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Wembley & Kingsbury Times - Text only page NewsBrent: Trade unions fight cutsTrade Unionists and supporters are drawing up plans to fight cuts and privatisation in the community following a well-attended anti-cuts meeting. Roughly 25 gathered at the Brent Trades Hall, which included Welsh Harp Labour cllr Roxanne Mashari, members... Wembley: Gold thieves arrestedTwo youths were sentenced for robbery in a police crackdown on thieves who snatch valuable jewellery from people walking by. Earlier this month the Times exclusively revealed that Brent police launched a massive undercover operation to find and arrest thi... Brent: Slap servants 'jest' fires furyA CONSULTANT who works for the council said – during an online debate on the abuse of domestic workers – that servants should be slapped, writes Andrew McCorkell. University of Cambridge educated, Rehana Mohamed, a strategic change management consultant... Kingsbury: road plan saves livesA road safety scheme is saving lives and cut accidents by two thirds, figures have shown. The scheme was introduced in Kingsbury last year, while the Lib Dems were running Brent Town Hall, and cut personal injury accidents from an average of six to two a... Harlesden murder: three arrestedTHREE people have been arrested over the bank holiday weekend as detectives launched a murder investigation over a man found slumped in the street with serious head injuries. The trio were arrested on Sunday morning as officers identified Filipino Jaypee... Gangs theaten Notting Hill Carnival warRival gangs have been using the social networking site twitter to warn of upcoming clashes at Notting Hill Carnival this weekend. One twitter user known as Enemy Artist today wrote: “I heard from a close reliable source Mozart and South Kilburn mandem are gonna start war wid each other at carnival...” The police ... Kilburn Park: Car blazeA car burst into flames outside a busy tube station as shocked commuters looked on, writes Kate Ferguson. The fire brigade rushed to Kilburn Park tube after a blue Ford Galaxy caught fire outside the station on Thursday afternoon, leaving the entire fr... Top wins by twinsIdentical twins were awarded near identical grades in their GCSEs – bagging their school s top marks. Hadjer and Sarah Berrah, who attend Copland School, in Cecil Avenue, Wembley, took the same subjects and both won seven A*s and two As each. And while t... Kingsbury: special needs school mergerThese pictures of a new school have been released by the council to give parents a first look at the plans. The proposed scheme – Hay Lane and Grove Park special schools – in Kingsbury, involves building a new school on the site shared by the two schools... GCSE Results: Students tell their success storiesNervous students queued for their GCSE results this morning, and in a year in which the number of pupils achieving five good grades is expected to smash records, Brent had many success stories of its own to tell, writes Kate Ferguson. One of those is Cl... LettersSportOkoro puts Delhi disappointment behind herBy Ziad Chaudry MARILYN Okoro has promised to return to the track better and stronger next year as she casts her eye towards the 2012 London Olympics. An ongoing knee injury and recently developed back problem forced the 25-year-old 800m specialist from N... Tagoe takes consolation from relay medalBy Nikki Wicks WILLESDEN sprinter Annie Tagoe picked up a bronze medal at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games after her team finished third in the continental medley relay. The 17-year-old narrowly missed out on the honours in the individual 100m event in S... Tomlinson sets out to bounce backCHRIS Tomlinson s brilliant bronze medal triumph in Barcelona three weeks ago proved a distant memory as he crashed back to earth on Saturday at a rain-drenched Crystal Palace stadium, writes Ziad Chaudry. The 28-year-old from Hampstead was disappointed... SH stay alive until final daySOUTH Hampstead s survival is back in their own hands after they thumped Harrow Town to set up a nerve-wracking final day showdown at Enfield. The winner of Saturday s clash will be assured of avoiding relegation to Division Three, while Town could yet fi... Bush fire vital for Finchley clashSHEPHERD S Bush skipper Shani Kamalia is urging a late rally from his side as they prepare for this weekend s win-or-bust clash with Finchley. Bush face relegation from the Premier Division on Saturday if they fail to beat their rivals at Bromyard Avenue... Basement boys Kenton sit one game from relegationROCK bottom Kenton face the prospect of relegation this weekend after they were taken apart by Winchmore Hill s Jim Gatting on Saturday. Gatting ended a one-sided game with figures of 7-36, having dismissed three Kenton batsmen for ducks and restricted th... Malan: Middlesex need new approachBy Ben Kosky MIDDLESEX must change their mindset quickly if they are to avoid another barren season in 2011, according to batsman Dawid Malan. The Panthers faint hopes of success this season were effectively ended on Sunday when they suffered their third... Paget gets a good feeling at EalingCHRIS Paget top scored with an outstanding half-century as Brondesbury held their own in a rain-affected clash with champions Ealing. The Brondesbury opener suffered a mid-season dip in form, but his knock of 67 at Corfton Road was the platform for a resp... Willesden duo are crocks of goldTIM Burrows and Jenny Wright took the honours at Willesden CC s annual Old Crocks 10-mile time trial at Amersham Road on Sunday. Burrows won the men s invitation award on handicap with a time of 26 minutes 30 seconds, while Wright claimed the women s awa... Watch your local team for a fiverQPR fans seeking a football fix this Saturday are being encouraged to take advantage