~ www.heathrowvillager.co.uk ~ PLEASE NOTE OUR NEXT ISSUE THE HEATHROW IS ON: 4th September VILLAGER FIRST PUBLISHED APRIL 1983 We need your copy by Recipient of British Airways the Wednesday prior to Community Champion Award the above date to: BRING sales@heathrow www.facebook.com/HeathrowVillager BACK villager.co.uk SATURDAY 21st August 2021 ISSUE NO. 1007 E: [email protected] or: [email protected] IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY.. Long road to recovery starts AUGUST 21 1959: Hawaii became the 50th state of the USA. 1961: Jomo Kenyatta, as travel restrictions relaxed the Kenya national- ist leader who was he further eas fully vaccinated US jailed for his part in the Mau Mau rebel- ing of travel visitors now able to lion, released from Trestrictions travel to the UK with- prison. throughout July re- out the need to quar- 1968: Dozens are killed sulted in a 74% up- antine, the joint UK/ in a massive Soviet surge in passengers US travel taskforce military clampdown compared with July must capitalise on the in Czechoslovakia. 2020. With consumer UK’s world-leading 1973: The coroner pre- confidence on the vaccine rollout and siding over the rise, over 1.5 million reach a reciprocal “Bloody Sunday” inquest accuses the travellers passed agreement for fully British army of through Heathrow vaccinated UK trav- “sheer unadulterated last month, marking ellers. murder”. the highest monthly Despite signs of re- 1976: Mary Langdon, passenger numbers covery, passenger 25, becomes since March 2020. numbers are still Britain’s first female The relaxation in rules down over 80% on fire fighter after join- ing East Sussex fire has provided a much- pre-pandemic July brigade. needed boost to the 2019, as barriers to 1983: Philippines op- UK travel industry, travel remain. Minis- position leader and enabled people ters committed to re- Benigno Aquino is across Britain to look ducing testing costs assassinated minutes forward to a more over three months after returning home normal summer re- ago, however, the UK from exile. uniting with family still stands as an out- 1986: At least 1,200 people are feared and friends abroad. lier with Europe dead after volcanic North American slashing their prices gases escape from a passenger numbers and in some cases, lake in Cameroon. grew by nearly 230% subsiding them. 1986: A huge glacier in YoY, and New York Meanwhile, the cost will avoid travel be- ernment should not port Excellence now capitalise on the attainable for Alaska is threaten- JFK reclaimed the top of testing in the UK coming the preserve delay these vital de- ing to cause an eco- Award, which vaccine dividend and hardworking Brits, logical disaster in the spot as Heathrow’s remains prohibitive for the wealthy. cisions. recognises the strin- seize the opportunity desperate for well- most popular route. for many, as industry region. As more countries Heathrow re- gent health, hygiene to replace expensive earned getaways and 1986: A cloud of toxic Later this week calls for VAT to be hit their vaccine ceived triple recogni- and safety protocols PCR tests with more keen to reunite with gas released from Heathrow is set to fur- scrapped, alongside rollout milestones tion at the 2021 introduced in light of affordable lateral loved ones before the Lake Nyos in ther increase its trans- the use of cheaper lat- whilst maintaining Skytrax World Air- COVID. flow tests. This will summer travel win- Cameroon killed atlantic offering, as it eral flow for low-risk low infection rates, port Awards. Heathrow Chief ensure travel remains dow closes.” more than 1200 welcomes American destinations. This will the reopening of vital Heathrow was voted Operating Officer, people. carrier jetBlue. 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Page 2 THE HEATHROW VILLAGER 21st August 2021 ISSUE 1007 PUBLIC NOTICES YOUR LETTERS Goods Vehicle Goods Vehicle Operator’s Licence Operator’s Licence KWASI KWARTENG Middleton’s Nanak Transport Ltd of 24 Haulystic Innovations Ltd A new Bulls Bridge Road, of Unit 9, Chertsey MP BACKS CAMPAIGN Southall, Middlesex UB2 Business Park, Hanworth Moaning’s 193 5LU is applying to change Lane, Chertsey, KT16 an existing licence as 9GL is applying for a political TO REDUCE Dear Editor, follows: To keep an extra licence to use Unit 10, Some years ago, my brother in Canada had a sticker 4 goods vehicle and an Skyport Drive, extra 2 trailers at the Harmondsworth, West SPELTHORNE’S in his car that read “Do not trust the Media.” operating centre at Euro Drayton, UB7 0LB as an settlement? This was in the nineties, and I still think it can be Storage UK Ltd, Cranford operating centre for 2 HOUSING TARGET a good guide for today’s world. Most of the UK Lane South, Hatton Cross, goods vehicles and 2 Dear Editor, Hounslow, TW6 2DN. trailers. Owners or Dear Editor, media outlets favour the establishment, a large part Owners or occupiers of occupiers of land A recent newspaper article by the Archbishop of Spelthorne’s Member of Parliament Kwasi of the press and newscasters are led by the old land (including buildings) (including buildings) near York has created considerable interest. In his piece Kwarteng is backing the campaign against high- schools of Oxbridge who have a strong influence near the operating the operating centre(s) he reflects on ‘Englishness’ and the need - as he rise developments in Staines with a proposal for “a on what we see and are told. If it is not led by them centre(s) who believe that who believe that their use sees it - to bolster the sense of this. No one of course their use or enjoyment of or enjoyment of that land new approach” with Spelthorne Borough Council, ,there is a strong reliance on nepotism to endorse that land would be would be affected, should will dispute the validity of fostering a proper pride announced yesterday evening. In a letter to the these persuasions. affected, should make make written in our local or indeed national traditions. However, Council’s Leader and Chief Executive he has urged I rather cynically look in other directions to get written representations to representations to the in the current context , with a real danger of the UK the Council to take a fresh look at building a a more balanced look on what is happening, what the Traffic Commissioner Traffic Commissioner at breaking up, more needs to be done. at Hillcrest House, 386 Hillcrest House, 386 convincing case for a lower target based on the with falsehoods on You- tube, conspiracy theories, Harehills Lane, Leeds LS9 Harehills Lane, Leeds LS9 What is needed to hold the UK together and particular constraints in the borough and potential and the somewhat darker net, plus social media, 6NF, stating their reasons, 6NF, stating their reasons, address regional disquiets is some heavy constitu- opportunities in the government’s recent revisions there are many interested parties trying to steer us within 21 days of this within 21 days of this tional lifting. We need in our four nations a new, notice. Representors notice. Representors to the National Planning Policy Framework. He away from the truth. must at the same time must at the same time comprehensive constitutional settlement. has proposed a small cross-party group of Council- This has always been the same since the days of send a copy of their send a copy of their This must include a real Federation (along the lors to work with appropriate Council officers Caxton, it is not new. Coupled with peacetime representations to the representations to the lines of the German or US models) to make quite focused on this single task. propaganda. For the layman the problem arises in applicant at the address applicant at the address clear that all the component parts of our country are given at the top of this given at the top of this “I am well aware of the increasing alarm of who do I (or we) trust? The real truth is often hidden notice.