consultation has been completed         food deliveries has resulted in dwin-         “I’m grateful to all those that turned    their ideas.”
   Some of the key feedback from all       and works are due to begin this year        dling footfall.                            out to our Community Conversation              You can find local town centre and
events included:                              Broad Street, Teddington – Pro-             “What the pandemic did do, was          events and gave us insightful, crea-         business contacts at richmond.gov.uk/
   Loss of key services (banks, post of-   posals have been submitted by local         strengthen our local communities and       tive and valuable feedback and ideas. I      services/business/local_information_
fices etc) is seen as detrimental to an    councillors and Teddington Together,        many businesses were at the heart of       am delighted that we are already see-        for_businesses/local_town_and_trad-
area                                       including decluttering, renovation of       this – providing support to the most       ing some of those come to life, and in       ers_organisations

 Strawberry Hill station sees                                                                                                                                                                                              Government urged to tackle spiralling cost of living
 arrest after weapon threat                                                                                       Exceptional                                                                                              London

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The Mayor of London,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           their energy use, and extending the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Household Support Fund that enables
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Sadiq Khan, has called                                                                                                                                                             He said: “I am hugely concerned
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           on the government to                                                                                                                                                            about the impact that the spiralling
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           cost of living is having on Londoners.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           take urgent steps to
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Rising food and energy prices are hit-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           tackle the spiralling cost                                                                                                                                                      ting Londoners hard and the govern-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           of living as a new report                                                                                                                                                       ment’s ill-judged changes to benefits
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           and tax are only set to make things
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           exposes the challenges                                                                                                                                                          worse.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           facing Londoners and                                                                                                                                                               “It cannot be right that millions are
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           living in poverty and that so many peo-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           the rising poverty levels                                                                                                                                                       ple are struggling to get by each month.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           in the capital.                                                                                                                                                                 As mayor, I’m doing all I can to sup-
             Louis Yamani                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  port Londoners, but this is a national

