Don’t be an engine idling polluter
One of the issues that members of the Strand on the Green residents association (SOGA) will be raising with councillors and candidates is the issue of engine idling – running […]
Entries by Bridget Osborne
Who needs Ottolenghi?
The Israeli-British chef Yottam Ottolenghi is often credited with introducing us properly to vegetables, bringing out the best in them and putting them front and centre whether they’re to be […]
Chiswick Through the Camera Lens
Our exhibition of work by eight photographers who live in Chiswick continues until the end of this week at the Clayton Hotel, Chiswick. If you haven’t already been to see […]
Monet & Architecture – National Gallery
I went to see the Monet exhibition at the National Gallery at the weekend. It is absolutely fantastic. To see so many of his paintings in one place and see […]
National disgrace
It is a national disgrace that the Home Office has been hounding and harassing and threatening to deport West Indians who entered this country legally 50 or 60 years ago, […]
Rupa Huq calls for a second Brexit referendum
Rupa Huq MP has called for a second referendum on Brexit. The Labour MP for Ealing Central and Acton does not use the ‘R’ word, but in an article for […]
Ealing Council may be the first in UK to ban anti abortion protests
Ealing Council may be the first in the country to ban anti abortion protests outside abortion clinics. The cabinet is meeting tonight to vote on the issue after nearly 4,000 […]
Polish Pride and Renew among local election choice
We now have the official list of persons nominated as candidates for the local elections in Chiswick and there are a couple of interesting ones. Maria Kempinska is standing in […]
Not on the list
Not on the list of candidates any longer is Tom Dragicevic (pictured left), a civil engineer who has lived in Chiswick for 53 years who was on Labour’s provisional list. […]
Bull’s Head under new management
Barbara took over as General Manager in February and is delighted to be managing a riverside pub. Her influence can already be seen in the pots of primulas outside on […]
Riverside pubs to the rescue!
Most of us were probably given chocolate this weekend, but the staff at the Bull’s Head earned theirs. Two weeks ago ago when Grove Park Primary School was evacuated because […]
Children’s portraits by world renowned photographer
‘Children of London’ is a unique project by photographer Richard Bradbury. Each year he takes pictures of hundreds of London children and publishes two hundred or so in a book, […]
World Naked Bike Day coming to Chiswick
World Naked Bike Day is coming to Chiswick with a ride along the CS9 Superhighway route on 9 June. Local organisation CHANCY (Chiswick and Acton Naturist Cyclists) is planning to […]
Greens announce local elections candidates
The Green Party has announced that it will be fielding six candidates in the two Hounslow wards of Chiswick Riverside and Chiswick Homefields. There will also be one Green candidate […]
‘Whale’ bags come to Chiswick
It’s a sobering thought that over the last ten years we have produced more plastic than in the whole of the last century. Modbury in Devon was the first town […]
Good-bye Kew Bridge pontoon
Another developer’s folly is being removed next week. The pontoon just west of Kew Bridge, on the Brentford side, was installed as part of the St George’s development of apartments […]
Empire House site up for sale? I do not be-leeive it!
I find myself becoming more Victor Meldrew like with each passing year. But really! The north side of the High Rd opposite Turnham Green has been blighted for several years. […]
Candidates asked to pledge support for Dukes Meadows
Dukes Meadows Trust is asking candidates standing for election in Chiswick on 3rd May to pledge support for the park and the Trust. Over 200 people have already signed a […]
The building of Brentford FC’s new stadium has begun
The Muttitt family, Robert with his son and daughter Peter and Nicki and granddaughter Sophie were selected to put shovel to soil in the inaugural ground-breaking ceremony to mark the […]
The ‘DNA Detective’ researching the secrets of Chiswick’s past
Julia Bell, who describes herself as a ‘DNA detective’ has turned her attention to Chiswick after helping an old lady uncover the story of why she had been abandoned as […]
Jeremy Vine wades in to the CS9 debate
Transport for London published its report on the public consultation on CS9 last week. They say they received 5,388 direct responses, of which 59 per cent ‘supported or strongly supported’ […]
High Court rules Government air pollution plans ‘unlawful’
Last week the High Court ruled that the UK’s plans to improve air pollution are “unlawful”. Mr Justice Garnham said the government’s approach to pollution in 45 local authority areas […]
Martine and Peter Oborne, painted for posterity
I was invited to the unveiling of a portrait on Saturday, of this lovely painting of Martine and Peter Oborne by artist Anthony Oakshett. Having your portrait done is not […]
The Truth about Charing Cross Hospital
There’s a public meeting on Wednesday evening about the changes planned for Charing Cross Hospital. In the past week I have received two press releases on what this will mean […]
If Chiswick were demolished, what would you save?
Apart from people, naturally. (Ok and dogs and cats). Hounslow Council has a list, and in this instance it’s a good thing, if you care about your heritage. Every council […]
Pedestrian footway under Barnes Railway Bridge gets planning permission
Artist’s impression of what the bridge will look like, Moxon Architects Ltd A new footbridge underneath Barnes Railway Bridge has been given the go ahead by Hounslow Council. Having a […]
Chiswick Timeline installation in a minute and a half
You may of course be heartily sick of hearing about the Chiswick Timeline by now, but I invite you to spend just one and a half minutes more to […]
Can Chiswickians share?
Our morality is being put to the test in a major way. You may have noticed the rash of orange bikes which have suddenly sprung up everywhere. They are ‘Mobikes’ […]
‘On the Ball’ help for autistic children now available to children in the borough of Hounslow
I reported this time last year on the achievement of Samantha Silver, the parent of an autistic boy in Richmond who through sheer desperation had got together with other parents […]
Brentford FC set to start building new stadium in March
Hounslow Council has given planning permission for the revised plans for Brentford FC’s new stadium. The long drawn out planning process originally saw detailed planning permission granted in June 2014 […]
