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Friday 21st May 2021 @hounslowherald @hounslowherald hounslowherald.co.uk Got a story? call: 020 3623 0567 [email protected] Falcons Pre-Preparatory School Where the Right Start Matters Virtual Open Morning Wednesday 26th May 9.30am – 10.30am 2 Burnaby Gardens, Chiswick, W4 3DT Register online at www.falconsboys.co.uk JOIN US AT 2+ AND 4+ (RECEPTION) LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE 12934-Falcons Pre-Preparatory School-Virtual Open Morning Wrap V4.indd 2 20/05/2021 08:35 Friday 21st May 2021 @hounslowherald @hounslowherald Falcons Nursery Chiswick hounslowherald.co.uk Got a story? call: 020 3623 0567 Part of Falcons Pre-Preparatory School [email protected] Now taking registrations T: 020 8995 9538 E: [email protected] NEWS Surge testing deployed in Hounslow following spread of Hounslow amongst Indian variant local authorities with Page 08 highest child poverty TRAVEL Idyllic Crete hideaway announces rates in the UK 'Culture at the Cove' London local authorities with the highest child poverty rates are in the capital. Houn- New figures released slow is one of them, coming in at num- New co-educational this week have provided ber thirteen on the worrying list. a worrying picture for In five London constituencies, more than half of children were below the Nursery (ages 2-4) the borough as well as poverty line even before large numbers Page 28 for London. of people started losing their jobs as a result of the pandemic. According to these new figures, SPORT Áine McGinty 40.9% of Hounslow’s children were be- Cherries counter attack sees them Limited places for [email protected] low 60% median income after housing beat Bees 1-0 costs in 2019/20. September still available he figures have shown that Figures on the End Child Poverty even before the pandemic, website show that child poverty has London had more child pov- increased in both of Hounslow’s par- erty than any other UK re- liamentary constituencies - Brentford Tgion with 38% of the capital’s children & Isleworth and Feltham & Heston - Morning or full day options below the poverty line once housing since 2015. costs are taken into account, compared In Brentford & Isleworth, child pov- to 31% for the UK as a whole. erty has increased by 6.9%. In 2019-20, The research from Loughborough University for the End Child Poverty Continued on page 07 Page 46 Wrap-around care from 8am – 6pm coalition shows fourteen of the 20 UK ©Save the Children Exciting Early Years curriculum designed to spark a lifelong love of learning Approximately 1 in 3 people with COVID-19 You could be spreading it without Please contact [email protected] realising it. 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Morrisons Brentford, Chiswick Page 42 distributed around Before the planning application can Library, Chiswick Town Hall, Strand be submitted to London Borough of On The Green Post Office PUZZLES Acton Green detailing Ealing Council they are obliged con- Local volunteer is duct a pre-application consultation Workouts for the brain: from plans to build another The Hounslow Herald is published crosswords to Futoshiki exercise, which includes the leafleting by Vencor Ltd tower block in the Bollo in the area. Unit 22, 295 Chiswick High Road, Lane area. Cllr Jo Biddolph who represents a London W4 4HH ward adjacent to the site said: ‘‘This new face of RNLI is another insult to Turnham Green Dia Stronach Chiswick ward’s residents - and the residents ©PWR Media 2017. All Rights Reserved [email protected] of Chiswick as a whole. The brochure Chiswick volunteer highlights the convenience of Acton he structure proposed by Town and Chiswick Park tube stations Holly is the new face Bollo Property Develop- as well as South Acton railway station. of the Royal National ments Limited would be Acton Town is the closest tube station located on the Scuderia Lifeboat Institution for residents of the 500 or so homes Tsports car garage site at 93 Bollo Lane, in the Gunnersbury Park Garden Es- (RNLI). between the two level crossings across Page 34 tate (GPGE) conservation area, the the road from the 14 storey Pocket Liv- northernmost part of Turnham Green Dia Stronach ing tower. SPORT ward. Chiswick Park is used by many [email protected] Bollo Property is preparing a plan- Reward for Letter of the Week Jordy joins QPR permanently Turnham Green ward residents and ning application for a stepped structure Chiswick RNLI crews at work Chiswick residents generally. As it’s a new national TV advert with six blocks, rising from 5 stories to The Hounslow Herald has decided large development near Hounslow’s has been released by the rescuing, it could be someone you love, up with the London Fire Brigade (LFB) 12. It will contain 95 flats ranging from to introduce a £50 cash prize for boundary, Ealing’s planners should RNLI featuring 39-year-old and when we get that call, we’ll answer to deliver water safety training to local 1 to 3 bedroom with commercial space Letter of the Week have consulted Hounslow’s planners. Chiswick resident Holly in it.” riverside venues ahead of restrictions on a mezzanine and lower ground floor I have asked Hounslow’s planning de- Please email your letters about itsA call for supporters to sign up and Last year, RNLI lifeboats launched easing today. level. 35% of these units will be classed partment to put in a robust objection, local or other issues to: donate after a difficult year for the life- 8,239 times, assisting 8,374 people sav- Guy Addington, the RNLI Water as affordable with a mix of shared own- challenging its encroachment on the newsdesk@hounslowherald. saving charity. ing 239 lives. RNLI lifeguards were just Safety Lead for the South East, said: ‘‘If ership and affordable rent. It will also character of our area and the increase co.uk The advert features real-life rescue as busy on the beaches keeping people somebody ends up in the Thames, sec- host a commercial space 50% larger in pressure on our infrastructure.’’ footage and shows the impact of RNLI safe, aiding 25,172 people saving 110 onds count in saving their lives; team- than the one on the existing site. There We’re looking forward to The developer has asked for feed- reading them! lifesavers as loved ones are saved and lives. They are now preparing for what ing up with LFB is a fantastic way of will be roof terraces and a private gym back on its proposal by 28th May. emotionally reunited with family and they expect to be an incredibly busy getting vital safety messages an advice on the 10th storey of one of the blocks friends, as Holly says: ‘‘When the pag- summer. to as many people as possible.” for use by residents. Bollo Property er goes off, I don’t know who will need Chiswick RNLI have recently teamed Page 44 have indicated that they plan to incor- 6 Friday 21st May, 2021 Friday 21st May, 2021 7 For up to date news visit hounslowherald.co.uk For up to date news visit hounslowherald.co.uk NEWS follow us on twitter @hounslowherald follow us on twitter @hounslowherald NEWS London boroughs fear summer of soaring homelessness Cover story continued Teens charged in Putney murder London London While the ban has protected house- pressures.