July 2008 Archives

Midnight walks are becoming synonymous with fundraising at Hospices and normally they are women only events.

The Princess Alice Hospice is always looking to do something different and that is why the first Princess Alice Hospice Midnight Walk will be open to men, women and children over 14 years of age.

A woman who was evicted from her Marlin Close home after waging a 12-year reign of terror against neighbours is in custody after being found drunk and disorderly.

Helen Goodman, who was thrown off the estate by a housing association earlier this year, resurfaced in Shears Court and was arrested.

Staines magistrates decided she should be remanded in custody until appearing at the court on Tuesday August 6.

Three masked robbers attacked a security guard at Sunbury Cross as he was on his way to refill a cash machine.

The balaclava-wearing raiders ambushed the guard at about 6.10am on July 29 close to Marks & Spencers. They punched him and tried to take a quantity of cash, but were forced to flee empty handed.

A young Walton woman took to the Kempton Park race track with eight members of her family in memory of her dad who died of cancer.

Amy Cox, 26, of Walton Park Lane, roused her family to run the three mile 'Race for Life' and raised around #2000 for Cancer Research UK, after her dad Phil suddenly died of Cancer in April.

Police made a 60 mile round trip Bracknell just to collect a missing dog.

DC Allan Barron and PCs Sonya Hudson and Dave Sharp spent nearly an hour at the scene "conducting investigations", part of which included posing for pictures with the brown Labrador called Walter.

The case against Duane Collins, of Fisk Close, Sunbury, for breaking an ASBO was withdrawn by Staines Magistrates on Thursday July 17

Planners look set to approve a development in Groveley Road, Sunbury, despite receiving eight letters of objection.

Developers Chaste Properties Ltd want to convert a property into a block of four two-bedroom flats, as well as building a series of extensions.

A former Environment Agency river engineer with 33 years experience wants flood risk maps altered, claiming they're misleading and confusing.

A CONWOMAN is operating in Nursery and Peregrine Roads, Lower Sunbury, according to police.

The annual regatta will take place on Saturday, August 16 at Rivermead Island, with races starting at 9am.