Northwood

POLICE have warned residents to be on their guard after bogus bank letters have been posted through letterboxes in Northwood.

In the past two months, more than a dozen homes have so far reported receiving the scam mail, which has apparently been sent from banks in China or Hong Kong.

RESIDENTS were given a rare opportunity to tour Northwood Police Station as part of its 100th birthday celebrations.

About 80 visitors enjoyed a taste of life in the force during a special open day at the station, in Murray Road, on Saturday (18).

MICHAEL Sobell House hospice will host its 10th anniversary Golf Day in Northwood on Thursday (23).

The popular fundraising event, one of the highlights of the local golfing calendar, will be held Sandy Lodge Golf Club, in Sandy Lodge Lane.

YOUNGSTERS discovered how maths can be fun with a series of themed activities at Hillside Infants School in Northwood.

More than 200 pupils took part in Maths Week, a popular annual event at the school, in Northwood Way.

TALENTED inventors at a Northwood school were given the opportunity to impress head honchos at a international furniture firm.

It was far cry from a normal day at the office as 12 students from Northwood College pitched their ideas for 'green' products at IKEA headquarters in Wembley, on Tuesday (14).

A 31-YEAR-OLD from Northwood accused of swindling a woman out of hundreds of pounds is due to face trial.

Michelle Mott, of Thirlmere Gardens, has been charged with six counts of stealing cash, worth £560 in total, from the victim.

SAILORS who serve the Royal Navy on operations across the globe marched into a new home at Northwood Headquarters.

Royal Navy Reservists on the Ship's Company of HMS Wildfire returned to their training centre after a 23-year absence.

A COLLECTION box for a Northwood charity and silver valuables were stolen during a burglary near Maple Cross.

Police have released images of two items taken from a property in Halifax Road, in the hope that someone has seen them or been offered them for sale.

RESIDENTS have vowed to 'fight until the bitter end' to save a doctor's surgery in Northwood from closure.

About 10,000 patients are set to be affected by proposals to shut the branch of Mountwood Surgery at Northwood Health Centre, in Acre Way.

The plans will force people to make longer, more difficult journeys to Mountwood's main surgery, in the grounds of Mount Vernon Hospital, in Rickmansworth Road.

NORTHWOOD Police Station will mark its 100th anniversary with an open day on Saturday (18).

The centenary celebration will feature vintage police vehicles and visits from the mounted branch and dog section.