Heathrow Villager Newspaper 15 June 2019 Issue 951

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31st month of record growth Over 6.7 million passengers travelled through Heathrow in May, the 31st month of consecutive record growth.

The figures are up 1.4% on the same time last year, boosted by both of May’s bank holidays as holidaymakers spent the long weekends away Oceania stands out as the best performing region (+10.8%) as Qantas flew fuller aircraft. East Asia (+10.7%) followed closely behind, continuing to grow with new routes to China and Japan. Domestic traffic also grew by 2.2% boosted by Flybe’s new routes to Newquay and Guernsey Over 134,000 metric tonnes of cargo travelled through the UK’s largest port in May, 94% of which flew in the belly hold of passenger planes. Latin America saw the most growth

(+14%) following additional services to Brazil and Mexico Heathrow announced plans for its Ultra-Low Emission Zone and wider Vehicle Access Charge, a move which aims to protect local air quality and reduce congestion as the airport prepares to expand Passengers could soon keep their liquids and laptops inside their cabin baggage when passing through security at Heathrow after the airport revealed a £50 million investment to install next-generation CT security equipment Following a successful campaign led by Heathrow, citizens from America, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Japan are now allowed to use the eGates at UK airports, significantly reducing the queues at the border.

Heathrow expansion is set to reach its next delivery milestone on 18th June as the airport kicks-off a twelve-week consultation on its pre-

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world class experience at the border, showing that Britain is open for business. An expanded Heathrow will be key to strengthening these links and we are getting on with delivering our plan as quickly as possible to ensure the UK remains one of the world’s great trading nations as the country leaves the EU.”

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Heathrow today announces that British Airways’ short-haul fleet has topped the ‘Fly Quiet and Green league table’, based on its environmental performance from January to March this year.

The UK’s flag carrier airline reached the top spot because of improved Track Keeping and the increased use of Continuous Decent Approach during its shorthaul flights. The former means that the fleet is consistently keeping to the routes designated by air traffic controllers, helping to guarantee periods of noise respite for local communities.

The latter means that the airline is making more efficient use of its engines on landing. Combined, these actions help to reduce fuel burn and ensure that these planes are flying more quietly and accurately.

British Airways’ first place position in this league table sets a strong example for other airlines to follow. If the big-

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British Airways’ long-haul fleet also featured amongst the top 10 airlines in the league table, moving 10 places up to sixth due to improved track keeping and fewer early and late departures. Other top performers include Scandinavian Airlines, which remains in second place, and United Airlines, which has climbed up seven places since the last quarter to 3rd place. Icelandair also returns to the Fly Quiet and Green league table after a two year hiatus, placing 32nd.

The league table also takes into account the emissions per seat, the amount of noise generated by a plane in relation to the number of passengers it is able to carry, aircraft age and emissions standards – with newer planes such as Boeing 787s and Airbus 350s amongst the most green and quiet.

The league table is

just one of the measures that Heathrow is using to incentivise airlines to bring their greenest and quietest aircraft to the airport. Other measures include the restructure of the airport’s environmental charges in 2017, which saw airlines operating newer and cleaner aircraft charged four times less, encouraging sustainable fleets at the UK’s only hub airport. Heathrow also runs a carbon offsetting project, which sees the airport work with DEFRA and the Lancashire Wildlife Trust to restore Peatland Bogs that will ultimately act as carbon capture.

Later this month, Heathrow will be unveiling its masterplan for expansion, which will lay out how the airport plans to expand in a way that is sustainable. Consultation documents will include details for managing emissions from aircraft and ground vehicles as well as the wider plans to expand in a carbon neutral way.

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1381: Poll; tax protester Wat Tyler was executed at London s Smithfield.

1790: French Protestant militia massacred 300 Roman Catholics.

1825: The Duke of York laid the foundation stone of London Bridge.

1860: Nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale opened the world’s first school for nurses at St Thomas’s Hospital in London.

1919: Aviation history was made when Capt.

John Alcock and Lt Arthur Whiten Brown landed in Clifden, Co Galway, to complete the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic. The former World War I airmen took only 16 hours 12 minutes to reach the west coast of Ireland after taking off from St John’s, Newfoundland a distance of 1960 miles.

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Sir, I thank Margret for her kind response and perhaps one day I will get up the guts to visit a “Day Centre” I am sure I am well out of touch regarding the going-ons there. Mind you I have misspent many years in public houses and working men’s clubs, about 57 years on and off. It is a strange manly culture I find difficult to dispense with, no doubt with the closures taking place in the last 30 years or so there won’t be many of these basic types of establishments left.

Most pubs offer little to the wise but these days a lot of food. There is probably a formulaic graph indicating the rise in obesity as opposed to these closures. In fact the number of food outlets has never been higher.

Like the nerd I am, I count alcoholic units in a vain attempt to moderate intake. Pub conversation is usually limited and rarely traverses any intellectual level or maybe it is the dulling of the mind by imbibement. All this said, I still like the company, the insults, the gossip and the slurs of modern cynicism and the sheer wretchedness of it all. Plus the “Walter Mitty” dreamlike effect it creates, this allows me time to forget the wicked world of individualistic making money and looking after number one. When the transition is complete and God is money, and religion is forgotten, I will be “Loose Change” and happily dead.

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Tories cut ‘business’ adrift Sir Close study of the leadership contender’ pledges fails to find one word in support of ‘business’.

Indeed the party’s favourite backed by Donald Trump cuts the business community adrift in using the crudest gutter language.

‘Expletive deleted off business’, says Boris Johnson.

This partly explains why the Tory vote fell to just nine per cent in the elections.

For without a profitable business sector, postBrexit, we cannot reduce the poverty and restore our public services, features of a Tory decade..

‘Fear of Farage’ rules every Tory aspirant’s application.

What an odd contrast to the valiant courage our troops showed in liberating, not ‘exciting’, Europe 75 years ago.

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Sir, As recent convert to riding a mobility scooter I heartily endorse Mark Stansbury’s remarks regarding parking on pavements and their general bad state.

When I test drove my new scooter in the Clearwell showroom and car park it was a completely different experience to when I first ‘drove’ into Staines, it was a wrestling match to negotiate all the dropped kerbs specially where the path was narrow, the dropped kerbs at road junctions, the infilling by various utilities, and the various raised manhole covers.

That is before the nuisance of parked cars and vans leaving insufficient space between walls, hedges and fences. Far from looking forward to gliding effortlessly along it was a struggle with the steering all the way with the fear of capsizing when negotiating sloping vehicular entrances.

The recommendation is to drive up or down slopes but in many cases the only option is to drive across with consequent feeling of tumbling.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ASHFORD?

Sir, The last time the Queen came to visit Spelthorne it was Staines which had the honour of hosting her. If Her Majesty were to honour us with a visit again where in the Borough would we hope she would come? There has to be a case for Ashford - and at the time (in 2021) when the opening of the first phase of the large Church Road Development is due.

