December 2008 Archives

A BUSY station is finally going to be fitted with a lift - after 61 years of waiting by passengers struggling from the platforms to the street below.

An escalator going up was installed at Greenford Station when the Central Line opened in 1947. It is the only wooden one left on the underground system.

It is hoped a scout hut will become a hive of activity in the New Year after a revamp by offenders making amends for their crimes.
The headquarters of the Twelfth Northolt Scouts, off Laughton Road, already provides a base for some other groups, but it is anticipated more will make use of the site after the repairs, painting and gardening.
The work was carried out by the Community Pay Back team who visited every Saturday since December last year. The scheme puts offenders to work as punishment for their crimes, helping worthy projects at the same time.
The Twelfth Northolt Scouts' group secretary Monica Smith said: "It needed it as nothing had been done for almost 10 years.
"It's taken an awful lot of hard work but it's much more attractive now. We're now hoping to run things like coffee mornings for the elderly or mother and toddler groups next year.
"It's going to be a real boost for the community."
As well as the police and probation service, she thanked Drayton Fencing for supplying the new railings and the fire brigade for providing fire hydrants.

A Pub has raised thousands of pounds in memory of a landlord who died tragically in a car accident in 2001.
The Captain Morgan Pub in Greenford Road, which was run by Mick Seery and Damien Morgan, first began fundraising for a special needs school in 1994.

Youths causing a nuisance around Greenford Broadway can be moved on once a dispersal order comes into force next week.

Under-16s will be banned from the area after 9pm unless accompanied by an adult, and anyone who refuses to leave when asked by a police officer or PCSO could face arrest.

The order covers Greenford Road from the junction of Windmill Lane to Locarno Road, Ruislip Road from the Ravenor Park entrance to Ruislip Road East, part of Windmill Lane and part of Oldfield Lane South.

The powers will remain in place until at least June 12 next year.

The friend of a popular footballer who tragically died after a match turned ugly on Sunday (30) said he will be remembered for his upbeat attitude on and off the pitch.