THE preparations for the next Harefield Amateur Dramatic Society production are well underway.

HADS will perform 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' on April 22 to 24 at St Mary's Church, in Harefield High Street.

A SURGEON from Harefield Hospital addressed delegates from over 100 countries at a conference at the Royal Brompton.

The Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital Trust held the conference last week to discuss lung transplantation techniques.

POLICE officers were called to the Medi Parc on Saturday after members of the public staged an impromptu protest.

Fed up dog walkers refused to leave the site when asked to by workmen, who were carrying out destruction work for development company Comer Homes.

A fracas broke out after a large tree was felled on the edge of Old Park Woods, nearly landing on a walker, who escaped without injury.

A small group of gatherers refused to leave the Medi Parc, angry at the wildlife destruction and lack of community consideration, and had to be dispersed by police.

NEW Scotland Yard police officers have swooped on the Medi Parc to order the development company to stop work.

It is the suspected presence of Great Crested Newts, a protected species on the site, which has led to the police involvement.

Officers from the Met's Wildlife Crime Unit arrived on scene at the Medi Parc in Hill end Road on Monday to speak to workmen, who have continued clearance at the site.

ARE these horrors the worst potholes in Harefield?

These lethal holes are located in Hill End Road, and in fact the whole road surface needs relaying, making it a nightmare for drivers.

Hillingdon Council says it is fixing its potholes on a priority basis.

The road is narrow and has parked cars on the side, meaning drivers often have little room for manoeuvre and find themselves entrenched in the potholes.

The wintry weather earlier this year exacerbated the problems with the road surfaces, and local authorities are desperately scrambling to fix them.

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THE threat of a double dip recession has proved too much for an ice cream shop more used to dealing with double scoops.

Harefield Ice Creams, based in Harefield High Street, has a notice on its windows from bailiffs, stating they have taken back the lease, just months after it opened.

The ice cream store launched in a blaze of glory last June at the peak of the hot weather.
Owner Eric Caton told the Gazette how at one stage, he had a queue of 28 customers, waiting for their servings.

PATIENTS at Harefield Hospital have rated the Trust highly in an outpatient survey- scoring over 90 per cent in several key categories.

The results of the Care Quality Commission survey were published this week, which asked all patients 48 questions.

Harefield Hospital in Hill End Road achieved its Foundation Trust status last year.
The hospital scored 98 per cent satisfaction in regards to privacy, and 95 per cent for 'staff explaining how to take new medications'.

THERE has been more destruction at the Medi Parc today (Wednesday) to the outrage of locals.

The Medi Parc was originally designated as a medical science park, and had become popular with dog walkers and wildlife groups.

Two weeks ago, out of the blue, bulldozers visited the site, causing wanton destruction, sending deer and foxes scurrying for their lives.

Today, workmen were back, cutting down trees (pictured) and carrying out further work on the site.

Roy Elphick, who lives on Hill End Road, said: "The site has been popular with walkers and the locals for three decades.

"There is no justification for the work that is going on to destroy the wildlife."

The site is owned by Comer Homes, who have intentions to build 80 apartments on the site.

COULD a second Medi Parc fiasco be on the cards? Not if the residents of Harefield have anything to do with it.

Eagle-eyed spotters have taken issue with an innocuous looking planning application, suspiciously close to a second site owned by Comer Homes, the company behind the Medi Parc destruction.

After the outrage at the nature devastation on the popular wildlife site, villagers are keen not to take any chances.

THE sweet smell of victory is in the air for the Tenants and Residents Association, over the organisation that tried to close them.