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Zakiyuddin Mamujee web.JPGHILLINGDON Council removed a speed warning sign from a road prior to a cyclist being fatally hit by a car there.

A shopkeeper has lambasted the authority for not installing the signs permanently in Pinner Road, Northwood, before the incident which killed fellow business owner Zakiyuddin Mamujee (pictured) last month.

SKIN abnormalities will be examined for free by a specialist at BMI Bishops Wood Hospital in Rickmansworth Road.

Neil Toft, a consultant plastic surgeon, is offering the free 15-minute consultation in a bid to raise awareness around the issues of skin cancer prevention during the summer months.

He warned: "It is vitally important people seek medical advice for any concerns they might have about possible sun damage or skin abnormalities."

To book a consultation call the hospital on 0808 101 0344.

Just Sew web.jpgA SEWING shop in Northwood will celebrate its 25th anniversary next week.

Just Sew, in High Street, is owned by husband and wife team Stephen and Margaret Lee, who acquired it in 1995.

A NORTHWOOD shopkeeper has died after being knocked from his bike whilst delivering newspapers.

Zakiyuddin Mamujee, who owned Pat-A-Cake in High Street, Northwood, was involved in a collision with a car in Pinner Road at around 8.15am on Sunday.

A HOMEOWNER was told to 'rot in hell' at a planning meeting by an opponent to his application for a basement.

There was certainly no love lost between the neighbours of Grove Road in Northwood at the conclusion to a discussion of the plan, when councillors had said they could see no reason why the detached property's rear extension should not be granted permission.

jco_nlr_romanday_1web.jpgBOYS at St Martin's School in Northwood were regaled with tales of life in Roman Britain when a re-enactment company stopped by.

The 10 and 11-year olds got the chance to dress up as soldiers and watched a weaponry display involving slingshot, arrows and javelin.

EA120111shannon01C.jpgFRIENDS of a Northwood College pupil who died suddenly during a cross-country race last year are raising money in her memory.

Runners from Ealing, Southall and Middlesex Athletics Club hope to raise £5,000 after their team-mate Shannon Powell collapsed during a race in Barnet on January 8, 2011.

Ian Brooks web.jpgA SINGLE heavy goods operator may be responsible for the illegal night-time lorry movements disturbing residents in South Ruislip, Eastcote and Northwood Hills.

Hillingdon Council is set to investigate whether the same vehicle is using a shortcut between the A40 and Watford down Field End Road and Joel Street between 5 and 6am.

Hope for future of hospital

Posted by James Cracknell on Apr 17, 12 01:15 PM in Health

Northwood and Pinner Community Hosptial web.jpgTALKS are underway in Northwood in a bid to find a way to save the site of a disused hospital building.

There are now hopes that a viable alternative use can be found for the site of Northwood and Pinner Community Hospital in Pinner Road - to save it from threat of being sold.

Hairdressing champ web.jpgAN AMATEUR hairdresser won a national award less than year after first picking up her scissors.

Northwood student Deborah Keogh, 36, decided on a career change last summer but never imagined that in just nine months she'd win a gold medal in a UK-wide hairdressing competition.

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