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2 Questions i need help with

Q1. I have a Photo its been in a frame 4 Years but a bit of it is stuck 2 The glass how can i get it off The Glass without ripping the Photo?Q2. There was a story in last weeks Hounslow Chronicle on Page 5 "Beware Scam on free Site" how can i find that story online i tried searching for it on the Chronicle site but cant ind it?Thank U

Simon Anderson ● 4771d5 Comments ● 4769d

Isleworth Public Hall- A Valuable Community Asset

PR 2578 11 September 2013For Immediate ReleaseCouncil seeks proposals over future of Isleworth Public Hall Hounslow Council has invited interested parties to submit proposals on the future management of Isleworth Public Hall.Councillor Ajmer Grewal, cabinet member for leisure and public health, said: “Isleworth Public Hall is a much loved and valuable community asset.“We have had some interest in making better use of the hall and in its future management, which is why we are going out to the community seeking proposals from interested parties.“I want residents or community groups to get involved and make their views known over the future management of Isleworth Public Hall.”                                     Any organisations or person wishing to submit proposals on the future management of the hall should register at procurement@hounslow.gov.uk and title the e-mail ‘Submission of proposals for IPH’. An application form will be sent electronically to you within two working days. The closing date for receipt of submissions is 4pm on Friday 4th October 2013.  Cllr Grewal added: “No decision on the future of the hall will be made until we have carefully considered all submissions.” For more information click on to www.hounslow.gov.uk/isleworthpublichall Notes for editors:Two open days for parties interested in submitting proposals and who wish to view the building and ask any questions, have been arranged at Isleworth Public Hall. These dates are Tuesday, 17 September, from 1pm to 7pm and Thursday, 19 September, from 9am to 2pm.

John Todd ● 4798d27 Comments ● 4769d

Syon House wall on London Rd

Is there any reason why this has not been rebuilt yet?All the bricks have been stacked ready to use for weeks now

Paul Fisher ● 4779d4 Comments ● 4770d

Yarn Bombing Brentford High Street

The world wide phenomenon of 'yarn bombing' is going to happen in Brentford. The Brentford High Street Steering group are going to cover lamp posts, bus stops, trees and anything else we can find, with wooly accessories to welcome the markets back to Brentford in the Spring! If you can, get knitting or crocheting panels, patches or shapes that will be stitched together to bring some pazaz to the High Street! Keep up to date with the Brentford High Street Steering Group by following us on twitter- @BrentfordHighSt or Facebook- Brentford High Street. For further information contact me via email - katie@quilliam.co.uk or pop into Quilliam Property Services on the High Street.

Katie Welland ● 5012d5 Comments ● 4770d

Is this possible?

Is it possible to have the water main connection pipe, between the house and the street, replaced without digging up the ground?  Is it very expensive?  Anyone had it done?

Sarah Felstead ● 4773d8 Comments ● 4770d

EDL/BNP Graffiti in Brentford

I am saddened and angry to find that after many years without racist graffiti in locally, I am aware of at least 2 incidents  in the last 2 weeks. The first just off Green Dragon Lane, when an offensive note was left under a resident's windscreen telling him to move his car from where he always parks outside his home.  His car's registration plate was also defaced with a marker pen. This was reported to the police who are investigating.Then on Saturday in Lion Way, behind the High Street, a large "EDL" was written on the wall and the Lion Way sign defaced, again all done by marker pen.  This was cleaned up within 2 hours of being reported to Hounslow Highways.  The issue is being discussed at the Brentford SNT Panel on Thursday night.Please keep a look out for offensive messages of this sort, and report them to the police,  contact@hounslow-hatecrime.org.uk, and let local Councillors know as well. We cannot let this abhorrent behaviour go unchallenged.

Cllr Ruth Cadbury ● 4771d2 Comments ● 4771d

£45K bill for us the Taxpayer

Hounslow Chronicle, this weekLabour councillor's appeal runs up £45k bill for taxpayers.The bill for Hounslow councillor's appeal into its own standards board ruling is set to run into thousands.Someone MUST be held to account for such a waste of money - Cllr Gill, Chief Executive, Head of Legal Services?