Quite rightly Ashford has been trying for some time to get ‘on the map’ and this would be a great opportunity to consolidate the efforts that have already been made. I am sure too that the prospect of a royal visit would raise all our spirits at this rather fraught time in our national life.

Yours truly, Andrew McLuskey Stanley Road, Ashford, Middx

CELEBRATE D DAY WHILE OTHERS ATTACK OUR STREETS Sir, It is a very special time to remember d day and our troops and american troops fighting the dangerous way across the english channel to give their lives and limbs to save us from the german control european union they have taken over.

As a young boy I remember so well standing in the fields at bushey herts and wondering why the sky went black. Looking up the were continuous hordes of DC3 aircraft towing horsa gliders all filled with troops. There are so many memories of wartime england with the doodle bugs and V2 rocket bombs and still going to school on our bikes.

It is for these reasons and many more that I am saddened and distressed by others who intend to block our streets for various reason. They probably do not remember the war or respect our troops and history. They say they do not like President Trump “leader of the free world climate change which we all have different views on.

You and I and every living person anywhere in the world actually breathe in oxygen and breathe out ghastly co2 will any protester take this in and admit they too are “climate changers.”

The next competition for the press is to find how much co2 worldwide do humans breathe out.

Yours sincerely Terry Lyden(retired twice now 87 )

Queen rebukes Trump’s isolationism Sir ‘My generation won D-day ’, announced Elizabeth II in her formal address to the US President, broadcast worldwide.

Mine too, Your Majesty, though you are somewhat younger.

My naval training included ‘decoding’, but the Queen’s carefully chosen words to Trump do not require much professional skill to produce plain language.

To the war-winning representatives of all nations, she emphasised the ‘united assembly of international institutions which arose, we must ensure permanently, from the ashes of war’.

She praised the ‘original purpose of these structures: nations working together to safeguard a hard-won peace’.

If these words do not mean ‘Remain, Reject isolationism’, then I am a Young Conservative’.

But Elizabeth II is a remarkable monarch in her political grasp, allied to the nation’s best interests.

She has sussed out Trump ’s motive in picking out Johnson, Hunt and Gove as the shortlist for next Tory leader and prime minister. ‘When Trump says Jump, up they go’.

They’ ll do his trade bidding in fracturing the EU. ‘To hell with business’ as Johnson said using gutter words. Trump wants the UK to be isolated from our own continent so that instead of being an equal, the UK , an isolated little museum, is Trump’s commercial prey, a target the NHS. He hates the EU, a partnership of the 28 D-Day nations, because of our combined strength.

Loyal greetings, WW2 comrade Elizabeth II. In principle I am no monarchist.

But in practice, I echo ‘God Save the Queen’.

Heed her warning to Trump, Putin and Farage.

Yours Harold Trace Spelthorne Labour Party.

SUNK WITHOUT...?

Sir, Would the Villager be sunk without Harold Trace?

Judging by the current edition one might be forgiven for thinking so. Even more so than usual a large number of the letters and other contributions appear to have been written or inspired by Harold.

Actually it would be a great pity if the Villager ‘sank’. It would also be sad if Harold no longer contributed..

The Villager is a really home grown paper with its roots in the local community. It would be a considerable deprivation to be without it.

Harold frequently makes very valid points in his contributions and represents an important tradition in British politics (that of the Attlee style of democratic socialism).

So how could vacant space be filled? Maybe with more ‘straight’ news, also reviews, and visual material though I concede this could involve the paper taking on more staff.

Variety is the spice of life (and the media) and fascinating though the contributions of existing Villager correspondents may be perhaps we need to see a greater spread of different kinds of contribution.

Yours truly, Andrew McLuskey Stanley Road, Ashford, Middx PS Just going back for a moment to Harold’s recent contributions - his list of priorities for the new Opposition grouping in Spelthorne is spot on. I particularly resonate with his FIRST priority i.e. climate crisis and species extinction. As has been recently and authoritatively pointed out we have only a few years to save the planet (so an even more important issue than Brexit).

This is of course of particular concern locally.

We know how a 3rd Heathrow runway would result in very serious damage to the environment locally (and quite possibly further afield).

One Community every sympathy Sir Re the letter ‘One Community’. I have every sympathy with Mark Stanbury and his comments on pavement parking.

For the past two years I have called the police, Spelthorne BC, the Parking team and Surrey Cc. I have also written to Kwasi Kwarteng.

Recently I wrote to Surrey Cc with a map I had drawn to show how cars parked all four wheels up forced me to walk on the road. Checking on this today I was told there will be a parking review next year.

In the meantime Surrey CC permits people to park where they like.

The problem is compounded by people bringing home the transport they use for work: white vans of all sizes and even low loaders.

The motorist reigns supreme. The poor pedestrian has no rights to walk in safety on Surrey’s footpaths.

If the west London boroughs can prevent pavement parking, I see no reason why Surrey can’t.

Yours truly, Jackie J Reynolds Explorer Avenue, Stanwell, Staines.

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“John McDonnell MP and Shadow Chancellor, snapped chatting to local villagers at the Longford Residents Association meeting that was held in the White Horse Pub on Sunday. The pub was built in Longford Village on the Old

The sixth annual Spelthorne Business Plan Competition final was held on 6th June at BP’s headquarters in Sunbury-on-Thames.

Six finalists pitched in a Dragons’ Den style final for a chance to win £3,500 and a year’s package of business support to help them get their business started.

The standard of each pitch was extremely high and after much deliberation first place was awarded to Dawn Grealey and Allison Moody for their idea Ella Wood – Perfectly natural an idea to create beautiful had crafted natural soaps with no chemicals.

Second place and a prize of ÂŁ1,500 went to Justin Thomas with his idea “Cooking Behind Barsâ€? which is a motivational cook book to help offenders while in prison to be healthy and motivated to try and reduce re offending.

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Louise Duffy with their idea Happy Planet Party Picnics a healthy and eco friendly party bag solution for children.

The winners’ prizes were presented by Kwasi Kwarteng MP. Everyone who entered will also receive a “Start Your Business in Spelthorne� book which has been a collaboration with Spelthorne Borough Council, Spelthorne Business Forum and The Spelthorne Business Plan Competition.

Cllr Olivia Rybinski, Spelthorne’s Cabinet Member for Economic Development, said: We are very fortunate to have so many talented people with great business ideas in our borough.

The atmosphere at the competition was so positive and up-lifting, the presentations were excellent.

Well done to all who entered and we are really looking forward to seeing the progress of all of these new ventures.

One Community– No Society Sir, In The Villager of 1 June Mark Stansbury rightly drew attention to the appalling state of Ashford Road in his piece ‘One Community’. I have no idea how long Mr. Stansbury has lived in this area but I have fond memories of the road from the 1960s and 70s when Ashford and Laleham were very different places. The Shaftesbury Crescent housing development

once was a cricket ground where I often watched local matches.

Over the last few decades Ashford Road has seen a new type of resident and the traditional gentility of the road has become a row of unprepossessing house conversions littered with builders paraphernalia.

These unwelcome changes are not restricted to Laleham but now can be seen in virtually every town in

Britain.