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             louis@hounslowherald.co.uk                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    problem and the government needs to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           urgently step up and support people
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ncreasing food, energy and fuel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           through this cost of living crisis.”
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 costs are hitting people hard with
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Katherine Hill, Strategic Project
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 a new poll showing that the cost
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Manager, 4in10 London’s Child Pov-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 of living has increased over the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           erty Network, added: “A perfect storm
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           last six months for nearly 80 per cent
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           of exorbitant rents, sky-high childcare
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           of Londoners.                                  last six months, with 13 per cent strug-   households into fuel poverty ahead of      ly see energy prices rise by another 45
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           costs, imminent fuel price hikes and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The cost of living in the capital was       gling to make ends meet, going without     further increases in April.                per cent or £600 per year on average,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           surging food prices, means that across
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           already a challenge before the pandem-         essentials or relying on credit.             The cost of living in London was al-     driving many more Londoners into fuel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           London families are struggling to meet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ic, with 2.4 million Londoners living in          More than 70 per cent of London-        ready a challenge before the pandemic      poverty.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           their children’s basic needs for healthy
                                                               Strawberry Hill station by David Kemp                                                                                                                       poverty. Increasing costs are hitting          ers are worried about future increases     with prices seven per cent higher than        The mayor is calling for the govern-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           food, a warm home and decent cloth-
             n arrest has been made after some-      scene, at which point the suspect was then ar-                                                                                                                        the poorest households the hardest             to living costs over the next year, with   the UK average, housing costs taking       ment to do more to tackle these rising
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ing. The impact of poverty will limit
             one was allegedly threatening peo-      rested.                                                                                                                                                               and the mayor says the government’s            those whose household income is less       up a higher proportion of income, and      costs of living and to help those most
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           these children’s opportunities and
             ple with a weapon at a train station      British Transport Police London (@BT-                                                                                                                               upcoming changes to tax and benefits           than £20,000 per year, are renting         the average weekly pay 5.9 per cent        in need. He believes that cutting Uni-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           have an impact for the rest of their
             in Twickenham.                          PLondon) tweeted: “Richmond Proactive                                                                                                                                 are set to drive an estimated 130,000          from local authorities and housing as-     lower than in 2010, when accounting        versal Credit by £20 was a mistake and
    Richmond Proactive team were called to           Team attended Strawberry Hill station this                    Get in touch                                                                                            more into poverty.                             sociations, or have a health problem or    for inflation, compared to 0.9 per cent    that ministers must find ways to in-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           lives. The government must act to en-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           sure that those being hit hardest by the
  Strawberry Hill station on the night of Mon-
  day 31st January, following reports of a suspect
                                                     evening after reports of a suspect threatening
                                                     persons with a weapon.
                                                                                                                   luke.price@chiswickauctions.co.uk                                                                          The report by City Hall and new
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           polling by YouGov has also highlighted
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          disability most likely to be concerned.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             More than 500,000 London house-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     across the UK.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Energy prices are expected to rise
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                crease support, including extending el-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                igibility for the Warm Home Discount,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           current cost of living crisis receive im-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           mediate help to prevent further harm.”
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           that:                                          holds were in fuel poverty in 2019, and    again from April as Ofgem are set to       investing in multi-year energy efficien-
  threatening people with a weapon.
    A member of the public was able to disarm
                                                       “A person has been arrested after a member
                                                     of the public disarmed the suspect and helped                 Visit chiswickauctions.co.uk                                                                               34 per cent of Londoners have strug-        the recent rises in energy prices are      announce the level of the energy price     cy programmes to help low-income
  the suspect until the police arrived at the        detain him until our arrival.”                                                                                                                                        gled to pay their household bills in the       estimated to have put a further 75,000     cap in the coming weeks. This will like-   households receive support to reduce
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Hounslow tube                                                                                               MISSING WOMAN FROM NORTHOLT                                                                                     Hounslow High      Richmond Council appeal for
station celebrates                                                                                                                                     Hounslow Police have shared information on a missing
                                                                                                                                                       woman from Northolt, in the hopes that members of                    Street start up    homes for Afghan refugees
staff’s Asian heritage                                                                                                                                                                                                      competition begins
                                                                                                                                                       the public will come forward with information on her
                                                                                                                                                       whereabouts.                                                                                                                                                  Richmond
                                                                                                                                                       The missing person is Lois, 38.
                                                                                                                                                       She was last seen at home on 16/12/2021 and has not                                                                                                           Richmond Council are
Hounslow                                                                                                                                               been seen since.                                                     Hounslow                                                                                 urging private landlords
A poster could be found at Hounslow West tube                                                                                                                                                                               To kick off the work Hounslow Council plan to do                                         and residents with
station, which celebrates the Asian heritage of some                                                                                                                                                                        alongside Save The High Street, they have set up                                         one bed and four bed
                                                                                                                                                       Hounslow Police shared this information via                                                                                                                   properties to come
of the staff that work for Transport for London                                                                                                        Twitter, they said: “If you have seen Lois,                          ‘The Hounslow High Street Start Up Competition
(TfL).                                                                                                                                                 or know of her whereabouts, please call 101                          2022’.                                                                                   forward if they are able
                                                                                                                                                       quoting reference 22MIS003406”                                                                                                                                to offer housing.
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                                                                                         Ealing officer guilty of drink driving
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                he appeal comes following
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ll online businesses who                                                              their announcement last
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          would like a physical pres-                                                           year that they had joined the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ence, ambitious market                                                                government’s Afghan Relo-
                                                                                         Ealing                                     A misconduct panel on Monday 24th          cially dismissed, with a note that even                    traders who want a per-                                                    cations and Assistance Policy (ARAP)
                                                                                                                                  January heard that Singh drove to work       if this were not the case his unit would
                Amar Singh’s persistence in 1964 led to TfL allowing
                                                                                         An Ealing police officer                 and went about his workday whilst            not wish to retain him.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            manent home and brand new start-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ups that want to launch in Hounslow,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     and the Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement
                                                                                         has been found guilty                                                                                                                                                                                                       Scheme, reconfirming their commit-