Karan Kad ● 4772d2 Comments ● 4772d

Brentford Market

Have to say I enjoyed my visit to the market yesterday and to be honest the prices were not too bad and I have seen much higher at other similar marketsI ended up with some beef,eggs and a couple of cheeses which were all quite good value and I even had the pleasure of a brief chat with Cllr Cadbury as well

Paul Fisher ● 4779d2 Comments ● 4772d

How Are You Coping With the Cost of Living?

I don't believe I've seen such a biased 'survey' in many years.  Do our taxes really pay for people like this?

Lorne Gifford ● 4775d2 Comments ● 4775d

Repeated missed bin collection

Is it just us or does anyone else suffer from missed bin collections on Brook Road South?This is now the third week missed, so entering the fourth week.I have tried three attempts to raise an action via the online form and two further telephone calls, on both times to be assured that collection would happen.The rubbish is in the requisite bags and in 80 litre bins as stipulated, clearly visible and on the edge of the property. The rest of the street seems to be collected, so I can only assume the team in question take some particular effort to go out of their way to miss us.If only I could be so laissez faire in my attitude to payment of the council tax!Since the contract award was made to the new collection team there has been a marked and noticeable decline in standards, which needs addressing.

Matt Willey ● 4776d4 Comments ● 4775d

Rubbish Rubbish Collection over Christmas!

Linkfield Rd residents have been informed that their last rubbish collection will be on 18th Dec & then the next collection will not be until 2nd Jan!  My mother rang the council to check this information, which has been confirmed.  Particulary interesting as there is an article dated 1st May 2007 on the Hounslow Council website entitled "Council commits to weekly rubbish collections":http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/news_mod_home/news_mod_year/news_mod_month/news_mod_show?year1=2007&month1=5&NewsID=27560She cannot believe that rubbish will remain uncollected for such a long time over the Christmas period when, obviously, more rubbish is created.  As she said to the council employee, she has lived in Linkfield Rd since 1972 & this has never happened before.  She has made a formal complaint & when she asked she was advised there have been several complaints regarding this matter.So if you find yourself in a similar situation & wish to make a complaint too, the telephone number & email address are on the following webspage:http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/index/environment_and_planning/recycling.htmHopefully, if enough people complain then this matter will be reviewed.

Lynn Clark ● 6913d147 Comments ● 4775d

Do we really own the Royal Mail?

As one could imagine I have been receiving a lot of propaganda of late from both sides of the privatisation debate, both union and employer.The union asks why I would want to buy shares in the Royal Mail, when I own it already. If the public truly owns the Royal Mail then how is the government able to sell it off against the clear wishes of a majority of the people?  I couldn't sell somebody else's car against their will.It is pretty obvious that the public doesn't own the Royal Mail.  It is owned by the state, who look after it on our behalf - if we're lucky.Workers' co-ops anyone?

Phil Andrews ● 4776d1 Comments ● 4776d

Maison de passe in Brentford?

My son informs me that opposite where he lives there is a brothel operating? Is there any truth to this rumour? I'd rather not say exactly where he lives but it is up in the motorway area. If this is true are the police doing anything about this?

Carol Mackay ● 4777d2 Comments ● 4776d

Notorious Murderer Caught In Brentford.

Last night's  TV programme, A Very British Murder, revealed that in 1828 William Corder was arrested on Wednesday April 23 at Everley Grove House, Ealing Lane in Brentford, for the notorious Red Barn Murder in which he killed Maria Marten in Suffolk.Wiki explains:Corder was easily discovered; Mr Ayres, the constable in Polstead, was able to obtain his old address from a friend, and with the assistance of James Lea, an officer of the London police force who would later lead the investigation into Spring Heeled Jack, he tracked Corder to a ladies' boarding house, Everley Grove House, in Brentford.Corder was running the boarding house with his new wife, Mary Moore, whom he had met through a newspaper advertisement that he had placed in The Times (which had received more than 100 replies).Lea managed to gain entry under the pretext that he wished to board his daughter there, and surprised Corder in the parlour. Thomas Hardy noted the Dorset County Chronicle's report of his capture:[7]    …in parlour with 4 ladies at breakfast, in dressing gown & had a watch before him by which he was 'minuting' the boiling of some eggs.Lea took him to one side and informed him of the charges; Corder denied all knowledge of both Maria and the crime. A search of the house uncovered a pair of pistols supposedly bought on the day of the murder; some letters from a Mr. Gardener, which may have contained warnings about the discovery of the crime; and a passport from the French ambassador, evidence which suggested Corder may have been preparing to flee.JL