The problem has a number of causes. First, the dismantling of our industrial base under Margaret Thatcher meant that large local employers such as Sykes and Petters went to the wall, necessitating a sharp rise in self employment. Furthermore, in the 60s and 70s builders worked out of their own commercial yards. Hardly anybody kept vans or materials at

home – your house was where you lived. Finally, back then councils enforced laws. Anybody so uncivil as to keep a metal shipping container in his front garden (which could be seen for years down the Ashford Road) or to illegally encroach upon the pavement beyond a home’s boundary would have been served with enforcement notices.

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HEATHROW CONSULTATION 18 MONTHS ON Heathrow’s first consultation showed just how much the planned expansion is likely to affect people’s day to day lives. The assumption that Spelthorne communities will not be newly impacted by the Heathrow expansion is wrong.

The impact from not only the third runway expansion but also pre-third runway construction on our community will affect all residents through the intensification of low flying aircraft, an increase of flights, noise pollution, heavy goods vehicle usage and environmental damage across our Borough.

Our airspace design is already antiquated and is insufficient and overcrowded and we urge HAL to concentrate on the re-design of the airspace before moving forward with an expansion.

18 months ago we identified how it would newly impact our communities by; • airport development brought far closer to homes, families and schools • construction, bringing enormous disruption to the local area • more flights, both before and after expansion, with associated noise and air quality challenges • more traffic coming on to local roads due to planned reconfiguration of routes • more taxi and private hire vehicles waiting in residential roads with associated littering and annoyance to local residents • loss of valued open space • ecological impact on Staines Moor • loss of community spirit • effect on property prices and residents being able to sell their homes Cllr John Boughtflower, Cabinet Member with responsibility for Heathrow expansion, said: “Although the Council has been a long-standing supporter of Heathrow expansion due to the economic benefits, we stand by the fact it is imperative that residents are properly compensated as we care about our communities and the people residing in the Borough.

Whilst we are looking forward to the upcoming consultation, taking place 18 June – 13 September, we would like to take this opportunity to remind HAL to fully consider the Council’s 10 requirements and we are eagerly awaiting their full responses to each demand.”

Our 10 demands for residents are: 1. The Wider Property Offer Zone (WPOZ) to be

expanded to cover the whole of Stanwell Moor and large parts of Stanwell.

2. Parking controls to be put in place in Stanwell Moor and large parts of Stanwell and provide an on-airport taxi/private hire facility.

3. HAL to provide an enhanced multi-purpose community hall for Stanwell Moor and Stanwell Village and a new leisure facility in the locality.

4. No Immigration Removal Centres in the Borough.

5. Surface access/public transport measures including to support the light rail scheme being promoted by Spelthorne, new bus routes into Heathrow, support for Spelthorne to be included in Oyster Card zone 6, provide means to minimise vehicle movements, HAL to ensure site and traffic management during construction and cover the cost of any enforcement.

6. Air quality must be no worse for residents than it is now but there should be measures to ensure continuous improvement.

7. Noise experienced by residents must be no worse than it is now but there should be measures to ensure continuous improvement.

8. No changes to the Borough boundary.

9. Night flights should be banned. Spelthorne supports reducing the number of people overflown by aircraft but more information is needed about what this means for residents.

10. Staines Moor should remain undisturbed.

Work to redirect the River Colne must not alter the flow or character of the river on the Moor.

Spelthorne Borough Council would like to remind our residents this is the Final Public Consultation so please make sure you have your say if you are concerned about the impact on your community, including: • noise • low flying aircraft • traffic and congestion • housing • your neighbourhood • air pollution • climate change • increase of unscheduled flights at night This consultation will include the preferred masterplan for the long term expansion of the airport up to 2050 and plans for the third runway, terminals, parkways, revised road layouts and proposed areas for cargo and surface water treatment.

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Two attempted robberies on the Underground BTP officers investigating two attempted robberies on the London Underground are today releasing CCTV images.

Both incidents happened between 4pm and 5pm on Tuesday 4 June on the Metropolitan Line between Moor Park and Northwood stations.

Two suspects are reported to have threatened a teenage boy with violence if he did not hand over his wireless earphones. The victim managed to run away.

In the second incident, both suspects punched a teenage boy and attempted to steal his wireless earphones. The victim again managed to run away.

Officers believe the two people in the images may have information that could

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Anyone who knows them is asked to contact BTP by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 353 of 04/06/19.

Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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St Peter’s Church 125th Anniversary Volunteers at St Peter’s Church in Staines have booked one of London’s most dynamic and popular choirs to perform a special concert in the church on Saturday 29 June.

People attending are invited to enjoy their own picnic in the riverside garden from 5pm, with a licensed bar and raffle, and the concert will begin in the church at 7.00pm.

Tickets for adults cost £13 in advance or £15 on the door, and tickets for children under 12 cost £6.50, and are available now from Chris Bannister on 01784 462539.

The Camden Voices form a 30 person choir of passionate singers, instrumentalists and educators from across London, unified by a shared love of music. They perform fresh arrangements from the worlds of acapella, jazz and pop music, written with the diverse qualities of the group’s voices in mind.

Continuing the weekend of celebration, there will be a special 125th anniversary service at 10.30 on Sunday 30 June, where all are welcome, before the church becomes part of Staines upon Thames Day in the afternoon, with tea and cakes on the lawn from 2.30pm until 5.00pm.

Funds raised at the concert will help with the upkeep of the church. The Parochial Church Council of St Mary and St Peter Staines is registered charity number 1181133.

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AIRPORT SECURITY LIFT LID ON HEATHROW SECRETS GMB members reveal their strangest moments as they keep the millions of people who use Heathrow Airport safe Super guns, sex toys and septuagenarian strippers – being a security guard at the world’s biggest airport is a very challenging job.

GMB members work their socks off keeping the millions of people who use Heathrow Airport safe – often putting their own lives at risk, not to mention dealing with some truly absurd moments.

Following GMB’s long-running campaign, Heathrow has now announced all contracted staff working at the airport will be paid the London Living Wage of £10.55 per hour by 2020 Now GMB is urging the airport to make sure all staff – including contractors – are paid at least the London Living Wage.

As part of the campaign, two security guards lift the lid on what life is like behind the scenes at Heathrow.

Smuggling Sex Toys “A while ago we had a supervisor - she wasn’t very popular. A real stickler for procedure who would never ask you nicely. She had this script for asking people about electrical items in people’s luggage, and woe betide you if you didn’t stick to it.

“A few months after she left, she came back to the airport on her holidays.

“We asked her ‘have you got any electrical items in your bag?’ Her face fell. So we took her to one side and asked her what it was.

“Very reluctantly, she reached in her bag and pulled on this huge rubber penis.

“It was huge. It must have been 15 inches long, ribbed and it’s wobbling around everywhere.

“She looked like she wanted the ground to swallow her up.

“But we did what she’s always taught us – stick to the script; ‘Is this yours?’ ‘Yes’ Have you maintained it yourself?’ ‘Yes’ ‘Have you lent it to anyone?’

