November 2008 Archives

Beat bobbies for Laleham and Shepperton have stepped up patrols in Littleton Park after complaints of youths riding motorbikes across the grass.

PCSO Collin Gibbons said he has given one youth he caught doing so a warning notice and will use CCTV evidence to identify others before speaking to the offenders in front of their parents.

An unused taxi rank that was 'wasting space' in Shepperton High Street is to be removed a year after it was installed.

Two spaces were set aside for taxis in December last year but it soon became apparent they weren't being used and in April this year, Shepperton Chamber of Commerce chairman Colin Wade suggested the scheme wasn't being successful.

Rainbows, brownies and guides from the village are holding a Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, November 29 at Shepperton Village Hall, High Street, from 10am-12noon.

Attractions include childrens' games, homemade cakes, gifts, a toy tombola, raffle and a visit from Santa. Entrance is 30p.

St Nicholas Church is holding its winter fair on Saturday November 22 at Shepperton Village Hall in the High Street, between 10am-12.30pm.
Coffee, mince pies, face painting, and gifts for sale will be among the attractions.

River police joined forces with the Environment Agency and made a string of arrests in a crime clampdown on the Thames.

Operation Inveigle focused on the stretch of river between Shepperton and Teddington Locks and officers spent four days making arrests, including one for possession of Class A drugs and two for possession of stolen goods. They also made three seizures of herbal cannabis and reported five vessels for unlicenced activity.

Forget Jimmy Savile and instead call on Shepperton carer Samantha Bradley to fix it and make your kids' dreams come true.

Samantha, from Gaston Way, is in the final throes or organising a charity ball for little Maxwell Lovell, a two-year-old who has just had a tumour discovered on his spinal chord.