Jim Linwood ● 4786d5 Comments ● 4777d

"Erections" - Brent Way Polytunnels

Hello everyone,I am the General Manager of Cultivate London, and just wanted to respond to this thread to clarify any misunderstanding about what is going on on the former trading estate in question, on Brent Way.  First of all, for those of you who don't know us, we are a horticultural social enterprise and charity, with a primary aim of providing work experience and training for long-term unemployed youth from around Hounslow and Ealing.  We have three apprentices, and work with 10 volunteer trainees at a time (30 per year), all who come to us through the job centre and probation services.  We grow produce on three sites in Hounslow (Commerce Road, London Road in Isleworth, and most recently, Brent Way), and sell it to businesses and individuals across London.  All income is directed back into our training program.  You can fund out more about us on our website: www.cultivatelondon.org.Yes, the polytunnels on Brent Way do indeed belong to us, and I am sorry if their appearance has startled or offended anyone.  In retrospect, it would have been more considerate of us to consult residents before erecting them, however, as there do not appear to be any homes immediately overlooking the site, we did not think that it was particularly necessary to do so at the time.  Once again, apologies for this if we have upset anyone.As for the state of the site, we had originally planned to have the site up and running early in the spring, but due to a variety of factors we were not able to start building on the site until May, by which point our growing season was in full swing on our other two sites.  As a result, we were unable to attend to getting the Brent Way site properly up and running throughout the summer, despite our best efforts (hence the weeds and dead tomatoes). However, may I point out that while yes, the site did get a bit over grown, it was certainly no worse than it was before we took it over!Anyway, I hope that this clears the matter up to a degree.  If ever you would like to visit one of our sites to find out more about what we do, and to meet the youth with whom we work and who are the direct beneficiaries of activities that will be undertaken on the Brent Way site, and elsewhere, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me - adrienne@cultivatelondon.org.  Of course, if you have any more questions specific to the Brent Way site you may contact me as well.Thank you very much.Kind regardsAdrienne Attorp

Adrienne Attorp ● 4784d4 Comments ● 4778d

LCD TV Repair Shop? Or New TV...

My 7-year old Samsung LCD television has a lovely green stripe down the side of the screen and lots of green pixellated streaks.I can't find anything on Google to work out what's causing this and whether it's worth my time taking it to be repaired, or if I should just consign it to the recycling centre and buy a new one.Anyone know? If it's salvagable, does anyone know of a good local repair shop?

Sara Foster ● 4795d9 Comments ● 4778d

Italian Next Steps at Osterley Library Tuesdays at 10am

If you'd free on Tuesday mornings from 10-12 and would like to take the next steps in learning Italian - next step on from beginners - a new class has just begun at Osterley Library. We're a small and very friendly group so please join us. (£40 for the term of 10 classes.)

Barbara Lawrence ● 4778d0 Comments ● 4778d

Macmillan cancer support coffe morning

Hi all, There will be a coffee morning to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support on Saturday 28th September,from 10.00 am at the Bridgelink centre Ivybridge estate.I have first hand knowledge of the fantastic work this charity does. My partners sister has recently been diagnosed with lung cancer for the second time in 7 years and Macmillan are there, at the end of the phone whenever I need them for advice, or just a chat to reassure me that the support I am giving, both to her and her family, is right. Please come along and support this charity over a cup of coffee and a biscuit or 2!

Christopher Boucher ● 4799d10 Comments ● 4782d

Any news about Labour Cllr  Matt Hamer? (gone quiet?)

How is Matt.?We were so used to receiving his informative e-mailsand Forum postings.Hope he's okay.Is he battered by the performance of his colleagues at the Civic Centre?Something seems amiss.Ruth Cadbury has her sights on Westminsterand it is said that Cllr Collins is not standing next time round.So are the 3  Brentford Ward seats up on the Council up for  grabs?

Jim Lawes ● 4783d13 Comments ● 4782d

Pub

Hi, does anywhere know of a pub/ cafe near Ealing broadway that is child friendly? Thanks

Emma Heasman ● 4782d0 Comments ● 4782d