“At least she said no to that one” £10,000 Runaway Feline “My second day on the job I was dealing with pet

transfers. One of the pets we were moving was a £10,000 Siamese cat that had just won a cat show.

“Suddenly the box flew open and this cat was out like a shot. I tried to grab but it was off. I ran after it and some of my colleagues joined in.

“Before long there were 25 of us racing round the airport trying to get this cat. It took us three hours hunting it down across the terminal before someone tempted it with some milk and we could grab it.

“But it’s shame because a lot of people send their pets in boxes in the hold. Many, many people forget to put air holes in and the pet dies.

“The pilot is supposed to put the heating on but they don’t always remember. You end up with a dog lollipop because it’s so cold.”

Live hand grenade evacuation “I used to work in working in military and diplomatic post – which goes in the hold of passenger planes.

“People used to send a lot of spoils of war from Iraq. You wouldn’t believe it; Iraqi handguns, bags of C4 explosives, that kind of thing.

“Someone even sent a belt of live grenades – I mean a full belt, Rambo style, where all the pins are attached to one string.

“One of them was very, very loose - it could have gone off at any minute. And these were meant to go in the hold of a civilian plane.

“It was pretty tense. We had to evacuate the entire building while the bomb squad came. Terminal three was shut for about for three hours.

“SO 18 and the bomb squad turned up – but they make you go back into the building to show them what you’ve seen. I was terrified.”

Septuagenarian strippers I was working at the on the scanners, asking people to put their belongings in a tray. A woman who must have been in her 70s - turned up at security in a big jacket.

So I asked her to put her shoes and jacket in the tray before walking through the scanner.

Looking back, I don’t think she can have spoken much English, because when I turned around she was stark naked. She’d taken literally everything off. Not a stich on her – it was all in her tray.”

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HEATHROW AIRPORT LIMITED EXPANSION OF HEATHROW AIRPORT (THIRD RUNWAY) DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER 201X Section 47 Planning Act 2008 – Notice of Publication of a Statement of Community Consultation Notice is hereby given that Heathrow Airport Limited (‘Heathrow’), whose registered office is at The Compass Centre, Nelson Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW6 2GW, has produced a Statement of Community Consultation (‘SoCC’) for the expansion of Heathrow Airport (‘the Project’), in accordance with section 47 of the Planning Act 2008 (the Act). Under section 47, Heathrow has a duty to consult the local community about its proposals in accordance with the SoCC. Heathrow intends to make an application to the Secretary of State for Transport for a Development Consent Order under the Act to authorise the Project (‘the proposed application’).

THE PROJECT The Project will encompass new development that will lie within and beyond the expanded airport boundary, including a new north west runway, new terminal facilities, the diversion of the M25 and further elements which are

• Banstead Library, The Horseshoe, Bolters Lane, Banstead SM7 2AW Tues to Sat 9.30am-5pm Mon & Sun Closed • Barbican Library, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS Mon, Weds & Fri 9.30am-5.30pm Tues & Thurs 9.30am-7.30pm Sat 9.30am-4pm Sun Closed • Bracknell Central Library, 2 Town Square, Bracknell RG12 1BH Mon 9.30am-5pm Tues, Thurs & Fri 9.30am-7pm Weds & Sun Closed Sat 9.30am-4pm • Brent Civic Centre, 32 Engineers Way, Wembley HA9 0FJ Mon to Fri 9am-5pm Sat & Sun Closed • Brixton Library, Brixton Oval, London SW2 1JQ Mon 1pm-8pm Tues & Thurs 10am-8pm Weds & Fri 10am-6pm Sat 9am-5pm Sun 12pm-5pm • Charing Cross Library, 4-6 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0HF Mon 9.30am-8pm Tues, Thurs & Fri 9.30am-7pm Weds 10am-7pm Sat 10.30am-2pm Sun 11am-5pm • Croydon Central Library, Clocktower, Katharine Street, Croydon CR9 1ET Mon 9am-7pm Tues, Weds & Fri 9am-6pm Thurs 9.30am-6pm Sat 9am-5pm Sun Closed

associated with or ancillary to the Airport’s expansion, as well as changes to the existing operational regime at the Airport. The Project will increase by at least 10 million per year the number of passengers for whom Heathrow is capable of providing air passenger transport services and therefore is a nationally significant infrastructure project under section 23 of the Act. The Project is an Environmental Impact Assessment development. An Environmental Statement, which will assess the likely significant environmental effects of the Project, will be produced and submitted with the proposed application in due course.

A Preliminary Environmental Information Report has been produced and is being consulted on as part of the consultation starting on 18 June 2019.

The Project includes proposals for new ‘operating restrictions’ as defined under Regulation (EU) No 598/2014. The community

• Ealing Council Offices, Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road, Ealing, London W5 2HL Mon to Fri 9am-5pm Sat & Sun Closed • Elmbridge Borough Council Civic Centre, High Street, Esher, Surrey KT10 9SD Mon to Thurs 8.45am-5pm Fri 8.45am-4.45pm Sat & Sun Closed • Epsom Library, 6 Epsom Square, Epsom, Surrey KT19 8AG Mon, Weds & Fri 9.30am-5.30pm Tues & Thurs 9.30am-7pm Sat 9.30am-5pm Sun Closed • Gayton Library, 5 St Johns Road, Garden House, Harrow HA1 2EE Mon to Thurs 9.30am-8pm Fri 9.30am-5.30pm Sat 9am-5pm Sun 1pm-5pm • Guildford Library, 77 North Street, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4AL Mon, Weds & Fri 9.30am-5.30pm Tues & Thurs 9.30am-7pm Sat 9.30am-5pm Sun Closed • Hammersmith Library, Shepherds Bush Road, Hammersmith W6 7AT Mon to Thurs 10am-8pm Fri & Sat 10am-5pm Sun 11am to 5pm • Hendon Town Hall, The Burroughs, Hendon, London NW4 4BG Mon to Sat 9am-4pm Sun Closed

• Horsley Library, Parade Court, Ockham Road South, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QR Mon 2pm-5pm Tues, Thurs & Fri 10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm Sat 10am-4pm Weds & Sun Closed • Hounslow House, 7 Bath Road, Hounslow, Middlesex TW3 3EB Mon to Thurs 9am-5pm Fri 9am-4.45pm Sat & Sun Closed • Islington Central Library, 2 Fieldway Crescent, London N5 1PF Mon, Weds & Thurs 9.30am-8pm Tues, Fri & Sat 9.30am-5pm Sun 1pm-5pm • John Harvard Library, 211 Borough High Street, London SE1 1JA Mon to Fri 9am-7pm Sat 9am-5pm Sun 12pm-4pm • Kensington Town Hall, 8 Hornton Street, London W8 7NX Mon to Fri 8.30am-5pm Sat & Sun Closed • Kingston Library, Fairfield Road, Kingston KT1 2PS Mon & Thurs 9.30am-7pm Tues & Fri 9.30am-6pm Sat 9.30am-5pm Weds & Sun Closed • Leatherhead Library, The Mansion, 68 Church Street, Leatherhead KT22 8DP Tues to Sat 9.30am–5pm Mon & Sun Closed • London Borough of Sutton Offices, 24 Denmark Road, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 2JG Mon to Fri 9am-5pm Sat & Sun Closed

consultation described below is part of the engagement being undertaken by Heathrow to reflect the consultation requirements of Regulation (EU) No 598/2014.