of reduced prices at both Hendon and Wealdstone. Both Ryman League clubs are taking part in the Non-League Day scheme set up by Rangers supporter James Doe, allowing seas... Wreckers' dream day out at WembleyA NEASDEN football team enjoyed a dream day out at Wembley Stadium last week - under the watchful eye of Manchester United star Michael Owen. Gibbons Wreckers under-10s - representing the Middlesex Football Association - joined over 700 children from acr... Careless Kilburn are punishedMARCUS Fearon and Jerome Scarlett were on target for South Kilburn in their Hellenic League opener on Saturday - but they were denied victory by Richard Carr s late equaliser. Scarlett gave Kilburn the lead with their first real chance of the first half;... Seventh heaven for St KiernansST KIERNAN S booked their place in the semi-finals of the London Senior Championship thanks to a winner in the seventh minute of injury time. Parnells beat Tara 3-13 to 0-05 to finish ahead of Neasden Gaels, who won their final group game against Fulham I... What's OnBetter looking than James BondTHE name s Jolie. Angelina Jolie. The ample-lipped megastar kicks all kinds of butt as a super-spy with a mysterious past in action thriller Salt (12A), writes Justin Matlock. You might say it s a role she was Bourne to play – and there s more than whiff... Film review: A TeamWHAT could raise an exhausted hack with an expectant girlfriend from a coma-like slumber in a comfortable cinema seat? writes AlexWellman. The loudest and most action-packed film ever witnessed, that s what. The A-Team, for those unfamiliar, was a huge TV... Grin and tonics: The ElginRating:**** FOR those nights when you re late out of work, not sure whether you want to go out to see a band, or just pop down the pub for few pints, or have a meal for two there s a venue that s just been given a decent dose of posh as it celebrates it... Review: Mafia IIYou ve just arrived home to America from fighting in Italy during the Second World war. Still in uniform, you hook up with an old pal for a beer, before he tells you he has connections that can make sure you will have all the necessary papers for an honou... French classicsIn the heart of fashionable South Kensington lies Bistro K, an elegant restaurant offering a modern twist on French cuisine, writes Kate Ferguson. As you step inside this delightful restaurant, what strikes you is the chic decor. Bold contemporary art wo... 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaTHE greatest sporting event on the planet has already begun – on our consoles at least. With cut scenes of Fabio Capello strutting down the touchline, or Wayne Rooney gesticulating at the referee, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa has all the finesses and... Mass Effect 2IT S hard to know where to place Mass Effect 2, whether it s to suggest a space opera in the mould of the Halo franchise or instead to describe it as something of a dark sci-fi thriller that resembles a movie. Perhaps it s just the believable, interactiv... Halo 3: ODSTAFTER being dragged into the slipstream of a spaceship your capsule has crash landed on the planet s surface. You ve lost your crack Orbital Drop Shock Trooper (ODST) squad, some of the toughest and bravest soldiers of the UNSC. Now you must search fo... Assassin's Creed IIIt s a hard life being the son of a rich banker in 15th century Florence: chasing girls, parties and a fight with rival gangs, but there s something of a surprise in store for the soon to be droves of Assassin s Creed II fans. Those devotees of the firs... Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2WITH the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 only the naive will fail to recognise computer games as the dominant art form of contemporary culture. Many will argue that opera, theatre and visual arts remain among the guiding lights of our aesthetic... BorderlandsAcres of post-apocalyptic wasteland roll out before your battleworn, rusty rifle before a monowheel droid hands over a HUD display implant chip for monitoring health and bleeps that you should follow it. Most notable, is the radical, manga-styled, hand dr... Dragon Age: OriginsTAKE a deep breath as you fire up this deepest and darkest of games that as readily explores the realms of dreams as it does nightmares. Dragon Age: Origins is everything any fan of the role-playing genre has been swearing an oath of allegiance for these... Join in Sonny boy's 80th partyA birthday celebration will highlight the best in music as jazz trailblazer Sonny Rollins invites lovers of the genre to his 80th party, writes Andy McCorkell. The jazz legend – in the truest sense of the word – celebrates his birthday at the Barbican... Music review: Gilberto GilMusic is at its most transformational when it spirits us away to another time and place, unravelling memory and imagination in a way that other art forms struggle to match. And with the musical mastery of Gilberto Gil at the helm of the Southbank s Festiv... Festival frenzyAs the summer months approach and the festival season begins Londoners will be jumping into camper vans or cars stuffed with tents and sleeping bags for a long weekend of music, dancing and revellery. Now in its fifth year, Latitude Festival from July 15-... Hands well worth the waitby Tim Cole It feels like we have been waiting an eternity to get our hands on Little Boots debut album. For everyone who watched in awe as 24-year-old Victoria Hesketh commanded the attention of the music world with a performance for Jo... From Russia with loveby Andy McCorkell Russian fairy tales really do happen it seems though it appears that one is just about to conjure up a darker and more interesting tale. And after lighting up Kilburn High Road, with a stunning performance at a recent op... Return to London24 home page |