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New Traffic Measures

I have been reading about the changes, although it is a little difficult to follow but may be with more studying it will become clearer.   Just a question should someone wish to travel from Chiswick to Barnes which at the moment would be via Sutton Court Road Hartington Road and onto the A3 will that still be possible?  sorry if this is an obvious question.

Janice White ● 2345d8 Comments ● 2345d

South Chiswick Traffic Measures - Petition

I know this has already been discussed at some length on this forum but please note there is a petition to sign if you are against the measures for local residents and the lack of consultation with the community.http://chng.it/22zVvdWZAn information poster is also being put up in the local area.

Zoe Corney ● 2346d30 Comments ● 2345d

Oven ready deal

So the oven ready deal that Johnson took to the country and signed up to is now not good enough. Is there anything this man won’t lie about?

Stewart Jones ● 2349d8 Comments ● 2345d

Boris hired or fired

Surely he has to go now as he has lost the plot.

James Smith-Jones ● 2345d5 Comments ● 2345d

LB of Hounslow Helps Age Concern Chiswick

ACC’s remit is to help older people in both Chiswick and Brentford.  Because of the virus we have lost our main source of income from the hire of our premises which are closed.  LBH have come to the rescue with a grant of £10,000.  They exercised discretion in making this award because the grant programme is aimed at businesses. So credit where credit is due !We want to thank Dave McLoughlin for putting our case to Councillor Guy Lambert and Guy for obtaining approval from Councillor Rajawat.Though our 140 Members have lost the social contact involved in events and activities, we have 10 volunteers working on an Outreach programme.  One element of the programme is a newsletter.  The printing and distribution costs involved are significant and if anyone would like to make a donation to help with these costs this can be done via our Facebook page.

David Lovegrove ● 2345d0 Comments ● 2345d

Ultralux windows/doors

Hi.  Has anyone used Ultralux and could recommend? Especially for patio doors please. Thanks.

Miranda Jones ● 2346d5 Comments ● 2345d

Roofing Recommendation

I'm currently renovating an older property which will need a new roof. We are looking to get someone started on this project in the next week or two as the scaffolding is already up for external wall work. Has anyone had work done recently in the W4 area and could recommend someone local? Our builders have a roofing guy but given current circumstances he may not be able to work on our house. Therefore we are looking for someone local for a quote to replace the roof. All advice on this topic is appreciated. Thanks

Tara Cherkas ● 2346d6 Comments ● 2345d

5G: Michael Mansfield QC leads case against the government

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Michael Brown ● 2346d9 Comments ● 2346d

Police hunt jogger who kicked cygnet out of his way in Richmond Park on Monday at 05:30

Police are looking for a man who kicked a newborn cygnet out of his way while jogging instead of going around the young swan.The "desperately poorly" bird is feared to have brain damage and is being cared for at a nearby sanctuary following the incident in London's Richmond Park.Met Police officers for the Royal Parks have issued an appeal for witnesses.They says the suspect is a white male around 60 years old, 5ft 6in, and was wearing black running shorts and a vest at the time.The incident happened around 5.30pm on Monday at the Pen Ponds area in the middle of the south-west London park:https://news.sky.com/story/police-hunt-jogger-who-kicked-cygnet-out-of-his-way-in-richmond-park-12003829

Leslie Wilson ● 2346d13 Comments ● 2346d

Peter Earle Plumber

Used Peter after recommendations on this site.He came quickly to fix leak in water  tank and was very reasonably priced. Excellent .

Susan Jacques ● 2346d4 Comments ● 2346d

This is getting silly! It’s called comedy...

Little Britain has been removed from Netflix, BBC iPlayer and BritBox amid concerns that the use of blackface characters on the series is no longer acceptable.

Georgina Flint ● 2346d18 Comments ● 2346d

Mobile Hairdresser

If anyone is looking for a mobile hairdresser from the 6th July (lockdown lifted) I highly recommend Laura at www.rocknrollersthairapy.com07816073311She has been doing my hair for over 10 years, very professional, very experienced, very reliable

Jean thomas ● 2346d0 Comments ● 2346d

Rothschild Road

At around midnight last night/this morning we were awoken by a man walking up the street - apparently checking the small drain covers... Seemed both an odd thing to do and an odd time to be doing it?!! Can anyone shed light on this please???

Cheryl Hayes ● 2347d9 Comments ● 2347d

Bay trees at the Sofa Workshop

There are two fine Bay trees outside the entrance that can be saved but desperately need water. They are sheltered from rainfall.If some kind soul who lives nearby could give them a good water that would be great.

Adrian Irving ● 2349d3 Comments ● 2347d

Bedford Park Society

The Bedford Park Society has just written to its members suggesting they respond to the council regarding the proposed Covid19 measures for Safer Streets by suggesting that ‘any reduction in road access would seem to be inadvisable’, local roads ‘should continue to be open to vehicles’ and ‘parking spaces should be preserved as far as possible’.Bedford Park was founded in the 1880s and described the ‘healthiest place in the world,’  attracting artists and idealists. In the midst of the most serious public health crisis for over a century, the Society seems to be promoting a return to the 1980s. The equivalent of adding lead back into petrol. No thanks.

Edward Seaton ● 2352d62 Comments ● 2347d

Devonshire Road scheme and Capital Motors

Too many many W4+ locals Capital motors in an essential business and should not be affected by any alterations to access of Devonshire road. Capital motors has served this community since the 60's and Paul has developed a team of staff that are loyal, trustworthy, customer caring, honest and have developed under his astute and developing management. They are more family than staff.He deserves a Knighthood rather than closure! Where are our local Councillors when needed?

Patrick O Connor ● 2349d52 Comments ● 2347d

FYI - Askew Road is still closed

Georgina Flint ● 2348d4 Comments ● 2348d

Stile Hall/Wellesley Road

Main problems that we all wanted solved have not been dealt with-Problem was largely Monday to Friday 4-7pmBrooks road has not been resurfaced- particularly the hole in the right at the Meadowcroft end which has to be redone several times each yearFire in Brooks Road requiring a fire engine will mean no exit from the whole of the area south of Brooks Road- including no emergency vehicles including ambulances Google still sends down Wellesley Road but not Stile HallWhen Chiswick Roundabout is blocked how do we escape the area?

Gordon Treadway ● 2348d1 Comments ● 2348d

Protests

I have very mixed views on the current black lives matter protests in London. On the one hand I totally respect and understand the right to protest, on the other it filled me with horror to see thousands of people in close proximity under the current COVID-19 situation and I just wonder how many people the protesters have just killed. In amongst the people was the virus, a perfect opportunity for it to continue, interesting to see if we see a spike in 2 weeks time. Let’s not start on the brutality the UK police have to tolerate from a small minority of protesters I couldn’t believe they were throwing bikes at the horses that was truly shocking.

Jayne Thorburn ● 2349d165 Comments ● 2348d

Mini digger hire

I need to hire a mini digger that will go through a standard door frame.Quite a few hire companies to choose from, can anyone recommend a hire company they’ve used? Prices vary but it’s the reliability issue that a bit of feedback would be a big help.

Julie Findley Clark ● 2349d3 Comments ● 2348d