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Willesden & Brent - Text only page News News UpdateBid for young volunteers A volunteer centre is looking for young people to get involved in some of the borough s creative and community led projects. BrAVA s Brent Volunteer Centre is inviting 16 to 25 year olds to an Open Day at the Will... Maternity deaths scare mum-to-beby Jenny Engstrom A first-time mother is being forced to have her baby at a notorious hospital with a history of maternity deaths, she claims. Sianna Martin, of London Road, Wembley, is refusing to have her baby at Northwick Park Hospital... Name change is waste of moneyby Will Davies A pointless proposal by council chiefs to re-name Brent as the London Borough of Wembley has been branded a waste of tax-payers money. The costs would include paying out for new Wembley Council signs for roads, buildings... Two shot at barbecueby Alex Wellman Two people have been shot with one in a serious condition after a barbecue descended into bloodshed. A man in his 20s and a woman in her 30s were both shot when a suspected argument at a party in Blenheim Gardens, Wembley,... Amnesty award for Timesby Lorraine King The Times celebrated Justice for Dad Campaign has been recognised again after receiving a special commendation at a prestigious human rights award. The award-winning campaign, which helped free Guantanamo Bay de... Dollis Hill House - The Campaignby Jenny Engstrom The ongoing campaign to restore Dollis Hill House is almost as comprehensive as its history. For nearly 20 years the future of the house has been hanging in the balance, with bulldozers ready to step in and pull down wha... Dollis Hill House - a historyby Nadia Sam-Daliri A jewel in the park, defining the area as a beautiful retreat away from the chaos of central London, Dollis Hill House has enjoyed a long and rich history. From Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone using it as a s... Mayor Boris exclusive interview audioIN this exclusive interview, the Mayor of London speaks to Brent s top two news outlets in a media first for the borough.... Teenager facing murder rapby Lorraine King A teenager has appeared in court accused with the murder of a Polish man who died hours after a street fight. Dean Gabay, 18, of Roger Stone Court, Coombe Road, Neasden, is charged with the murder of Janusz Krason, 36,... Bankers clean up for charityby Alex Wellman Bankers swapped their fountain pens for a paintbrush when they helped a charity move into a new base. Workers from Deutsche Bank also handed over a cheque worth £3,000 when they helped renovate the new Brent base for learn... Letters Sport Gold standard is still a target for GoldingBy Ben Kosky OLYMPIC glory proved elusive during Julian Golding s sprinting career, but he still hasn t lost hope of bringing success to Brent in four years time. Golding, who grew up in Harlesden and went on to win Commonwealth, European and World Championship medals...... O'Donnell set for title challengeJOHN O'Donnell believes he is close to challenging for titles following his comeback victory last Friday evening at York Hall in Bethnal Green. The 22-year-old welterweight from Shepherds Bush...... DeGale defeat may be a blessing in disguiseBy Ben Kosky JAMES DeGale s trainer believes the Olympic middleweight prospect will benefit long-term from his EU Championships defeat by old rival Darren Sutherland. DeGale lost out to the Irishman for the fourth time in five meetings on Sunday and had t... O'Donnell aims to ambush the AssassinBy Ziad Chaudry JOHN O Donnell continues his push towards a possible English title challenge tomorrow evening, when he hopes to gun down Isle of Wight Assassin Jay Morris. The Shepherd s Bush welterweight is keen to put on a good display in front of the k... Tyron eyeing T20 successBY BEN KOSKY Tyron Henderson believes it is a fresh mental approach and not the potential riches of the Champions League that has driven Middlesex's dramatic Twenty20 improvement this season.... Sylvester stars in double victoryPAUL Sylvester's outstanding form continued as South Hampstead thumped North London in their division two clash at Milverton Road. SH's fifth league win of the season...... Jones sets club record in mixed weekendNICK Jones scored a massive club record 219 not out as Brondesbury overcame Reigate Priory on Sunday to join South Hampstead in the last 16 of the Evening Standard Trophy.... Watts Robbed of winSHEPHERDS Bush were unable to finish off the league s bottom side on Saturday, being forced to settle for a