A WOMAN has asked the public to help her trace the owner of a dog which left her pet fighting for its life.

The attack happened on Tuesday morning last week in Taylors Meadow, Harefield, as the owner was walking her seven-year-old bichon frise.

A much larger dog being walked by a man bounded over and sank its teeth into her pet - a small, poodle-like breed with fluffy white hair.

The attack happened days before judges were given new sentencing powers to deal with owners whose dogs attack humans - but with no provision for dog-on-dog incidents.

THE DATES for what is scheduled to be the final days of the Medi Parc village green inquiry have been announced.

Representatives of Comer Homes, which wants to build on the land off Hill End Road, and of Harefield Tenants and Residents Association, which opposes the plans, will gather at Hillingdon Civic Centre next week.

A CANCER survivor celebrated 30 years of being free from the disease with a fundraiser to help terminally ill children.

THE great-granddaughter of a former Harefield resident is appealing for help in drawing her family tree.

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Auditions will soon be open to young people eager to join EastEnders star Adam Woodyatt in the Beck Theatre's Christmas pantomime.

THE hunt for a new poppy appeal organiser in Harefield has ended much closer to home than the Royal British Legion had expected.

The niece of retiring volunteer Brenda Whitby has agreed to take on the role after months of searching.

THE redevelopment of The Swan Pub in Harefield will go ahead after councillors said they were happy with the revised, scaled-down scheme.

There had been stern opposition to the plan to demolish the century-old watering hole in Breakspear Road North and replace it with a modern two-storey block of six flats, but after failing to gain permission, developer Clearview Homes agreed to reduce its size.

THE trust that runs Harefield Hospital was dealt a bitter blow when a court ruled that proposals to close a children's heart surgery unit were lawful.

On Thursday last week The Court of Appeal overturned a previous decision that the consultation exercise into the plans was "distorted."

The Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts (JCPCT) had mooted plans to close the unit, in the Royal Brompton Hospital.

VILLAGERS will gather at the Anzac cemetery to remember fallen Australian soldiers on Wednesday, April 25.

There will be a service at St Mary's Church in Church Hill, next to the cemetery, at 3pm, followed by a wreath laying ceremony.

Following tradition, village children will lay flowers on each of the graves.

THE Harefield Royal British Legion will be forced to hand over organisation of its annual poppy appeal unless a volunteer from the village comes forward to take on the job.

The vital role, which involves ordering the iconic paper flowers for sale at shops, and wreaths for Remembrance Day and Anzac Day ceremonies, has been shouldered by one woman for the last 20 years.

But Brenda Whitby now wants to retire and the hunt is on for a replacement.

She said: "I'm in my 70s now and while I have thoroughly enjoyed doing it I think it is time to hand over to someone else. It is an important job and very enjoyable, you get to meet a lot of people."