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
Chiswick Well Placed for a Community Led Recovery 9th May 2021 The Community This Sunday’s Antique Market is another shining example of Community led initiative. Held in Chiswick, now becoming a focus for well organised... Local News
The More Things Change the More Things Stay the Same 2nd May 2021 Plus ça change? Since writing my previous blog at the end of February, there have been many events that have marked our lives – the passing of loved ones... Local News
On Team Playing, Listening and Acting 24th April 2021 Listening Residents telling us how it is: The post bag and E mail traffic is now about consultations on street space and the continuing hassle and danger caused... Local News
Chiswick's Councillors Pay Tribute To Prince Philip 17th April 2021 This week has seen the nation and the Commonwealth enter a period of mourning following the death of His late Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of... Local News
Hounslow Council is Not Listening To Residents 10th April 2021 The Wider World The news at the end of the week gave everybody pause for thought. The death of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh marks an era passing for the whole of... Local News
Lots of Unanswered Questions at the Borough Council Meeting 4th April 2021 Easing lockdown – no complacency This week we have seen the easing of lockdown across England, with the ‘stay at home’ order coming to an end. Whilst this is a... Local News
Money, Money, Money - a Week Dominated by Supporting Local Traders 28th March 2021 It's been week of money, money, money. Not mine, well it is – and yours, too. It's the grants allocated to retail, hospitality and leisure businesses to help... Local News
Brace Yourselves for Strand on the Green Traffic Chaos 22nd March 2021 Another busy week with lots to keep my colleagues and I occupied; Kew Bridge – The up-river pavement has been closed to pedestrians for over two months whilst... Local News
Chiswick Homefields ward councillor John Todd reports back on his week 13th March 2021 Dukes Meadows Footbridge Project Contractors have now cleared an area of scrubland adjacent to the Emanuel boathouse for a site for a crane. Trees that were on... Local News
Stamp Duty Land Tax surcharge for non-UK residents to make housing fairer 22nd November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a higher rate of stamp duty for those buying property who are not UK tax residents. National News
More homes, more homeowners, and a better deal for renters under the Conservatives 21st November 2019 The Conservatives are today setting out how a Conservative majority government would deliver more houses, help more people buy their own home and deliver a... National News
Boris Johnson: I will cut taxes for working people 20th November 2019 A Conservative majority Government will cut taxes for millions of working people on low and middle incomes, the Prime Minister has announced. National News
Get Brexit done to support British farmers 20th November 2019 The Conservatives are committing today to protect funding for British farmers, enabling them to take full advantage of the opportunities of Brexit. National News
We are committed to securing justice for victims 20th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce an ambitious package of measures to support the victims of crime, the party has announced today. National News
Boris Johnson won the first Leaders' Debate 20th November 2019 Tonight Boris Johnson set out the choice facing voters at this election – a majority Government that can get Brexit done so the country can move on, or yet... National News