THE founder of a mentoring scheme for children has won a national award - but she says the young people are the real stars.

Jackie Riggon, who set up the Bridge Project in North Acton, and a team of her young mentors, were presented with the prize at the House of Commons on Tuesday.

THE iconic Redback Tavern in Acton is to get a fresh start when it reopens under new management and with a new name later this year.

The pub in High Street was a bar and live music venue popular with the area's antipodean population for about 15 years, but it was shut down following police complaints over booze-fuelled behaviour.

NEIGHBOURS fighting a development they say would harm the animals and plants of a nearby nature reserve received a boost to their campaign after environmentalist and broadcaster David Bellamy OBE condemned the plans.

The botanist and author's signature has joined more than 1,200 others in a petition opposing the construction of an eight storey and a six storey tower block in Colonial Drive, on the border of South Acton and Chiswick.

SHOPPING Centre developers have reacted to neighbours' fears their planned 10-storey tower would overshadow their homes by coming up with new proposals - with another 10-storey tower.

Despite being keen to see the tired Oaks Shopping Centre in Acton High Street redeveloped, residents spoke out against the previous proposals last summer, saying it was out of proportion with the area.

INEFFICIENT council officers have enraged residents by dragging out changes to their parking permits which would halve their cost, forcing many to pay the full price in the meantime.

About half the neighbours in controlled parking zone K, surrounding Acton Central station, voted about a year ago to change the parking restrictions from no parking for non-residents all day to just one hour in the morning and afternoon.

INEFFICIENT council officers have enraged residents by dragging out changes to their parking permits which would halve their cost, forcing many to pay the full price in the meantime.

About half the neighbours in controlled parking zone K, surrounding Acton Central station, voted about a year ago to change the parking restrictions from no parking for non-residents all day to just one hour in the morning and afternoon.

A REVISED scheme for the redevelopment of a shopping centre which caused controversy with plans for a 10-storey block of flats is to go on show this weekend.

The new designs are expected to have scaled down the flats proposed for the centre of the Oaks Shopping Centre, in Acton High Street, but the developers are remaining tight-lipped about the details.

A FIRST-TIME filmmaker has been invited to exhibit his short movie at Cannes and stands a chance of winning a top award at the prestigious festival.

Imdy Rahman, of Belgrave Close, Acton, shot his film Karma in just two days. A little more than 12 minutes long, it tells the story of Ajay whose wife Jenni has recently committed suicide and his struggle to establish why she lost her life.

A man has died in a road traffic accident in Acton this morning (15).

The victim was pronounced dead following at the scene where a lorry and a motorcycle collided on the A40 at the junction with Horn Lane at 6.40am on Thursday.

PLANS to permanently expand a primary school and to create new places for children with special educational needs have been passed by councillors.

Proposals have been drawn up to extend West Acton Primary School, in Noel Road into space at the back of West Acton Community Centre. It will be done without demolishing the existing building or requiring users to move.