September 2009 Archives

A PARADE, drumming, and the release of two doves took place in Uxbridge to mark the end of the London Week of Peace.

Over 200 people joined the procession, which assembled outside Uxbridge Police Station at 2pm on Sunday.

A NEWLY formed residents association which started after frustrations grew at the loss of family homes to landlords letting to students are to pose questions to a housing expert this week

The latest meeting of the freshly created Cowley Community Residents Association will take place at Cowley St Laurence Primary School, in X Road, will take place on Wednesday (30/9) at 7.30pm.

THE last 100 per cent top flight record has gone- well apart from Portsmouth's 100 per cent losing streak- with Chelsea losing to Wigan at the weekend.

The question being asked of Chelsea now, which their players will be the ones to respond to, - was it a blip, or was it the first of a number of dismal performances to come?

ONCE a quitter always a quitter eh Sol?

The former England centre back's shock move at Notts County was always going to be full of twists and turns, but who would have expected his dalliance in the lower leagues would have lasted as long as Gary Neville in an Anfield pub?

TEACHERS coaching potential sporting superstars of the future met a cast-iron NBA superstar of the present at a sports award ceremony last week.

The PE department from Uxbridge High School, in The Greenway, Uxbridge, met Chicago Bull's basketball player Luol Deng at the London Youth Games Awards evening.

A NEW Poundland store will open up on Uxbridge High Street, in place of the former Woolworth's site.

It will be the second Poundland store in Uxbridge, as there is already one in the Pavilions, and it is set to open in October.

AN ORGANISED walk will take place this weekend, taking in Hillingdon's beautiful canals.

IT MAY be months away, but some are already making plans for Christmas festivities.

The Cowley Community Residents Association, and St Laurence Church are arranging a crafts and gifts fair for Saturday November 21.

THE first students at a new university in town settled in straight away and had a warm welcome on Monday.

Bucks New University opened up a new campus in Oxford Road, Uxbridge, for new nursing students.

THERE are so many talking points from the Manchester derby I could write for days on end...

Where did the added time come from? What the hell was Ferdinand doing at the end? How was Foster ever touted as an England international? And was Bellamy's reaction at the end a classic case of the phrase 'when the shit hits the fan'?