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Uxbridge Gazette - News - Local News
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Find out what is happening in your area with our West London news. Covering local news in Uxbridge, Hayes, Hillingdon, Northwood, West Drayton and surrounds.
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Drug dealers jailed for machine-gun murder of customer
TWO drug dealers involved in the cold-blooded murder of a customer with a machine gun have been jailed for a total of 51 years.
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MP Nick Hurd becomes a dad again
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner MP Nick Hurd has become a father for the fifth time, in the same week he celebrated his 50th birthday.
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Auctioneer sells Chinese pottery for millions - again
HE couldn't quite match the £43m fetched for a Qianlong Dynasty vase 18 months ago, but Ruislip auctioneer Peter Bainbridge was still chuffed with the £3m he flogged a collection of Chinese pottery for on Thursday afternoon.
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Allotment man dies
A 65-year-old man has died following after being found unconscious in Barnsfield Place allotment site off Rockingham Parade, Uxbridge on Sunday.
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Woman's body pulled out of River Pinn
Police pulled a woman's body out of the River Pinn this morning.
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'We've not sold out to Tesco'
A ROYAL British Legion branch wants to set the record straight about its future, with false rumours spreading that Tesco had bought its land.
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Thousands flock to Ruislip Woods Festival
THOUSANDS came to celebrate and learn about woodland tradition at London’s biggest wooded area on Sunday.
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Disabled woman's mobility bike hit by vandals
A DISABLED woman has been stranded in her house since her mobility scooter was vandalised in the middle of the night last week.
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Road safety sign removed by council prior to fatal collision
HILLINGDON Council removed a speed warning sign from a road prior to a cyclist dying after a colision with a car there.
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Rare species photographed by Hillingdon scientist
Neil D’CRUZE spent three weeks in the thick, mountainous rainforest of Negros Island in the Philippines using hi-tech surveillance technology to try to photograph the endangered Visayan Spotted Deer and Visayan Warty Pig.
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Travelodge plan dropped in favour of flats
HOPES of a Travelodge hotel opening in a community have been ditched in favour of plans for a block of 42 flats.
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Summer of scones at Eastcote House Gardens
EASTCOTE House Gardens is set to enjoy a summer of tea, scones and cake – as long as the weather holds up.
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Campaigner ambushed by live TV crew
AN AUTISM campaigner was ambushed by live television and presented with an award.
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Northwood shop's silver jubilee
A SEWING shop in Northwood is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
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Social club hit with £665 fine over lost documents
RUISLIP Conservative Club (RCC) has vowed to challenge a £665 fine it said it was unfairly given by government bureaucrats.
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Disabled adults legal challenge against Hillingdon Council's axe to day centres
THE parents and carers of disabled adults affected by Hillingdon Council’s decision to close three day centres have begun a legal challenge in the High Court.
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Former Bishopshalt headteacher makes £40,000 donation on school's behalf
A FORMER headteacher of Bishopshalt School has handed over £30,000 to Hillingdon Hospital that was raised by his pupils.
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Ruislip student lands six-figure deal with Harry Potter publishers
A STUDENT from Ruislip hailed as the next big thing in literature has signed a six-figure, seven-book deal with the publishers of Harry Potter.
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Be seated for Queen
A CHAIR to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee has been donated to Ruislip Manor Library.
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Heart attack man now a fitness instructor
an UXBRIDGE man has taken up a job as a fitness instructor – just over a year after a heart attack left him fighting for his life
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