Archive for Month: November 2018

After receiving complaints from residents, and reading about others’ irritations on social media (including from people who regularly cycle), I asked whether we could reassess the contract with Mobikes to manage the sudden proliferation of bikes – including many left inconsiderately, blocking bike racks so others can’t park their own bikes or left across pavements…

Councillors have just been told this evening that the Lovebox/Citadel Festivals will return to Gunnersbury Park in 2019. This will be disappointing news to many residents who were significantly affected by the festivals this year.  The three of us – Cllr Ranjit Gill, Cllr Ron Mushiso and Cllr Joanna Biddolph – will be working hard…

Turnham Green ward police will be available in Sainsbury’s at 1pm on Thursday, 22nd November to meet residents and discuss their concerns about crime in the ward.  Do go along to meet them. Recent statistics reveal that the number of robberies has doubled in Turnham Green ward this month.  Burglaries and theft from cars continue…

Signs have gone up on Empire House on Chiswick High Road advertising the empty shop units for let, as promised by Lendlease when we met them a few weeks ago. The units, with lovely outlooks directly opposite Turnham Green, are being actively marketed by Lendlease’s agent, Nash Bond. Anyone wanting to set up a pop-up…

Lendlease, the freeholder of Empire House, is actively marketing the empty shops between Fuller’s The Old Pack Horse pub and the excellent family-run Wild Bunch juice bar and cafe – opposite Turnham Green on Chiswick High Road.   The shops are different sizes and currently stripped and bare but Lendlease will put in services as needed by the…

Chiswick’s Christmas lights will be turned on by Hounslow’s mayor on Thursday, 29th November outside Fuller’s George IV pub (185 Chiswick High Road) as usual.  As usual, we will have the treat of seeing Fuller’s magnificent dray horses, Griffin and Pride, and a stilt walker all looking photogenic for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts plus…