Hounslow News

Samaritans Celebrate 40th Anniversary
Ealing, Hammersmith & Hounslow branch of Samaritans celebrates its milestone 40 th anniversary in 2012. The local charity was inaugurated on 20 th January 1972, to become the 128 th branch of Samaritans in the UK.

Hospitals In North West London Will Close
North West London is “almost certain” to lose some of its hospitals . Mark Spencer, a director at NHS North West London , says that the group – which covers Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster – have to make £1bn savings over the next four years from its annual £4bn budget. He told the BBC We have more hospitals per head of ...

Residents shocked as council workers destroy snowmen
It is a story to melt the hardest of hearts. Children in a west London park spent hours building the perfect snowmen over the weekend, only for over-zealous council workers to knock them down in the name of health and safety.

Big chill, then it's return of the snow
BRITAIN can expect more snow after the coldest night of the year so far, forecasters have warned

London hospitals closure 'likely'
The medical director of the largest commissioning cluster in the capital says hospitals in north west London "will almost certainly" have to close.

Rio 2016 adds Nissan as local Olympic sponsor
Rio Olympic organizers added Nissan as the fifth top-tier sponsor for the 2016 Games. Organizers didn't disclose financial details, but said Wednesday the deal with the car maker for the Olympic and Paralympic Games exceeded "the requirements from Rio 2016 for the category." The committee said Nissan will provide 4,500 vehicles to transport athletes, officials and journalists during...

Baseball Hall to begin drug education program
The Baseball Hall of Fame is starting a drug education program for students and young adults — in the same year Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa will appear on ballot for the first time after careers tainted by steroid accusations.

Olympic official defends Spain after Contador ban
The head of Spain's Olympic committee stepped up to defend Spanish sport Wednesday in the wake of two-time Tour de France champion cyclist Alberto Contador's two-year ban for doping.

Potential Olympic ski champs set for Sochi test
Potential candidates for Olympic downhill gold in 2014 will put their technical and gliding skills to the test when they tackle the men's course for the first time in competition Wednesday.

El Paso Sports Commission CEO: Triple-A baseball team would be unbelievable opportunity
Brian Kennedy, the president and CEO of the El Paso Sports Commission, said a possible Triple-A baseball team in El Paso would be an unbelievable opportunity for Downtown business and sports fans alike.