Recent News
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One JC Decaux advertising board wins battle against the mult-imillion pound regeneration of Empire House and Chiswick High Road
19th February 2021As this saga continues, Councillor Joanna Biddolph reports on the latest round in the battle between one JC Decaux advertising hoarding and the Great Marlborough Estates’ multi-million pound regeneration of Empire House and stretch of Chiswick High Road opposite Turnham Green. It’s unsightly. It blocks the view of our historic Chiswick High Road. Its benefit…
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Chiswick streetspace and LTNs information compendium
24th January 2021So much has been written about TfL’s controversial Streetspace schemes and low traffic neighbourhood schemes (LTNs), or discussed at meetings, it’s easy to lose track of important articles, surveys, consultations, research findings and petitions. This compendium will be added to as and when to create a useful resource for Chiswick residents and businesses. Hounslow Council…
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Supporting Chiswick during lockdown
23rd January 2021Chiswick residents are rightly taking Tier 4 and lockdown extremely seriously. Many essential retail shops, shops that are closed but allowed to offer click and collect, and cafes and restaurants that are allowed to trade for takeaway and delivery, are reporting that business is significantly lower – we aren’t ordering takeaways or shopping from our local shops…
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Refuse the TfL Bollo Lane development, Cllr Joanna Biddolph urges Ealing’s planning committee
20th January 2021TfL’s proposed Bollo Lane development will have an enormous impact on Hounslow residents, putting even more strain on local infrastructure – schools, GPs, buses, trains, tubes, roads and more. It will also tower over, and overshadow, the charm of the nearby Gunnersbury Park Garden Estate, pretty mock-Tudor houses built in 1927, in the important Gunnersbury Park conservation area…
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Where to spend your Chiswick pounds this Christmas
4th December 2020Want to spend your Chiswick pounds in Chiswick? Here’s a road by road list, compiled by the three councillors of the Chiswick Shops Task Force, of all the independent shops where you can find gifts and treats for stockings, presents and the food and drink on your table. It’s a fact that many of us…
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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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Council leader Steve Curran is care-less and care-free about Chiswick and must go, says Cllr Joanna Biddolph 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. Cllr Joanna Biddolph of Turnham Green ward seconded the motion. Her speech is below. Thank you Mr Mayor. I’m seconding this motion because of the total lack of regard…
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Cllr Joanna Biddolph asks Hounslow’s leader Cllr Steve Curran to do the decent thing …
6th October 2020Cllr Joanna Biddolph today asked Cllr Steve Curran, leader of Hounslow Council, to do the decent thing and admit his group has made a mistake; remove the temporary schemes; hold a proper unbiased independently-run and independently-evaluated consultation to draw up suggestions; then consult on those suggestions. Her email followed an exchange about the number of…
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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…