October 2009 Archives

The Inner Wheel Club of Elthorne Hillingdon invites you to their Annual Craft Fair on Thursday 5th November 12 noon - 2.30pm at Ickenham Village Hall.

A variety of stalls, refreshment are available proceeds to various children's charities.

AN ELDERY lady who invited woman into her housing believing she was a new neighbour returned from making a cup of tea to find the woman had burgled her.

On Sunday (25) at about 6.30pm, police attended the home of the elderly victim in Swakeleys Road, Ickenham, after receiving a call from her.

She told the police how she had been sitting in her house when she heard a knock on the front door.

She opened the door to a woman, who she was then led to believe was a new neighbour checking on her welfare.

The victim invited the woman in for a cup of tea, but when she went off to make the tea her house was searched and some of her property stolen. The suspect then left the house.

The suspect is described as white, aged about 20 years old, about 5' 2" tall, slim build, with shoulder length brown hair and with an English accent.

Detective Sergeant Mark Adams said: "It is possible that there was another suspect involved who searched the upstairs of the house.

"This is a horrible offence against an elderly person who has been left very upset by her experience."

If anyone was in the area at the time or has any information about this incident call Hillingdon Police on 0208 246 1445 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Advice from the police -

When someone calls at your home, it is important to take your time. Don't be rushed.

If you don't want to open your door you don't have to. If you do open the door always put the chain on.

And remember - you can always ask the person outside to come back when you have a neighbour or a relative with you.

Treat every stranger with caution. If you are still worried, dial 999 immediately and ask for the police.

A MAN in his 30s has been sent to crown court after he was charged with rape, false imprisonment and committing actual bodily harm (ABH).

Robin Junior Onyia, 39, from Buckinghamshire, was charged with committing the rape against a woman in Darwent Avenue, Ickenham, on October 4.

He was also charged with assaulting and unlawfully and injuriously imprisoning a woman on or around October 3 and assaulting her on October 4 within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court.

He is due to appear at Isleworth Crown Court on December 22.

IT IS the time of year which sets parents nerves jangling, with the seemingly crucial decision to make of choosing a Secondary School for their children. Reporter DAN COOMBS spoke to Robert Lobatto, headteacher at Barnhill Community High School, in Yeading Lane, Hayes, about the process.

THE parents of a nine year old girl who passed away after a long battle with cancer opened up a memorial garden at her school in her honour.

Shona White, a year four pupil at Glebe School, in Sussex Road, Ickenham, died this summer hours after attending school, 'a place that she loved.'