PUBLIC CONSULTATION The SoCC explains how Heathrow will consult the local community about the proposed application. Details about the consultation and how people can get involved are set out in the SoCC. This consultation will run from 18 June 2019 to 11.55pm on 13 September 2019.

The SoCC will be available for inspection from 11 June 2019 as follows: 1. The SoCC can be downloaded from the Project website at www.heathrowexpansion.com/SoCC; 2. The SoCC will be available to view in hard copy format from 11 June 2019 to 13 September 2019 at the Document Inspection Locations listed below;

3. The SoCC will be available to view in hard copy format at the Consultation Events taking place as part of the consultation, details of which are available on the Project website from 18 June at aec.heathrowconsultation.com or through the contact details set out at the bottom of this notice.

HOW TO RESPOND TO THE CONSULTATION Consultation responses can be submitted in the following ways: By post at ‘Freepost LHR AIRPORT EXPANSION CONSULTATION’; By email at feedback@heathrowconsultation.com; Online via the Project website aec.heathrowconsultation.com Responses may be submitted up to 11.55pm on 13 September 2019.

• Maidenhead Library, Saint Ives Road, Maidenhead SL6 1QU Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 9am-7pm Weds 10am-7pm Sat 9am-5pm Sun 11am-2pm

• Spelthorne Borough Council Offices, Knowle Green, Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1XB Mon to Thurs 8.45am-5pm Fri 8.45am-4.45pm Sat & Sun Closed

• Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden SM4 5DX Mon to Fri 9am-5pm Sat & Sun Closed

• Surrey Heath Borough Council Offices, Surrey Heath House, Knoll Road, Camberley GU15 3HD Mon to Thurs 8.30am-5pm Fri 8.30am-4.30pm Sat & Sun Closed

• Old Windsor Parish Council Offices, Jubilee Hub, St Lukes Road, Old Windsor, Berkshire SL4 2QL Please contact Old Windsor Parish Council on 01753 868842 for opening hours • Reigate & Banstead Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate RH2 0SH Mon to Thurs 8.45am-5pm Fri 8.45am-4.45pm Sat & Sun Closed • Richmond Reference Library, Old Town Hall, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1TP Mon 9.30am-7pm Tues, Thurs & Fri 9.30am-6pm Weds 10am-7pm Sat 9.30am-4pm Sun Closed

• Swiss Cottage Library, 88 Avenue Road, London NW3 3HA Mon to Thurs 10am-8pm Fri & Sat 10am-5pm Sun Closed • The Curve Slough, William Street, Slough SL1 1XY Mon & Fri 9am-5pm Tues, Weds & Thurs 9am-7pm Sat 10am-5pm Sun Closed • Three Rivers District Council, Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire WD3 1RL Mon to Thurs 8.30am-5pm Fri 8.30am-4.30pm Sat & Sun Closed

• Runnymede Civic Centre, Station Road, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 2AH Mon to Thurs 8.30am-5pm Fri 8.30am-4.30pm Sat & Sun Closed • South Bucks District Council Offices, Capswood, Oxford Road, Denham, Uxbridge UB9 4LH Mon to Thurs 9am-5pm Fri 9am-4.30pm Sat & Sun Closed

• Twickenham Library, Garfield Road, Twickenham TW1 3JT Mon 9.30am-7pm Tues, Thurs & Fri 9.30am-6pm Weds 10am-7pm Sat 9.30am-4pm Sun Closed • Uxbridge Library, High Street, Uxbridge UB8 1HD Mon to Thurs 8am-8pm Fri 8am-5.30pm Sat 9am-5.30pm Sun 11am-5pm

FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN CONTACT HEATHROW EXPANSION: visit our website: aec.heathrowconsultation.com

send an email to: info@heathrowconsultation.com

Follow @LHRconsultation to stay up to date on event details

call our freephone number: 0800 307 7996 (open Mon to Fri, 9am-6pm)

• Wandsworth Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street, London SW18 2PU Mon to Fri 9am-5pm Sat & Sun Closed • Watford Central Library, Hempstead Road, Watford, Hertfordshire WD17 3EU Mon & Weds 9.30am-6pm Tues & Thurs 9.30am-7pm Fri 1pm-6pm Sat 9.30am-4pm Sun 1pm-5pm • West End Parish Council Offices, The Sports Pavilion, Benner Lane, West End, Woking, Surrey GU24 9JP Mon to Thurs 8.30am-5pm Fri, Sat & Sun Closed • Windsor Library, 9 Bachelors Acre, Windsor SL4 1ER Mon & Thurs 9am-5pm Tues & Fri 9am-7pm Weds 10am-5pm Sat 9.30am-5pm Sun 11am-2pm • Woking Borough Council Civic Offices, Gloucester Square, Woking, Surrey GU21 6YL Mon to Fri 9am-4.45pm Sat & Sun Closed • Xcel Sports Hub, Waterside Drive, Walton-on-Thames KT12 2JG Mon to Sun 9am-10pm

MORE THAN 37,000 S.E. MANUFACTURING JOBS LOST IN 10 YEARS, GMB ANALYSIS REVEALS These jobs have fallen by the wayside while the Conservative party bickers over Brexit says GMB Union More than 37,000 South East manufacturing jobs have been lost in just 10 years, a new investigation by GMB has shown.

The shocking statistics are being released ahead of GMB’s Annual Congress, which begins in Brighton on Sunday [June 9, 2019].

They show 37,300

jobs in the sector disappeared between 2008 and 2018 - a massive fall of 9%.

In 2008, the South East supported 410,000 permanent and temporary manufacturing jobs.

By 2018, that had slumped to just 373,000.

The GMB’s Making It campaign is calling on the Government to invest in manufacturing and protect manufacturing jobs during Brexit.

Jude Brimble, GMB

National Secretary, said: “More than 37,000 manufacturing job losses in just ten years have been devastating for the South East and unless action is taken, it looks like the worst could still be to come.

“Unfortunately, this Government has a track record of failing to support UK manufacturing.

“Tens of thousands of jobs have fallen by the wayside yet the Conservative Party is pre-

pared to risk thousands more job losses through a chaotic hard Brexit.

“It begs the question; how does this add up to May’s commitments that ‘the UK’s postBrexit arrangements must protect people’s jobs and security’?

“This is why GMB Union’s Making It campaign calls for a rethink on Government procurement and renewed investment in skills and jobs across manufacturing.”

– PLANNING APPLICATIONS – 45 Kingsway, Stanwell TW19 7QF: Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed development of a hip to gable loft conversion with a rear facing dormer and a roof light in front of elevation of roof.

