News in Brentford

A BRENTFORD man has been charged with the murder of rapper Smallz, real name Craig Small.

Smallz was gunned down outside a shop on Harrow Road in Wembley on July 5 2019.

PLANS to change the electoral boundary of Brentford's constituency have been revealed.

The proposals, put forward by the Boundary Commission for England as part of a redrawing of the UK's electoral map, would see Brentford and Isleworth lose some voters to a newly formed constituency of Hammersmith and Chiswick, but gain others at the expense of Feltham and Heston and of Twickenham.

THE UEFA Euro 2020 trophy visited the Brentford Community Stadium on Friday, June 4.

As part of its visit to London, along with other European cities such as Budapest, Copenhagen and Munich, the trophy made a stop at the Bees' new stadium.

SYON House derives its name from Syon Abbey, a medieval monastery of the Bridgettine Order, founded in 1415 on a nearby site by King Henry V.

The abbey moved to the site now occupied by Syon House in 1431.

GUNNERSBURY Park Parkrun has been granted permission to return on June 26.

Parkrun UK made the announcement yesterday (June 7) on Twitter, confirming that Gunnersbury Parkrun will be returning very soon, paying special thanks to Gunnersbury Estate CIC, along with both Hounslow and Ealing Councils.

POLICE are appealing to the public for information on a man that is wanted for a robbery and assault that took place in Hounslow on April 19.

If you recognise the man in the picture, there is no need to approach him.

HOUNSLOW has seen a small increase in the number of new coronavirus cases.

Specifically, there was an increase of over 1% of new cases in the latest COVID-19 figures that were released.

STAFF and students at the University of West London (UWL) have been particularly delighted following Brentford's promotion last Saturday (May 29).

The University which partners with the 'Bees' is looking forward to taking their partnership to the Premier League next season.

TWO new London Assembly members have stepped in to assist efforts to resume Parkrun events as soon as possible.

Labour's Krupesh Hirani and the Conservative Neil Garratt, both elected to the London Assembly last month, have added their names to the list of politicians calling on local authorities to resume the popular events as soon as possible.

MISSING appeals are usually a very serious matter, but in this case, Hounslow Police have decided to look at the funny side of things.

The parrot pictured has flown into a property in Hounslow and is refusing to leave.