August 2009 Archives

Brentford's Marcus Akin was evicted from Channel4 reality TV show Big Brother on Friday - just a week before the final.

The 35-year-old window fitter and self-proclaimed 'Irrepresible Dark Horse', had survived a creditable 13 weeks but he luck finally ran out on Friday when he was shown the door with 64% of the public vote.

World-record holder Usain Bolt visited a Brentford primary school to give the pupils some running tips.

Children from The West London Academy in Northolt and St Marks School in Hounslow also got to meet the sprint legend last week.

Brentford High Street may be dogged with problems but no-one would have banked on an alien invasion being the next piece of trouble to fly it's way.

Gladys Ortiz of Windmill Road has always enjoyed watching the sky at night however at the beginning of August she noticed something that was a lot more interesting than your average star.

This is a bright lively, free dance performance event to re-energise Hounslow High Street, come and do your shopping and be entertained at the same time!

Akademi's Initium is running riot around the country, adapting to and transforming each performance space it encounters. From mountains to mansions, Initium takes its chameleon magic anywhere, absorbing and reinterpreting the landscape. A chair becomes a stage. A wall becomes a proscenium arch.

Coming up at Watermans in September is a range of events for all the family and all ages; Join us for a JUNGLE JIVE FAMILY FUN DAY on Sunday 13 September for a day of fun filled activities including a performance of Giraffes Can't Dance by Blunderbus Theatre Company - a fabulous musical and puppet performance.

Watermans presents the UK Premiere of Wedding Album, a new English language play by the Primetime Theatre Company, directed by the internationally acclaimed actor & director, Lilette Dubey, arrives at Watermans for one week only.

Wedding Album, a new play written by the renowned contemporary playwright, Girish Karnad, explores modes of courtship in a changing Indian landscape.

Big Brother housemate Marcus Akin could be back in Brentford this weekend - but without his famous mullet.

The 35-year-old window fitter, who describes himself as the 'Irrepressible Dark Horse', is the bookmakers' favourite to be evicted this week, after surviving a creditable 10 weeks on the Channel 4 reality show.

Wraysbury man Henry Butt has told how a decaying boat he bought from a Brentford shipyard turned out to have previously owned by the Royal Family.

Mr Butt was looking to buy a new boat when he found the remains of a 27ft Jolly Boat in 1993, later discovering it was one of two vessels used by the royals to go ashore from the Royal Yacht Britannia.

A 45-year-old Brentford man was arrested after a police raid on his houseboat uncovered £5,000 worth of stolen solar panels.

The Marine Policing Unit (MPU) led the operation to recover the five panels, after the Environment agency reported them stolen from a barge in February and March of this year.