Council leaders have hailed the success of a new £1.8m CCTV system, which has helped police break up fights, tackle suspected drug dealers and even prevent a potential suicide attempt since being launched last month.

A new control room, from which police and council staff can monitor and control up to 200 cameras across the borough, was introduced with much fanfare in the middle of December.

Police have been given new powers to confiscate alcohol from drinkers in Heston and Lampton parks in a bid to crack down on booze-fuelled crime.

The two parks, together with surrounding streets, will become controlled drinking zones (CDZ) from February 15.

Twp years of fundraising finally paid off when a Heston church's iconic spire was replaced just before Christmas.

Parishioners at Our Lady Queen of Apostles, in Heston Green, collected about £12,000 for the new spire and cross after an inspection found the old structure was rotting from the inside.

A suspected drugs den in Heston has been seized by housing bosses.

Several people were arrested when police raided the flat on Heston Farm estate following an undercover surveillance operation.

Speed humps installed after a five-year campaign have been ripped out within two days -because they were the 'wrong colour'.

Householders in Sutton Road, Heston, first petitioned the council to introduce safety measures on the notorious short-cut in 2004.

An eight-year-old boy was sexually assaulted at Heston Swimming Pool on Tuesday.

Police shut the Hounslow Council-run pool in New Heston Road this morning (Friday) and a 22-year-old man has been arrested.

The suspect has been released on police bail pending further investigation.

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Musicians from places of worship in Hounslow will be taking part in an exciting and unusual concert on Saturday 21 November. The groups, from St Michael and St Martin's Church, the Laxmi Narayan Hindu Temple in Neville Close and the Sikh Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha in Alice Way are presenting music as heard in worship in 'Music from the Faiths'. Other contributions will include Anglican and Russian Orthodox Church Choirs, Jewish music, plus the Muslim call to prayer and Quaker silence.

Hounslow-born singer Jay Sean has become the first male British urban artist to top the US charts.

The R 'n' B star topped the Billboard Hot 100 today with Down (featuring Lil Wayne), knocking the Black Eyed Peas from their perch after 26 weeks.

A development in Heston has won an award for low-cost housing.

Banks Yard, in New Heston Road, was named best small development at the Affordable Home Ownership Awards 2009, hosted by Property Ladder presenter Sarah Beeny last month.

Banks Yard, built by Octavia Housing, was completed in July last year and has 28 homes, including 10 'affordable' properties for rent.

A cut-price gym in Hounslow West has closed suddenly, despite many members having paid for up to two years' membership in advance.

Vista Health Club & Spa, at the Vista Centre in Salisbury Road, opened to the public this time last year, with membership starting at just £3.99 a week.