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
In Praise of Rocks Lane for Supporting Our Schools in Chiswick 11th July 2021 The last time I wrote a blog here I pointed out that Chiswick was well placed on its path to a strong recovery from the pandemic because the leadership was... Local News
Licensing, Keeping It Local and the Environment 4th July 2021 Normally, I would use this blog to update you all on what I’ve been up to since the last time I wrote. However, in a week where England beat Germany for the... Local News
A More Homely and Intimate Bedford Park Festival 27th June 2021 The Bedford Park Festival The festival started on Saturday 12 June with a children’s fun day and the opening of the Art Exhibition. This year the exhibition was... Local News
Acton Lane Bus Gate Displacing Traffic onto Residential Roads 20th June 2021 STREETSPACE AND C9 CONTINUE TO BE CRITICISED Acton Lane bus gate displaces traffic to residential roads Residents are requesting clarification as to the purpose... Local News
Another Closure of Turnham Green Terrace and Music at the Flower Market 13th June 2021 The Street Environment Roads and Streets Closure of Turnham Green Terrace - More Problems ahead Earlier in the week Hounslow Highways posted a notice of a... Local News
Litter, Streetsweeping, Trees and Damage to a Local Landmark 6th June 2021 Damage to a noted local landmark in Bedford Park W4 Vandals have defaced the war memorial at St Michaels and All Angels Church by prising off and stealing about... Local News
Slowly Getting Back To a New Normal 30th May 2021 Turnham Green Terrace nearly back to normal You would expect any blog from me to include a plug for our local independent shops and the news that the business... Local News
Election Campaign Tells Us People Feel No One is Listening 23rd May 2021 The Continuing Need for Feedback and Listening to our Residents The Conservative group in opposition have tried very hard to help in setting agendas at the... Local News
The Continuing Need for Feedback and Listening to our Residents 16th May 2021 The Wider World Electioneering and campaigning came to an end on May 6th with a nail biting wait for results during Saturday 8th May. The count at Olympia... Local News
Vote on Thursday to break the gridlock 10th December 2019 Two days before polling day, the Prime Minister is taking nothing for granted - whilst the Conservatives only need to gain 9 seats to get an overall majority... National News
Cost of Corbyn: Labour's plans for 108 new taxpayer funded quangos revealed 10th December 2019 New analysis shows that Labour’s manifesto commits to creating over 100 new quangos, with a total cost of £13.2 billion over the next five years. National News
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News