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Kilburn Times - Text only page News Regeneration for the futureby Alex Wellman A multi-million pound health centre, brand new sports hall, one stop shop and a promise to fight for more cash are just four of the pledges from the board of a regeneration scheme as it looks to the future. The Times revea... Academy protest endsThe final protestor against Brent Council plans to build an academy school who had locked himself to a flagpole on top of a building on the site has been removed. Hank Roberts, National Union of Teachers secretary for Brent, was cut free from the banquet... Manhole covers are missingby Will Davies Pedestrians are being warned to watch their step after nearly one hundred manhole covers were stolen across the borough. In just two months 95 metal grates used to drain water off roads have been stolen, and Brent Council i... Irish prepare for festivalby Alex Wellman Emerald eyes were smiling at the official launch of a festival celebrating all things Irish. Former mayor of Brent Cllr Colum Moloney was among the well wishers toasting to the imminent success of the London Irish Festival... News UpdateSkills plan for young people Council chiefs are looking for businesses to help youngsters learn new skills. Camden Council s Education Business Partnership is calling on companies in Kilburn to let their staff volunteer in schools. Workin... School marks Bastille Dayby Kayla Shane Schoolchildren celebrated Bastille Day with a day jammed packed with francophile activites. The students at Beckford Primary School, Dornfell Street, West Hampstead, aged between four to 11 ahve also been been learning Fr... Area snubbed in events programmeby Alex Wellman Youths in a forgotten part of the borough have been snubbed by council chiefs organising sports activities this summer. Youngsters in Kilburn will have to travel to other parts of Brent or even out of the borough if they... Weekend travel updateby Jenny Engstrom Passengers can expect disruption on the tube and London Overground this weekend due to track replacements and modernisation works across the network. Queensbury station on the Jubilee line will be closed all weekend for... Academy gets arts boostby Zainab Rahim A school has been recognised for its achievement in arts education. Capital City Academy was presented with an Artsmark award from Arts Council England, which plans to invest £1.3 billion of public money and £0.3 billion... Stand off expected in academy fightBy Kayla Shane and Zainab Rahim A bitter stand off is expected after protestors camping on the site of a proposed controversial new school have been told to leave the ground by 6pm tonight (Tuesday). A court hearing at Willesden County C... Letters Sport Okoro seals Olympic spotBy Ziad Chaudry MARILYN Okoro s Olympic dreams finally came true on Sunday when she clinched her ticket to Beijing in barnstorming fashion. The 22-year-old 800m runner from Neasden completely destroyed the chasing field in a phenomenal final lap at the UK... TVH sprinter backs disgraced DwainBy Ziad Chaudry THAMES Valley Harriers sprinter Andre Williams offered his backing to controversial 100m champion Dwain Chambers after running against him at Saturday s UK Championships. Williams, who ran in the same semi-final heat as Chambers at Alexand... Versatile Phyllis gives TVH a helping handPHYLLIS Agbo returned from international success to boost Thames Valley Harriers promotion push as they finished second in their UK Women s League match at Wakefield. The TVH multi-eventer, who helped the GB team take fifth place in the European Cup of C... Kash feels short changed againBy Ziad Chaudry IT S the story of his boxing career – a very frustrated Akaash Bhatia just cannot seem to attract the right fights. The 23-year-old from Wembley will face yet another heavier opponent tomorrow at Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham – the 1... Bush burning with fresh desireSHEPHERD S Bush are back in the thick of the promotion race after holding off rivals South Hampstead to triumph in Saturday s low-scoring Division Two clash. Bush s victory narrowed the gap between the sides to just three points after leading wicket-taker... Star of Dawid rises in Oval triumphMIDDLESEX reached the Twenty20 Cup finals day for the first time on Tuesday night with a narrow 12-run victory over Lancashire at the Oval. A place in the lucrative Champions League is now just one game away as the losing finalists at the Rose Bowl on Sat... Del does his mates a good turnSPINNER Derek Mian collected a five-wicket haul to earn Shepherd s Bush their first win in four games and put their promotion challenge back on track. Mian s figures of 5-30, along with a promising