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
Turnham Green ward councillor Ron Mushiso reports back on his week 8th March 2021 The Chancellor’s budget this week had one underlining theme. Honesty. Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP had acknowledged from the outset, that our National economy had... Local News
A Week of Packed Agendas 27th February 2021 Chiswick Riverside ward councillor Gabriella Giles reports back on her week It has barely been a month since my last blog. Long ago, at the end of January, I... Local News
Turnham Green ward councillor Ranjit Gill reports back on his week 20th February 2021 Vaccination milestones and pride in our NHS On Monday, 15th February we reached a milestone with over 15m vaccinations administered in less than 10 weeks to... Local News
Chiswick Homefields ward councillor Gerald McGregor reports back on his week 13th February 2021 This week the emphasis is on Health and tributes to carers and to Sir Tom Moore. The Youth Programme 2021 Charities and social care and development in youth... Local News
Covid-19, Hounslow Planning Committee, Homelessness and Casework 6th February 2021 The Government achieved an impressive milestone with 10 million of the population receiving at least a first injection. Among them are my parents and remaining... Local News
Is the Council Consulting or Obfuscating? 31st January 2021 Starter for 2021 I don’t know about you, but as I write on the penultimate day of the first month of 2021, it feels like January has flown by. Traditionally... Local News
Lifting Spirits without Drinking the Kool-Aid 24th January 2021 During what seems to be a far more depressing and difficult lockdown, everyone needs a bit of a lift and mine came this week with the High Court's ruling about... Local News
Frustration on Zoom and the Poetry of Tea 17th January 2021 Friday 8 th January: I reflect on last night’s Streetspace consultation for business. This was one of a series of virtual events being run for the council by... Local News
Getting the Jab and Pollarding on the Eyot 9th January 2021 Vaccination time On Wednesday last I received the Pfizer vaccination at the Chiswick Health Centre. The vaccinator was a charming Doctor from Isleworth... Local News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National 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