Category: Roads
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Hounslow cabinet members’ lack of grip on their portfolios exposed in overview and scrutiny call-in
2nd December 2020Hounslow cabinet members’ lack of grip on their portfolios was exposed in overview and scrutiny call-in. The cabinet decision was referred back on all four grounds of the call-in. Members of the committee noted cabinet’s imaginary consultation, non-existent change management, absence of evidence of need for the schemes, no consideration of outcomes relative to actions, and…
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Will Cllr Steve Curran be a leader for the whole of Hounslow borough, asks Cllr Ranjit Gill during motion of no confidence
10th November 2020Hounslow’s Chiswick councillors tabled a motion of no confidence in council leader Steve Curran for debate at the Hounslow borough council meeting on Tuesday, 10th November 2020. This is what Cllr Ranjit Gill would have said if the Labour group hadn’t ended the debate early, stifling discussion. The Leader of the Council is meant to…
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Hounslow’s Chiswick councillors call on Grant Shapps to intervene to stop the damage caused by LBH’s “temporary” traffic measures
12th September 2020All nine councillors representing Hounslow’s Chiswick wards have signed an open letter to the secretary of state urging him to act swiftly to reverse the damaging new traffic measures and prevent others in the pipeline being implemented without full a public consultation and a thorough review by independent professionals. Speaking for all the councillors, Cllr…
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Central Chiswick councillors seek meeting with Cllr Hanif Khan, Hounslow cabinet member for transport, traffic and parking
14th August 2020The six councillors for central Chiswick, representing Chiswick Homefields and Turnham Green wards, have jointly called on Cllr Hanif Khan, Hounslow cabinet member for transport, traffic and parking, to visit central Chiswick and see for himself the difficulties caused to residents and traders by the recently imposed road closures. Turnham Green ward councillor Joanna Biddolph…
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The Chiswick Shops Task Force publishes major report on Chiswick’s retail economy
13th July 2020The Chiswick Shops Task Force, led by councillors from both councils that incorporate Chiswick, has published its first report: Ensuring a thriving retail economy in Chiswick. Nearly 18 months in the preparation, this detailed report highlights the threats to Chiswick’s unusually varied retail districts but also identifies opportunities to improve them further. Besides the obvious…
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Hounslow Conservative Councillors welcome new government policy on walking & cycling
18th May 2020The Conservative Group on Hounslow Council has today published its policy on walking and cycling following the Prime Minister’s announcement of additional funds to promote walking and cycling as we all adapt to living with COVID-19. The Hounslow Council Conservative group has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement of additional funds to promote walking and cycling as…
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CS9 is no more in Hammersmith and Fulham and should be no more in Chiswick
25th August 2019Chiswick Conservative councillors have given a cautious welcome to the recent announcement by the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (LBH&F), endorsed by London’s Walking & Cycling Commissioner Will Norman, that “Cycle Superhighway 9 is no more in Hammersmith & Fulham”. They have written to LBH&F leader Cllr Steve Cowan, and Hounslow (LBH) council’s leader…
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CS9 and Chiswick’s shops – comments on Professor Tom Pike’s research into the effects of Enfield’s mini-Holland scheme on shops, cafes, restaurants
29th July 2019An open letter from Helen Osman, an Enfield resident who promotes Winchmore Hill, to Professor Tom Pike’s emails and Tweets in which he counters what local traders say has happened to shops, cafes and restaurants as a result of the Enfield mini-Holland scheme. Dear Professor Pike, I have been forwarded several emails and tweets relating to your…
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Action needed on dangerous junction : Princes Avenue and Gunnersbury Lane
21st July 2019Councillor Joanna Biddolph has made another appeal for action on the dangerous junction in Chiswick’s Turnham Green ward, where Princes Avenue meets Gunnersbury Lane in the Gunnersbury Park Garden Estate conservation area. She has renewed her call for a mirror to be put on the lamppost opposite the junction which residents have been asking for…
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Hammersmith Bridge effects – further mitigation promised for Chiswick
17th July 2019Hounslow’s Conservative councillors met Heidi Alexander, London’s deputy mayor for transport, and Andy Wiseall, TfL’s principal traffic control engineer, to discuss improvements needed in Chiswick during the closure of Hammersmith Bridge Hounslow’s Conservative councillors Patrick Barr, Joanna Biddolph, Sam Hearn and John Todd this morning met London’s deputy mayor for transport Heidi Alexander and TfL principal traffic…