68 Ashford Crescent, Ashford TW15 3EB: Prior approval for a single storey ear extension measuring 4.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house measuring a maximum of 4.0 metres and a height of 3.9 metres to the eaves.

36 Saxon Road, Ashford TW15 1QL: Roof alterations and extension including the installation of two front facing dormers, one rear dormer and two roof lights in the front and rear roof slopes and alterations to rear doorway.

32-34 Feltham Road, Ashford TW15 1DH: Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 18/00503/FUL: to allow a larger canopy and car washing area.

10 Wrens Avenue, Ashford TW15 1AR: Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of an existing conservatory.

10 Mayfield Close, Ashford TW15 2AT: Erection of a single storey aside/rear extension following demolition of existing garage.

29 Rex Avenue, Ashford: Prior approval for a single storey rear extension measuring 6 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house and a maximum height of 2.7 metres to the eaves.

204 Feltham Road, Ashford TW15 1AS: Prior approval for a single storey rear extension measuring 5.959 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house measuring a maximum height of 3.451 metres and a height of 3 metres (following

demolition of an existing single storey rear extension).

211 Stanwell Road, Ashford TW15 3QY: Retention of a single storey rear extension.

50 Ferndale Road, Ashford TW15 3PJ: Erection of a part two storey part single storey side and rear extension and rear extension and a single storey front extension.

6 Woodthorpe Road, Ashford TW15 2RY: Change of use from newsagent to training facility for private tutoring.

58 Village Way, Ashford TW15 2LB: Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of an existing conservatory.

58 Village Way, Ashford TW15 2LB: Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed development of loft alteration to include hip to gable extension and the installation of a rear facing dormer.

8 Lammas Court, Moor Lane, Staines-upon-Thames TW19 6EA: Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development for a single storey rear extension.

32 Guildford Street, Staines-upon-Thames TW18: Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable roof alteration and rear facing dormer. 2 no roof lights in front elevation of roof.

90 Worple Road, Staines-upon-Thames TW18: Erection of single storey side and rear extension and erection of new pitched roof over exiting two storey flat roofed side extension.

2 Arnold Road, Laleham, Staines-upon-Thames TW18: Certificate of lawful development for a proposed hip to gable roof alteration and installation of rear facing dormer.

79 Staines Road West, Sunbury-on-Thames TW18 7AH: The installation of a palisade fence alongside the western boundary.

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Singapore Airlines Confirmed as Official Carrier for World Routes Singapore Airlines have been confirmed as the official carrier for the 25th World Route Development Forum which will take place in Adelaide, Australia, 21-24 September 2019.

The flag carrier of Singapore and winners of the ‘World’s Best Cabin Crew Service’ award for 23 consecutive years, as well as ‘Best Airline in the World’ in the TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice Awards in 2018 and 2019 and ‘World’s Best Airline’ Skytrax Airline Awards 2018, Singapore Airlines will be the airline of choice for delegates attending the 25th anniversary edition of World Routes. Boasting one of the youngest fleets in the world and a global network that reaches over 135 destinations across 37 countries and territories throughout Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America, delegates will have no trouble finding a route to Adelaide.

Singapore Airlines is the longest serving international airline in Adelaide having started operations in 1984. Last year Singapore Airlines launched their all-new medium-haul Airbus A350-900 aircraft on the route, boosting capacity and introducing their all-new medium-haul Business and Economy Class cabin products.

Steven Small, Brand Director at Routes, said: “We are delighted to have Singapore Airlines as the official carrier for World Routes 2019, and we are very happy to be celebrating three important milestones together.

“Adelaide is the perfect place for us to celebrate the 25th edition of World Routes with the route development community and Singapore Airlines’ 35th anniversary of flying to Adelaide. This year is also the 100th anniversary of the first flight between the UK and Australia, so is the perfect time for the aviation industry to meet in Australia.”

Singapore Airlines Regional Vice President, Mr Philip Goh, said Singapore Airlines was pleased to be supporting the World Routes Conference 2019, which would help showcase Adelaide to the world.

“For the past 35 years, we’ve had the pleasure of operating to South Australia and exploring the many wonders that Adelaide and the surrounding regions have to offer,” Mr Goh said.

“In an anniversary year, it is very pleasing that we can partner with World Routes, Adelaide Airport, the South Australian Tourism Commission and Tourism Australia to support a conference that will shine a light on the wonders of Adelaide and South Australia more broadly.”

Minister for Tourism, Trade and Investment, David Ridgway said Singapore Airlines was a great fit for World Routes Adelaide, given that the airline stands as Adelaide’s longest serving international carrier.

“Adelaide has had an immensely strong relationship with Singapore Airlines which has reliably served our key markets in Europe and Asia for more than three decades.”

The 25th edition of World Routes will see thousands of delegates travel from all over the world to meet in Adelaide for four days of face-toface meetings, networking opportunities, and the Routes conference programme which will see airline CEOs such as Merren McArthur, Chief Executive Officer of TigerAir Australia, take to the stage to give an insight into their carrier’s future.

PUBLIC NOTICE ESSO PETROLEUM COMPANY, LIMITED SECTION 56 PLANNING ACT 2008 (AS AMENDED) (“THE 2008 ACT”) REGULATION 9, THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (APPLICATIONS: PRESCRIBED FORMS AND PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS 2009 (AS AMENDED) (“THE 2009 REGULATIONS”) REGULATION 16 OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017 (“THE 2017 REGULATIONS”) NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF AN APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER FOR THE SOUTHAMPTON TO LONDON PIPELINE PROJECT REF: EN070005 Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has accepted an application by Esso Petroleum Company, Limited (“Esso”) of Ermyn House, Ermyn Way, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8UX (“the Applicant”) for a Development Consent Order (“DCO”) under the 2008 Act (“the Application”). The Application was submitted by Esso to the Secretary of State c/o the Planning Inspectorate (“the Inspectorate”) on Tuesday 14 May 2019 and was accepted on 11 June 2019. The reference number applied to the Application by the Inspectorate is EN070005.

Esso proposes to replace 90km of its 105km underground aviation fuel pipeline that runs from Esso’s Fawley Refinery near Southampton, to its West London Terminal storage facility in Hounslow. The project commences at Boorley Green in Hampshire, before travelling northeast to Alton pumping station. The route passes to the northwest of Bishop’s Waltham and to the southeast of Four Marks in Hampshire.

The project then continues northeast, skirting south of Fleet, through Farnborough, crossing into Surrey and skirting Frimley, before continuing through Chobham and crossing beneath the M3 and M25 motorways as well as the River Thames. The project then continues through Ashford in Surrey and terminates at the West London Terminal storage facility in Hounslow.

This notice outlines the main details of the Application and where a copy of the application documents can be viewed.

