The Curve rears its ugly head again
The developer of the Chiswick Curve has announced that it is appealing against the London Borough of Hounslow’s refusal to grant planning permission for a 32 storey tower and three […]
Entries by Bridget Osborne
Chiswick in Pictures
I have spent a happy few days drawing squares and rectangles on graph paper, cutting them out and incessantly rearranging them. Why? Because The Chiswick Calendar is organising an exhibition. […]
Inspiring Women at Chiswick Book Festival
On the day Jane Austen appears on the new £10 note in September, marking 200 years since her death, the Chiswick Book Festival will open, presenting many inspiring women speakers […]
The worm has turned – at last!
I’ve never understood why the gender pay gap persists after the Equality Pay Act of 1970 and the Equality Act of 2010. Presumably there are ways round the law but […]
Who even has a woodpile these days?
We spent a happy weekend promoting The Chiswick Calendar and the Club Card at the summer party at Chiswick Village on Saturday and the Party on the Pier at Corney […]
Majority of Chiswick councillors not standing for re-election
Five out of nine of Chiswick’s Conservative councillors will not be standing for re-election in the local elections next year, with a question mark over a sixth, Robert Oulds, who […]
Do you fancy being a patron?
Chiswick House is looking for “Summer Parlour Patrons” Chiswick House & Gardens Trust has recently taken over the running of the Grade 1 listed house and needs the wherewithal to […]
Cultivate London would like you to be their Friend
Cocktails and canapes in the Salopian Garden What nicer way to spend a summer’s evening than consuming cocktails and canapes at the Salopian Garden in Isleworth. Owned by the National […]
The culmination of four years’ work
Saturday 1 July 2017 was a red letter day in the Osborne household. When not editing The Chiswick Calendar website or Out & About magazine, I’ve been working on a […]
The Labour party’s shortest lived housing spokesperson?
Did she jump or was she pushed? Pushed by all accounts, but it came as no surprise to Ruth Cadbury, MP for Brentford & Isleworth that she should be sacked […]
Sainsbury’s ‘Fairly Traded’ brand slammed by Fairtrade Foundation
Sainsbury’s is launching its own ‘Fairly Traded’ brand this month and the Fairtrade Foundation is not happy. The leading supermarket chain is describing its own-brand tea as “Fairly Traded”, but […]
Chiswick’s Polish Ant & Dec
Anyone who gets a morning train to Waterloo from Chiswick station cannot fail to have noticed Damian and Kris, who run a coffee cart at the station entrance, selling what […]
Hounslow flats fail fire safety test
Hounslow is among the local authorities which have high rise flats which have failed fire safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell fire. Council leader Steve Curran published this […]
Ruth Cadbury lays in to Queen’s Speech
As one might expect, Labour’s MP for Brentford & Isleworth was less than impressed with the Queen’s Speech. Speaking in Parliament in response to the Queen’s speech Ruth Cadbury laid […]
Chiswick fire station crew rescued 14 people from Grenfell tower block
A crew from Chiswick was one of the first on the scene when the Grenfell tower block caught fire in the early hours of last Wednesday morning. Crews from all […]
Rupa Huq says ‘Theresa May’s power grab has spectacularly backfired’
Ruqa Huq, MP for Ealing Central and Acton, says ‘not in her wildest dreams’ did she expect to win with such a large majority (13,807 – up from 274 in […]
The ‘arrogance’ of Conservative Campaign Headquarters lost the Tories one of the most marginal and most winnable seats, says local activist.
A Conservative Party activist in Brentford & Isleworth has spoken of their anger in the way Mary Macleod, a strong candidate with deep local knowledge and experience was ‘diminished’ by […]
Joe Bourke says a vote for the Lib Dems is not a wasted vote
Joe Bourke, Liberal Democrat candidate for Brentford & Isleworth maintains that the only solution is to vote Lib Dem on Thursday: “Perhaps your choice might be add one more MP […]
What are the odds?
Ladbrokes have reported that Brentford & Isleworth is the most bet on constituency in the UK general election. They have Conservative candidate Mary MacLeod as 4/7 to regain the seat […]
Montagu – a donkey’s view of the nature of political leadership
Was ever a play more timely? Montagu, which runs until 17 June at the Tabard, is a play about political leadership performed during an election campaign almost entirely focused on […]
Mary Macleod says Conservative manifesto will provide “safe and thriving communities”
Mary Macleod, the Conservative candidate for Brentford & Isleworth says the Conservative manifesto provides “a national plan for a stronger economy, better services and safe and thriving communities.” Commenting on […]
Sadiq Khan on the leaked Labour manifesto
London Mayor Sadiq Khan visited Hounslow on Saturday, supporting Ruth Cadbury. A little band of Labour loyalists gathered to go campaigning door to door. Before they set off he gave […]
Grove Park piazza appeal
Grove Park is the area south of the railway line by Chiswick Rail Station. For some it is a place they abandon their car in the early hours, to run […]
Straight fight between Conservatives, Labour and Lib Dems
The election nominations have been confirmed. In both Chiswick’s constituencies there are only three candidates standing: Labour, Conservative and Lib Dem. No independents, no UKIP candidates, no Greens. There’s a […]
Lib Dems announce £4.5m of funding for mental health in Hounslow
The Liberal Democrats have announced that they will add another £1 billion for mental ill health care through putting a penny on income tax. This could equate to approximately £4.5 […]
Chiswick Park bridge agreement signed
Chiswick Park, the business park which houses a workforce of some 8,000 people on the site opposite Gunnersbury tube station, has signed an agreement with the London Borough of Hounslow, […]
Macleod vs Cadbury – The Chiswick Calendar Election Debate
The Chiswick Calendar Election Debate was standing room only in the Boston Room of George IV in Chiswick on Wednesday 10 May. Brentford & Isleworth candidates Mary Macleod (Conservative) and […]
Greens withdraw Brentford & Isleworth candidate
Hounslow Green Party has announced that Diane Scott will not be standing for the Brentford and Isleworth constituency in the 2017 General Election. This is their press release: Diane Scott […]
Liberal Democrats committed to a second referendum
If you voted Remain in the EU Referendum, for Liberal Democrat candidate Joe Bourke there is only one way you can vote in this election: Liberal Democrat. The candidate for […]
