November 2009 Archives

ONE month since the UK's first Lego education centre launched, it is going from strength to strength.

The centre was launched at Stockley Academy, in Park View Road, Yiewsley, and since it began, students are feeling its benefit.

A FIRM has been fined after placing a skip on the High Street illegally.

Amrik Johal, who owns Johal Skip Hire in Colnbrook was fined £4,015 including costs, for placing an unlicensed skip on a public highway.

He was convicted and fined at Uxbridge Magistrate's Court last week for the offence which took place last July (2008).

Last year Mr Johal was also fined £6,573 including costs, for a fly tipping offence.

Respects were paid on Sunday at the newly restored war memorial on Remembrance Sunday at St Matthew's Church, High Street, Yiewsley.

Pictures were sent in by Reverend Richard Young, of the Remembrance service to pay tribute to those who gave their lives for at war for their country.

YIEWSLEY could soon have its first hotel- if planners get their way.

An application has been submitted to the Hillingdon Council planning department, proposing a new development combining an office block and a hotel.

It would be located at 21 High Street, Yiewsley, and involves the redevelopment of Harrier House.

Shujaul Azam: I am the multi-media content manager for the Uxbridge Gazette, Harrow Observer, the Bucks Examiner and Buckinghamshire Advertiser newspapers and websites. I've been a journalist most of my working life and have covered areas as diverse as the rural idylls of Shropshire, to the gritty hard news areas of south London. My aim is to provide a comprehensive news service and ensure our news is relevant to the communities we serve. So, if you wish to discuss anything concerning the above titles please contact me on 01895 451000 or Email me

Charlene Mitchell: I cover Ruislip and Eastcote and have lived in the area my whole life so I know my patch very well. I studied journalism at the London College of Communication and this is my first reporting job. I have been at the Gazette since January 2008. If you have a story - little or large - call me on 07795 811367/01895 451 047 or email

Dan Coombs: My patch covers the Heathrow Villages, West Drayton, Yiewsley, Cowley, Uxbridge, Hillingdon and Ickenham, and since April 2008 I have been the reporter for Harefield too. I am a sports fan and write a football blog for the Gazette website and take pictures too, so feel free to contact me with any news, big or small, serious or light-hearted. Email me

Siba Matti: I am a senior reporter dedicated to covering the recently launched Northwood and Rickmansworth Gazette. I joined the company almost three years ago but was working in the central features unit in Surrey until about a month ago. I am getting to grips with my new patch but I can't be everywhere at once so if you have a story in the area, I look forward to hearing from you. Call me on 07788 567259 or
Email me

Jack Griffith: I am the reporter for the Hayes and Harlington area. I graduated from Sussex University in 2006, and have worked in media planning and PR before pursuing a career in journalism. I am new to Hayes but I look forward to hearing from you all about the things that matter in you area. Please feel free to email me or call 01895 451 000.

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