Hammersmith & Chiswick Conservatives Choose Local Crime Fighter Dinsmore as Parliamentary Candidate Wednesday, 25 October, 2023 Hammersmith & Chiswick Conservatives have chosen a high-profile crime fighter and local councillor as their standard bearer for the next General Election. Activists attended a packed meeting on Friday 21 October at Chiswick’s George IV pub to choose 34-year-old barrister Andrew Dinsmore from a three-person shortlist. Andrew hit the headlines earlier this year after taking an online petition to the... Local News
Local Conservatives Publish Manifesto for a Clean, Green Recovery 6th April 2022 The local Conservative Party has published its manifesto for the Hounslow Council elections in May, presenting 50 pledges for a cleaner, greener and better... Local News
Staveley Road, Burlington Lane and a Cancelled Council Meeting 1st February 2022 Staveley Road and Burlington Lane – Trial Restrictions I am still wading through the emails from distressed residents who do not know whether or not their... Local News
W4 Residents Uniquely Impacted By Grove Park Traffic Measures 22nd January 2022 Grove park residents traffic restrictions. Impact on Chiswick residents. Borough comparison. Following our successful call-in of the London Borough of Hounslow... Local News
Help Restore Local Democracy and Deliver a Cleaner, Safer Chiswick 16th January 2022 A listening Council in 2022 May I start by inviting all residents to join the electoral roll in order to formally participate in our local democracy. Your... Local News
Starting The Year As It Means To Go On 9th January 2022 The end of the festive period. As I write this on the last day of Christmas, listening to fireworks that I can only attribute to people celebrating epiphany, I... Local News
The Rollercoaster of Life as a Chiswick Councillor in 2021 26th December 2021 If you are on Twitter, you might have seen one amusing comment which was something like, "When 2020 began, I had no idea it would last two years". And so it did... Local News
Council Not Listening on Street Lighting, Climate and Diversity 11th December 2021 Borough Council meeting – a lesson in how not to listen There is always a sense of anticipation before full borough council meetings. We know the agenda but not... Local News
Planting and Killing Trees, the Fourth Mile, and the Death of a Councillor 4th December 2021 It's been a traumatic week for anyone who appreciates and values low-rise leafy Chiswick including this councillor. Ninety years felled Have you seen the video... Local News
Missing ANPR Cameras and What To Do About Multiple Road Closures 29th November 2021 Friday – 19th November: I joined councillors Gabriella Giles, Gerald McGregor and Jo Biddolph for a briefing on the next steps with C9. We had only been... Local News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
Boris Johnson invites Party leaders to come together to tackle Coronavirus 4th April 2020 Boris Johnson has written to all leaders of opposition parties to invite them to work together at this moment of national emergency. National News
Party Co-Chairman Amanda Milling responds to Labour leadership election result 4th April 2020 Amanda Milling responds to Keir Starmer's election as leader of the Labour Party. National News
The Prime Minister's letter on Coronavirus: Stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. 30th March 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s guidance everyone should follow and the measures the government has put in place to fight Coronavirus. National News