Category: W4

Chiswick 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…

An 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…

TfL-commissioned research to determine the shopping behaviour, frequency and spend of visitors by different modes in selected town centres to establish the contribution made by bus users and other modes to the economic health and viability of town centres across London. The 2015 study included town centres with mini-Holland cycling schemes including Enfield. London’s walking and cycling commissioner, Will…

Hounslow’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…

Gunnersbury Park CIC is holding a workshop discussion on how the park should be run.  And MAMACO, in effect Lovebox/Citadel, is establishing a Community Advisory Board to ensure it is accountable, responsive and having a community benefit. It’s not enough but it’s a step in the right direction.   After calling for several years for the Gunnersbury…

Hounslow Conservative Councillors demand action to minimise the impact on Chiswick, Brentford and beyond of the closure of Hammersmith Bridge Councillor Joanna Biddolph has urged the leader of Hounslow Council, Councillor Steve Curran, to demand action from Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, and Councillor Stephen Cowan, leader of Hammersmith and Fulham Council (LBH&F), to…

The Conservative Group of Chiswick Councillors held their annual general meeting last night, Thursday 16th May, a meeting held once a year to reflect on the previous year, the coming year and to elect the officers for the Conservative Group for the next 12 months. Councillor Joanna Biddolph (Turnham Green ward) was elected leader of…

We have been warned that Festival Republic, a well-known concert organiser, wants to announce before this weekend, and before having the necessary permissions and contract in place, that a festival called Gunnersville will be taking place in Gunnersbury Park over three days in September.  This arrangement has been described to us by the CIC as…

Thanks to a resident posting on the chiswickw4.com discussion forum about an unauthorised encampment in Turnham Green ward late tonight, I immediately alerted Lendlease, the owner of this empty car park, the police and the Hounslow enforcement officer. In fact, Lendlease was already aware having been alerted by its 24-hour security service. The unauthorised encampment…

The council’s overview and scrutiny committee (OSC) has just started reviewing the borough’s library services. Two Turnham Green ward councillors – Ron Mushiso and Joanna Biddolph – are members of OSC and would like Chiswick residents’ views on the library service. Do you use the library regularly or occasionally and, if so, what’s good about…