Proposed Works The proposed DCO will, amongst other things, authorise: • the construction of a new pipeline, approximately 30cm in internal diameter and

approximately 97km in length, between Boorley Green in Hampshire and the West London Terminal storage facility in Hounslow; • the construction of all above ground infrastructure, including a pigging station, valve pits, pipeline marking and cathodic protection cabinets; • the creation of temporary compounds for construction works and storage purposes; • the creation of a temporary construction area extending throughout the length of the pipeline route; • the creation of permanent and temporary accesses from the public highway; • the temporary stopping up or diversion of certain streets, public rights of way and public footpaths crossing the pipeline route; and • other associated development and construction activities.

The proposed DCO will also seek to authorise the permanent acquisition of land and rights in land, and the temporary possession of land required for the construction and maintenance of the project.

The proposed project is an Environmental Impact Assessment development (“EIA development”), as defined by the 2017 Regulations. An Environmental Statement therefore accompanied the application.

The application form and its accompanying documents, plans and maps are available for inspection free of charge via USB sticks and a tablet at the places listed below, until 27 July 2019. All of the venues have access to computers and internet services. A hard copy of the documents will also be available at Farnborough Library until 27 July 2019.

Copies of the documents can also be viewed online at the National Infrastructure Planning website

(https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov .uk/projects/south-east/southampton-tolondon-pipeline-project/?ipcsection=docs).

A copy of the application can also be obtained from Esso using the contact telephone number at the foot of this notice.

A USB stick containing the entire application is available free of charge. A hard copy of the application will be charged at £5,500 plus delivery costs. Copies of individual documents could also be provided on request and a charge will be made for the cost of reproduction and delivery.

Any representations on the application to the Secretary of State must be made on the Planning Inspectorate’s Registration and Relevant Representation Form which can be accessed and completed online by following the relevant link: (https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate. gov.uk/projects/south-east/southampton-tolondon-pipeline-project/) If you would like to request a hard copy of the Planning Inspectorate Registration and Relevant Representation Form, please telephone 0303 444 5000. Completed forms should be sent to the Planning Inspectorate, National Infrastructure Directorate, Temple Quay House, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6PN. Further details about how to register to become an Interested Party is included in the Planning Inspectorate’s Advice Note 8.2.

Representations submitted to the Inspectorate will be uploaded to the National Infrastructure Planning website.

The period for submitting representations to the Planning Inspectorate will start on Wednesday 26 June 2019. Representations must be received by the Planning Inspectorate by 23:59 on 27 July 2019.

Details about how the Inspectorate handles information is included on the Frequently Asked Questions page of the National Infrastructure Planning website (https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate. gov.uk/application-process/frequentlyasked-questions/) If you have any questions about the project, please contact the project team by email (info@slpproject.co.uk) or by telephone (07925 068 905).

Places application documents can be viewed Addlestone - Addlestone Library Runnymede Civic Centre, Station Road, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 2AF* − Tues - Sat (9.30am - 5pm) Alton - Alton Library - Vicarage Hill, Alton, GU34 1HT − Mon (9.30am - 5pm) − Tues (9.30am - 7pm) − Wed (9.30am - 1pm) − Thurs (9.30am - 7pm) − Fri (9.30am - 5pm) − Sat (9.30am - 5pm) Ashford - Ashford Library - Church Road, Ashford TW15 2XB* − Tues - Sat (9.30am - 5pm) Bishop’s Waltham - Bishop’s Waltham Library - Free Street, Bishop’s Waltham, Southampton, SO32 1EE − Tues (2pm - 7pm) − Wed (10am - 5pm) − Fri (10am - 5pm) − Sat (9.30am - 1pm) Chertsey - Chertsey Library - Guildford Street, Chertsey, KT16 9BE* − Mon (2pm - 5pm) − Tues (10am - 1pm, 2pm - 5pm) − Thurs (10am - 1pm, 2pm - 5pm) − Fri (10am - 1pm, 2pm - 5pm) − Sat (10am - 4pm) Farnborough - Farnborough Library Pinehurst Roundabout, Farnborough, GU14 7JZ − Mon (9.30am - 7pm) − Tues (9.30am - 6pm) − Wed (9.30am - 6pm) − Thurs (9.30am - 6pm) − Fri (9.30am - 7pm) − Sat (9.30am - 5pm) Frimley Green - Frimley Green Library – Beech Road, Frimley Green, Camberley GU16 6LQ − Mon (1pm - 5pm) − Tues (10am - 1pm, 2pm - 5pm) − Thurs (10am - 1pm, 2pm - 5pm) − Fri (10am - 1pm, 2pm - 5pm) − Sat (9.30am - 4pm)

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Heathrow invests over £50 million Heathrow has announced the rollout of new computed tomography (CT) security equipment throughout the airport over the next few years. When fully deployed, the 3D equipment could end the need for passengers to remove their liquids and laptops from cabin baggage when passing through security.

With the support of the Department for Transport, Heathrow is beginning a programme to install the new equipment across its terminals by 2022. Once complete, the technology will have the potential to cut the amount of time required for security screening and could significantly reduce the amount of plastic used at the airport, with passengers no longer required to put their liquids in plastic bags before being screened.

The new CT technology is the latest generation of security equipment, providing even

better images of cabin baggage more quickly.

The move to install this equipment airport-wide will make the screening process even more robust, helping the airport’s teams to provide a more efficient and seamless search experi-

ence. Once the rollout is complete, it will have the potential to transform the journey through the airport.

Heathrow is the first UK airport to trial the technology and is working with the Department for Transport to help

other airports up and down the country as they look to begin trials of their own in the coming months.

This rollout, valued at over £50 million, is the latest in a series of purchases by the airport to improve the passen-

ger experience, culminating in the airport being ranked by passengers as one of the top 10 globally. This rollout will also prepare the hub airport for the additional capacity with Heathrow’s expansion.

£875 PER MONTH AVERAGE RENT FOR TWO BED FLAT There is a massive shortage of homes for rent at reasonable rents for workers in the lower pay grades, says GMB Southern A new study by GMB of official data shows that between 2011 and 2018 rent

prices for 2 bedroom flats in the South East increased by 25% to an average of £875 per month, whilst over the same period, monthly earnings increased by just 8.1%.

In the South East, Dartford is the council

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councils with a significant gap between payrises and rent are; Gravesham, where rent has risen by 36% and wages have decreased by 3.3%; Wycombe, where rent has risen by 32.7% since 2011, and wages have decreased by 3.6%;

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300 umbrellas installed at Terminal 5 for the summer, in partnership with ADHD Foundation A canopy of brightly coloured umbrellas has appeared at Heathrow as part of an initiative to raise awareness of neurodevelopmental disorders, including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), autism, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and Dyspraxia.

Devised by ADHD Foundation, the hugely popular ‘Umbrella Project’ has launched at arrivals in Heathrow’s Terminal 5 - the first time this artwork has been available to view in London or at an airport. Celebrating the gifts, talents and employability of those with neuro-developmental disorders, the project name stems from the use of ADHD and autism as ‘umbrella terms’ for many neurological conditions and reframes them for children as unique ‘Super Powers’. The installation forms part of a wider education programme with participating local schools including Heathrow Primary, William Byrd and Harmondsworth Primary to raise awareness about ADHD and autism.

