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Tributes have been paid to a Hanworth milkman whose body was discovered in an ice-covered lake.

Phil Hughes, who worked at Dairy Crest's Hanworth depot, in Hanworth Road West, was found dead under the ice on Thursday by staff at the Lakeside Complex in Frimley Green, Surrey.

A campaign is underway to make Queen guitarist Brian May a Freeman of Hounslow.

May grew up in Walsham Road, Feltham and returned to the town last month to unveil a memorial to friend and bandmate Freddie Mercury, who also hailed from the area.

Now politicians want to recognise Brian himself by bestowing on him the highest honour the borough can give and raised the suggestion at a council meeting last week.

MPs Alan and Ann Keen over-claimed £353 worth in service charges last year, newly-released documents have revealed.

The couple were forced to pay back the money after they had claimed £4,284 between them to pay a bill at their central London flat of just £3931.

The latest in a series of expenses scandals to plague Mr and Mrs Keen has emerged after Parliament published the claims of all MPs over the last 18 months.

A disabled single mum who was denied a nursery place for her 10-month-old son has been offered six months of free childcare thanks to the Chronicle.

Claudia Chambers has been pleading with Hounslow Council to have son Taffarigh put in nursery for two days a week as she is unable to take him out of the house due to her hips collapsing during her pregnancy.

A single mother who is disabled following complications in her pregnancy has been begging Hounslow Council to sign her 10-month-old son up to a nursery.

Claudia Chambers's hips collapsed while she was pregnant with Taffarigh, leaving her unable to walk and confined to her tiny Hampton Road East flat.

MP Alan Keen has defended his decision to sign a petition calling for MPs not to be punished retrospectively for their expenses claims.

Mr Keen, who represents Feltham and Heston, has signed a parliamentary motion which asks Sir Ian Kennedy, the chairman of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority(IPSA), to introduce rules which adhere to the concepts of 'reasonableness and proportionality' and not to apply rules retrospectively.

Eva's florists in Hounslow Road, Hanworth is celebrating 50 years in business.

Visitors last Thursday received complementary glasses of champagne to celebrate 50 years since George and Eva Harding set up shop.

It is now run by granddaughter Sue and great granddaughter Sammy, who received many messages of congratulation and a certificate of thanks from the Royal British Legion for their help with poppy appeals over the years.

The funeral of John Phipps - who died earlier this month - will be held at All Saints Church in Hanworth tomorrow (Wednesday).

Mr Phipps, who lived in Butts Cottages, Hanworth, died at West Middlesex hospital aged 80. All are welcome at his funeral.

During the Easter half-term Hanworth Park Safer Neighbourhood Team (Feltham police) ran "Easter Contender Am Box" for local children at Feltham Community College.

The event saw 14 young people being put through their paces over three days (15th - 17th April) by the teams qualified Amateur Boxing Association coaches. The days covered not only boxing but included subjects such as personal fitness and personal safety. With the assistance of funding from the Extended Schools project each child received a Police Community Clubs of Great Britain tee shirt and was also given a certificate of attendance.

Sergeant Darren Weston of Hanworth Park SNT said "the event was enjoyed by the children and coaches alike and follows on from an earlier successful diversionary boxing scheme that we ran at the beginning of the year for 25 children. The boxing scheme has been a real success and has taken off and led to a new Friday night club being established by us for local children in Feltham".

For more information about the new Friday night club call Hanworth Park Safer Neighbourhood Team on 0208 247 6363 or 0208 721 2535.

Feltham MP Alan Keen insisted he had 'pushed extremely hard' to keep Feltham jobcentre open as he visited the limited new job services on offer at Hanworth Library.

Mr Keen welcomed the introduction of a new remote service, which will see two advisors visit the library for one morning a fortnight and The Centre Feltham every other week.