West Drayton Life

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.

Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner MP Nick Hurd has become a father for the fifth time, in the same week he celebrated his 50th birthday.

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.

A 65-year-old man has died following after being found unconscious  in Barnsfield Place allotment site off Rockingham Parade, Uxbridge on Sunday.

Police pulled a woman's body out of the River Pinn this morning.

A ROYAL British Legion branch wants to set the record straight about its future, with false rumours spreading that Tesco had bought its land.

THOUSANDS came to celebrate and learn about woodland tradition at London’s biggest wooded area on Sunday.

A DISABLED woman has been stranded in her house since her mobility scooter was vandalised in the middle of the night last week.

HILLINGDON Council removed a speed warning sign from a road prior to a cyclist dying after a colision with a car there.

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.

HOPES of a Travelodge hotel opening in a community have been ditched in favour of plans for a block of 42 flats.

EASTCOTE House Gardens is set to enjoy a summer of tea, scones and cake – as long as the weather holds up.

AN AUTISM campaigner was ambushed by live television and presented with an award.

A SEWING shop in Northwood is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

RUISLIP Conservative Club (RCC) has vowed to challenge a £665 fine it said it was unfairly given by government bureaucrats.

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.

A FORMER headteacher of Bishopshalt School has handed over £30,000 to Hillingdon Hospital that was raised by his pupils.

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.

A CHAIR to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee has been donated to Ruislip Manor Library.

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