Heathrow is committed to ensuring that all 80 million passengers travelling through the airport each year are able to do so in the way they

choose. In 2017, the Heathrow Access Advisory Group (HAAG) was set up to provide a passenger perspective on accessibility and inclusion; meet regularly to provide independent and constructive advice; and address challenges.

The installation, in place until October, follows the introduction of initiatives including sunflower lanyards that allow passengers needing tailored help and support to discreetly identify themselves to Heathrow staff; investments in training, equipment and signage to improve the airport’s accessibility; fully accessible assistance videos showing the support available; and the installation of a sensory room in Terminal 3, alongside a plan to deliver dedicated quiet areas across the airport.

The ‘Umbrella Project’ will also re-appear on Church Alley in Liverpool – where it became the ‘most Instagrammed street’ in the world during its debut summer - and at BBC North in MediaCityUK, Salford Quays.

Liz Hegarty, Director of Customer Relations and Service at Heathrow said: “We’re delighted to welcome the Umbrella Project to Heathrow, raising much needed awareness of hidden disabilities and providing a fantastic, thought-provoking visual experience for all

our passengers this summer. We recognise that travelling can be a challenging experience for many people and are continually improving our Assistance service, ensuring every single passenger feels at ease when they begin their journey with us.”

Dr Tony Lloyd, chief executive of ADHD Foundation, said: “It is a joy to work in partnership with Heathrow to promote neurodiversity and celebrate the intelligence, ability and employability of neurodiverse people.

What a fantastic display and message to greet the millions of passengers that come through Terminal 5.”

Nusrat Ghani, UnderSecretary of State at the Department for Transport/said: “The Government is committed to providing equal access on our transport network and continues to work with the aviation industry to ensure flying is accessible to everyone./ “Heathrow’s partnership with the ADHD Foundation celebrates diversity and sends a welcome message to people with hidden disabilities, promoting the support available to help improve their journeys and get on with their lives.”

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Blanket ban on pavement parking could leave thousands without a parking space A blanket ban on pavement parking could lead to a need for thousands of new car parking spaces that towns and cities are simply not equipped to provide, warns IAM RoadSmart.

The warning has come after the House of Commons Transport Committee launched an enquiry into pavement parking and invited comments from interested parties in April, to which IAM RoadSmart has delivered its conclusions.

All submissions have now been released for public viewing.

One suggestion that has emerged from the enquiry is a blanket ban

on all vehicles parking on any part of a pavement – but IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s biggest independent road safety charity, said this could cause a major parking headache for drivers across the country.

In its submission to the committee, IAM RoadSmart said: “Where data has been collated, the problems appear to be localised.

“Where pedestrians are being put in danger or denied access by inconsiderate pavement parking, or if costly long-term damage is being done, then we have no problem with local solutions being implemented for local problems.

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to use their existing powers to sign, define, review and enforce local bans as required.”

IAM RoadSmart director of policy and research Neil Greig noted that, with increasing numbers of cars on the road, local councils do not have the funding or the road capacity to provide the extra spaces people need to park. Nor do hard pressed local councils have the resources required to effectively implement a blanket ban.

“New traffic orders, new signposting, new road markings and new enforcement administration will all be required at extra cost if a blanket ban is introduced. Councils are already struggling to

implement low emission zones, cycling and walking policies, active travel policies, 20mph zones and a host for other transport measures against a background of budget cuts and dwindling resources.”

IAM RoadSmart added that a blanket ban risked creating conflict between residents as they attempt to find a place to park, often in areas where there has never been a road safety problem.

In addition, while many would like to see stricter penalties for pavement parking, IAM RoadSmart said enforcement must always be seen to be fair and well targeted. Penalties should only be used to encourage

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Ashford lose to Guildford by 55 runs Women’s Cricket Southern League T20, 9 June 2019 Guildford 147-0 (Elizabeth Jurczenko 64*, Nikki Chaudhuri 60*, Jenny Tippell 4-0-17-0) Ashford 92-7 (Hannah Merchant 16, Mallorie Short 4-0-13-4) Ashford’s miserable start to the season continued with their first match at Short Lane on Sunday. Guildford chose to bat first, and wasted no time in setting the foundation for a big score. Ashford were not on top of things in

the field, and used seven bowlers trying in vain to find an answer to the shot making of Liz Jurczenko and Nikki Chaudhuri, both of whom played beautifully, moving the score along at better than a run a ball.

Despite facing only 8 fielders, Ashford’s bats fared no better, unable to capitalise on the gaps. Hannah Merchant looked as if she might lead a fightback, but Mallorie Short’s four over spell of accurate swing bowling ripped

out the Ashford middle order. A late rally from Komal Joshi and Sarah Taylor saved a little Ashford pride, but was too late to make any difference to the result, a resounding win for Guildford. Rain prevented the second game

of the day’s double header, leaving Ashford still without a league win after five matches this season. The final weekend of T20 sees the team travel to Horsham next Sunday, before the 45 over contests start the week after.

New leisure facility for local sports club Hillingdon Council opened a new sports centre in South Ruislip on Tuesday 4 June.

The council has invested £1.43 million in Field End Centre, which will provide a home for Bessingby Park Rangers Football Club and Ruislip and District Amateur Boxing Club.

The new facilities were opened by ward councillor Allan Kauffman in the presence of the Mayor of Hillingdon, Cllr David Yarrow.

The new building’s facilities include a larger main sports hall which will house a full boxing ring, boxing training area, boxing bags hanging from the walls and mirrors for shadow boxing. Dividers will allow the ring area to be parti-

tioned and the hall to also be used for five-aside football and social events.

There are also storage units, changing and showering facilities, an office, large kitchen and a seating area with a windowed door leading to the terrace overlooking Field End Recreation Ground. The site now also benefits from disabled access, bicycle stands, a car park and a new access road.

Leader of Hillingdon Council, Councillor Ray Puddifoot, said: “I’m very pleased the council is able to make the financial investment to help and support these two clubs. Together they are making a profound and positive impact on young people’s lives, local communities and the borough. We recognise their need for appropriate facilities, and I’m confident the new centre will be a tre-

mendous benefit.”

The new building has replaced a previous facility on the same site that dated back to 1952.

In the 50s it was used by a local boys club and in later years it was used by the two local sports clubs but had become dilapidated.

Fiona Donaghue, Chairman of Bessingby Park Rangers Football Club (BPRFC), said: “Field End Recreation Ground has been our home for more than 25 years. The new clubhouse is a fantastic facility, which will bring our community of more than 300 kids together on a weekly basis. It will also give us endless new opportunities. Myself and the BPRFC Committee are very excited at what the future holds for this amazing football club. We would like

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Everything is brand new and it’s such a transformation from the previous structure, which was cold and damp. The new facility will make such a difference to the local community involved and we are hoping that it will also help us to attract new members.”

Ashford Sports Club hosted their first Ladies Sports Fun Day on Sunday, with 8 local sports clubs taking part.

The idea behind the free event, supported by Spelthorne Borough, was that people would be able to come along and try out several new sports, all in one place on the same day.

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