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           turbans to be a part of the uniform. Photo by Mediocre Studio.                                                         well over the legal limit. He equipped          Assistant Commissioner Helen Ball,        Feltham, Brentford or Chiswick are                                                       ment to help Afghan families resettling
            fL acknowledge that the        demonstrate the range of roles avail-         of gross misconduct                      himself and attended an incident, with       who chaired his misconduct hearing,          being called upon.                                                                       in London.
                                                                                                                                  a colleague, and misused a taser. He         said: ‘‘The fact that he did not actually       Entrants have the chance to win a
            number of hate crimes di-      able in transport, but also highlight         following incidents of                   was made to take a breath test which         harm anyone is thanks to his colleagues      rent-free space for 4 weeks, an expert
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The takeover of Afghanistan by the
            rected towards the Asian       the diversity of staff members who are                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Taliban has prompted a mass evacua-
            community has risen dra-       helping to make every journey possi-          drink driving and being                  revealed that he was still significantly     who were vigilant and responsible.           team to help the launch of your busi-                                                    tion of Afghan citizens. The UK Gov-
matically, and that Asians in Britain      ble.”                                         drunk on duty.                           over the driving limit. He attributed his
                                                                                                                                  behaviour to work and home stress.
                                                                                                                                                                                  ‘‘He had the opportunity to decide
                                                                                                                                                                               not to drive in the first place and there-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ness, a £1500 grant to help your busi-                                                   ernment will give homes to 20,000
still face acts of racism and discrimi-       The poster also tells a story of a train                                                                                                                                      ness grow.                                                                               Afghan people under its two schemes.
nation.                                    guard who showed up for work wearing                                                     At a later point, Singh claimed that       after to realise the harm to the public,        Three businesses have the chance            highstreet.org/hounslow-startups.                                                       They are also providing guidance          Visit the refugee resettlement page

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Richmond Council have committed to
   They also thanked their Asian work-     a black turban in 1964. Amar Singh was                                                 he had drunk the alcohol whilst at           his colleagues and himself that he pre-      to win these rewards, and ten others              SaveTheHighStreet.org and Houn-        providing good quality housing for as      for residents who want to support the      at richmond.gov.uk for information
ers for the crucial role they play in      sent home for violating the company                    C Dilraj Singh had been a Met   work, and had not been drink driving,        sented. He could have chosen to stop         get Jo’s new ‘launch on the high street’       slow Council have teamed up to pro-       many families as possible and will en-     resettlement and the response to the       about donations and volunteering.
ensuring London is kept moving. The        dress code, and this continued to be                   Police officer since 2017 and   but this was proven false. He entered        his course of action at any stage but he     support programme worth £250 for               vide support to local independents,       sure those settling in Richmond upon       crisis in Afghanistan. At the moment,      Further details for private landlords
post reads: “This portrait campaign        the same case for the next three weeks.                served as an emergency re-      a not guilty plea to the charge of drink     did not do so. He was wholly responsi-       free. There will also be PR opportuni-         high street startups, town centre land-   Thames are supported to access public      people are advised to give financial do-   are also available. Alternatively, con-
showcases Asian staff who hold a vari-        Finally, the company conceded and                   sponse and patrol officer in    driving, but was found guilty and dis-       ble for what he did and his culpability      ties for all.                                  lords, local champions and others.        services, such as healthcare and educa-    nations only, or to register with Rich-    tact landlordlettings@richmond.gov.
ety of positions across TfL.               allowed Mr Singh to wear his turban as        Ealing. His record of service was de-    qualified from driving for two years. He     is high.’’                                      For more information and to enter           They hope that this will stimulate high   tion, and to integrate into their com-     mond CVS to be contacted about vol-        uk or call 020 8871 7333.
   “Through this campaign, we want to      a part of his uniform.                        scribed as ‘unremarkable’.               had already left the force but was offi-                                                  the competition, visit www.savethe-            streets within the borough.               munities.                                  unteering opportunities.

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