February 2010 Archives

SIXTY-SIX new homes will be built on the former Mill Works industrial site in Ruislip after plans were unanimously approved by councillors.

The existing buildings on the Bury Street site - which is part of the Ruislip Village Conservation Area - were used for manufacturing purposes in the Second World War, but have been derelict for some time.

They will be demolished to make way for 30 apartments in two three-storey blocks, and 36 semi-detached houses.

ST MARTIN'S in Ruislip will be hosting a lunchtime concert tomorrow (24) at 12.15pm in the church hall.

Pianist Jessica Chan will perform the music of Bach, Brahms and Chopin. Admission free, with a retiring collection for expenses.

Any surplus will go to the Myosotis Trust. For further information visit www.stmartins-ruislip.org or call 01895 625 456.

A man accused of shoplifting and causing actual bodily harm is due to appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Thursday to enter a plea.

Andre Burrowes, of Field End Road, Ruislip, is said to have assaulted Michael Thomas in Victoria Road on January 25.

He has also been charged with stealing an LCD TV worth £180 from Comet in the same road on the same day.

AN ARREST warrant has been issued for a man charged with failing to comply with his suspended sentence order.

Anthony Joseph McNamara, 41, of Glovers Grove, Ruislip, is accused of failing to keep in contact with his supervising officer after the order was made on September 11 last year.

He also allegedly failed to report for meetings on December 24 and 31 last year without reasonable excuse and did not provide acceptable written evidence within 10 days of his absence.

PLANS to redevelop the former Mill Works industrial site in Ruislip were set to be approved by councillors tonight (23), despite concerns from residents' groups and the village conservation panel.

An application has been made to demolish all existing buildings on the Bury Street site, which were used for manufacturing purposes in the Second World War but have been empty for some time.

In their place will be 66 new homes, made up of 30 apartments in two three-storey blocks and 36 semi-detached houses, plus parking.

A 20-YEAR-OLD woman from Ruislip is one of four people arrested in connection with a series of distraction burglaries across the country.

Police are investigating more than 30 crimes which took place across Hertfordshire, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire in October last year.

MORE than 800 people have signed two petitions opposing plans to give Ruislip Lido a £1.5million face lift.

Some 600 signatures have been collected by the Ruislip Lido Residents' Group, which recently formed to give residents a voice about the Lido, in Reservoir Road - including Hillingdon Council's proposals to restore it 'to its former glory'.

A FILM has been produced by Hillingdon Council offering snippets into the lives of the borough's residents.

Neela Debnath caught up with one of the stars, Neil Corbett, of Clyfford Road, Ruislip Green.

THE RETIRED motor mechanic took part in the film after attending a residents' association meeting to complain about anti-social activity taking place around the back of his house.

He joined the association after losing sleep over the fly-tipping, graffiti and late night drives by vandalism near the residential garages.

A GRANDMOTHER from Ruislip Manor is the first chemotherapy patient to receive treatment at the new cancer centre at Mount Vernon Hospital.

Sheila Moore, 55, will also be one of the first to benefit from a new trial drug, Oxi4503, which works by precisely targeting a tumour's blood vessels, starving it of blood.

THE refurbishment of the Grade II listed Highgrove House in Ruislip is set to drag on for another three years, after developers were given extra time to complete the project.

Permission to convert the 19th century property, in Eastcote Road, by demolishing the stable building and replacing it with 16 new homes, was originally granted in January 2007.