debut from left-arm spinner Jack Blakiston-Houston, restr... Dons do battle with new boysBy Ben Pearce THE Ryman Premier League fixtures were released on Tuesday, and Hendon face slightly unknown quantities in two of the division s new sides in the first week. Gary McCann s side are at home against newly-promoted Dartford on Saturday August 1... Massey joins mass influx at StonesWEALDSTONE have snapped up former loan defender Alan Massey on a permanent deal after he was released by Wycombe Wanderers this week. The 19-year-old centre-back made a big impression on loan in the first half of last season, making 23 appearances for the... London success is all a bit of a HayesBy Larry Cooney DEBUTANT Andy Hayes stole the show on Saturday as London s footballers recorded their first victory on Irish soil for three years, beating Kilkenny 4-13 to 0-8. Hayes recorded a personal tally of 1-6 as the Exiles outclassed a poor home si... Brent boys come so closeBRENT S six-a-side footballers narrowly missed out on a place in the London Youth Games final as they lost to eventual winners Newham on Saturday. The borough s squad of 12 put together an eight-match unbeaten run, but were eliminated in the final group p... What's On Meet Dave (PG)Meet Dave (PG) www.meetdave.co.uk By Rory Gilder First I think I should point out that this film is directed by Brian Robbins, the man who brought us Norbit, which is probably why onl... Indiana Jones and the Kingsdom of the Crystal Skull (12A)Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (12A) www.indianajonesmovie.co.uk A dusty army car pulls up in a deserted airbase and a figure is pulled out of the boot. A battered hat falls... Sex and the City (15)Sex and the City (15) www.sexandthecitymovie.com Being a huge Sex and the City (SATC) fan, I sat through the trailers for the chick flick of the millennium with a certain amount of trepidation. Would it warrant a shelf-slot a... Prom Night (15)Prom Night (15) www.sonypictures.com/movies/promnight The people behind the forgettable 1980 slasher flick Prom Night must be feeling a mixture of delight and bafflement that writer J.S Cardone has officially hailed this 2008... Superhero Movie (12A)Superhero Movie (12A) www.superhero-movie.net In this big-budget spoof of the superhero genre, Drake Bell plays a geeky schoolboy whose life is transformed when he discovers he has superpowers. Based largely on Spiderman, the... Eastern Promises (18)Eastern Promises (18) www.easternpromisesthe movie.co.uk Director David Cronenberg reteams with his A History Of Violence leading man Viggo Mortensen to deliver another tense, compelling thriller about a man whose true nature y... Saw IV (18)Saw IV (18) http://movies.break.com/saw4 If you thought the grisly and spectacularly sadistic mind games of Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) and his apprentice Amanda (Shawnee Smith) were over just because they were killed in the Saw III, yo... Princess (18)Princess (18) www.princessthemovie.co.uk Danish director Anders Morgenthaler delivers an impressive feature debut with Princess, managing the seemingly impossible by making an animated film based around the porn industry poignan... Stardust (PG)Stardust (PG) www.stardustmovie.com Despite boasting a cast illuminated by the likes of Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes and Peter O Toole, Stardust doesn t shine as brightly as its makers may have wished. It... Funny execution of enjoyable comedyby Andy McCorkell This vibrant and colourful rendition of Shakespeare s emotional comedy revives the sentiment that he was at his best in appealing to the masses. In Edward Dick s delightful resurrection of Twelfth Night, we are reminded... Tedious tale of peer pressureby Will Davies For a play that boasts such a formidable cast, Fat Pig, at the Trafalgar Studios, was a bitter disappointment. Put Kris Marshall (of My Family/Love Actually), Robert Webb (Peep Show), Joanna Page (Gavin and Stacey) and Ella... Waterby Andrew Prince WATER triumphs because of the focus and care director David Farr gives to the characters and how well the actors play them. The play involves two stories on different sides of the world, one about a ne er-do-well, Graham,... Paddington Artsby Terry Newell ALL children are inspired by secret ambitious which usually fade away, but Steve Shaw is good at helping them to get their ambitions to work out. Steve is the founder director of Paddington Arts which helped 15,000 youngst... Basic Trainingby Liam Gallimore-Wells Prolific writer Kahlil Ashanti s electrifying dramatic comedy Basic Training embarks on a debut four-week run at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, this month. One man s enduring quest for redemption against the h... |