winning draw instead. Barnes have yet to take more than a solitary point...... Cox steers Brondesbury in the right directionMATT Cox s marathon spell of bowling put Brondesbury in the driving seat – but they had to settle for a winning draw as time caught them up at Hampstead. The spinner sent down 29 overs in a row, finishing with figures of 4-70 as the home side used up 68 o... Bronze for Brent's fearless fencersBRENT'S Junior Fencing team won the bronze medal in the London Youth Games on Sunday, coming third in the event staged at Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham. The squad of Matteo Paolini, Max Woollard, Harry Bird and Mark Howe...... Alex faces net losses after another early exitBy Ziad Chaudry ALEX Bogdanovic is set to lose his LTA funding after experiencing another demoralising Wimbledon first round exit on Monday. Seven visits and seven first round singles losses in a grand slam event – his latest against Italian world number... What's On The Edge of Love (15)The Edge of Love (15) www.theedgeoflove.co.uk The passion and pathos of legendary poet Dylan Thomas is told through the lives of two feisty, free-spirited women. Vera Phillips, played by Kiera Knightly (whose mother wrote the script) and Thomas w... Indiana Jones and the Kingsdom of the Crystal Skull (12A)Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (12A) www.indianajonesmovie.co.uk A dusty army car pulls up in a deserted airbase and a figure is pulled out of the boot. A battered hat falls... Sex and the City (15)Sex and the City (15) www.sexandthecitymovie.com Being a huge Sex and the City (SATC) fan, I sat through the trailers for the chick flick of the millennium with a certain amount of trepidation. Would it warrant a shelf-slot a... Prom Night (15)Prom Night (15) www.sonypictures.com/movies/promnight The people behind the forgettable 1980 slasher flick Prom Night must be feeling a mixture of delight and bafflement that writer J.S Cardone has officially hailed this 2008... Superhero Movie (12A)Superhero Movie (12A) www.superhero-movie.net In this big-budget spoof of the superhero genre, Drake Bell plays a geeky schoolboy whose life is transformed when he discovers he has superpowers. Based largely on Spiderman, the... Eastern Promises (18)Eastern Promises (18) www.easternpromisesthe movie.co.uk Director David Cronenberg reteams with his A History Of Violence leading man Viggo Mortensen to deliver another tense, compelling thriller about a man whose true nature y... Saw IV (18)Saw IV (18) http://movies.break.com/saw4 If you thought the grisly and spectacularly sadistic mind games of Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) and his apprentice Amanda (Shawnee Smith) were over just because they were killed in the Saw III, yo... Princess (18)Princess (18) www.princessthemovie.co.uk Danish director Anders Morgenthaler delivers an impressive feature debut with Princess, managing the seemingly impossible by making an animated film based around the porn industry poignan... Stardust (PG)Stardust (PG) www.stardustmovie.com Despite boasting a cast illuminated by the likes of Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes and Peter O Toole, Stardust doesn t shine as brightly as its makers may have wished. It... Coming UpDef Leppard, Whitesnake with Black Stone Cherry Wembley Arena Engineers Road, Middlesex, Thursday June 26th, £37.50, Tel: 020-8782-5500, www.livenation.co.uk/wembley Sheffield s finest offer their usual blend of hard rock and... Tedious tale of peer pressureby Will Davies For a play that boasts such a formidable cast, Fat Pig, at the Trafalgar Studios, was a bitter disappointment. Put Kris Marshall (of My Family/Love Actually), Robert Webb (Peep Show), Joanna Page (Gavin and Stacey) and Ella... Waterby Andrew Prince WATER triumphs because of the focus and care director David Farr gives to the characters and how well the actors play them. The play involves two stories on different sides of the world, one about a ne er-do-well, Graham,... Paddington Artsby Terry Newell ALL children are inspired by secret ambitious which usually fade away, but Steve Shaw is good at helping them to get their ambitions to work out. Steve is the founder director of Paddington Arts which helped 15,000 youngst... Basic Trainingby Liam Gallimore-Wells Prolific writer Kahlil Ashanti s electrifying dramatic comedy Basic Training embarks on a debut four-week run at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, this month. One man s enduring quest for redemption against the h... Return to London24 home page |