Theresa May woz ‘ere – but it was a secret
Theresa May popped in to Brentford this afternoon to visit the graphics and signage maker Octink with Conservative party candidate for Brentford & Isleworth Mary Macleod. So secret was the […]
Entries by Bridget Osborne
Ruth Cadbury hopes to “buck the trend” and be re-elected
Labour have suffered big losses in the local elections, including the loss of overall control of Glasgow council for the first time in nearly 40 years. UKIP has been almost […]
Priti Patel visits Brentford with Mary Macleod
For the second day running the Conservative party has fielded one of its big names to come and support their candidate in what they clearly see as a target seat. […]
Amber Rudd visits Chiswick
Home Secretary Amber Rudd visited Chiswick on Monday 1 May supporting Conservative candidate for Brentford & Isleworth Mary Macleod. She heard the concerns of local residents about drug dealing and […]
What does Mary Macleod think about Brexit?
The Conservative candidate for Brentford & Isleworth was MP for the constituency from 2010 – 2015 so people tend to know who she is and what she stands for, except […]
Joy Morrissey selected as Conservative candidate for Ealing Central & Acton
Joy Morrissey has been selected by Conservatives in Ealing as their candidate for Ealing Central and Acton. An Ealing councillor since 2014, she used to work for the former MP […]
Rupa Huq says there’s been an ‘amazing’ increase in new Labour members in Ealing Central and Acton
Rupa Huq, Labour candidate for Ealing Central and Acton, says there has amazing increase in the number of new members since the election was called. She’s been out campaigning in […]
Level of child obesity in Hounslow reveals “failure of Tory childhood obesity strategy”
According to Liberal Democrat candidate for Brentford & Isleworth Joe Bourke the number of obese ten year olds in Hounslow, revealed in data released this week, shows that the Government’s […]
Green-Labour pact in Chiswick could make all the difference in two very marginal seats
This is Diane Scott, the Green party candidate for Brentford & Isleworth. She has until 11th May to decide whether or not to pull out of the general election campaign […]
Gunnersbury station now “dangerously overcrowded” says Ruth Cadbury
The Labour party candidate for Brentford & Isleworth constituency Ruth Cadbury says Gunnersbury tube station is now “dangerously overcrowded” at rush hour and there should be no more major building […]
Conservatives “delighted” that former MP Mary Macleod is their candidate again
Mary Macleod says she is “thrilled” to have been selected as Conservative candidate for Brentford & Isleworth constituency, and Conservative members say they are “delighted” to have her. She won […]
Lib Dems won’t join a coalition with May’s Conservatives or Corbyn’s Labour
It seems the Liberal Democrats have learned their lesson over taking part in coalition government after being wiped out in the last election. Leader Tim Farron has announced that they […]
Brentford & Isleworth Conservatives announce third candidate
Conservatives in Brentford & Isleworth have announced the third person who members will consider for selection as their election candidate at a closed, members only meeting this evening. Christopher Salmon, […]
James Cracknell puts himself forward for selection
James Cracknell OBE, the Olympic rower who lives in Chiswick, has announced that he would like to be considered for selection as the Conservative Party candidate for Brentford and Isleworth […]
Ruth Cadbury says she’s ready for the election
Theresa May’s surprise announcement of a snap election in June has caught everyone on the hop. The Conservatives in Brentford and Isleworth don’t even have a candidate at the moment. […]
Mary Macleod throws her hat into the ring
Mary Macleod, the former Member of Parliament for Chiswick, Brentford, Isleworth, Osterley and Hounslow, today announced her intention to put her name forward for selection as the Conservative Candidate for […]
Air pollution becomes a campaign issue
This is Mary Macleod not campaigning at Brentford market on Sunday. She’s not campaigning yet as she doesn’t want to count her chickens before the Brentford & Isleworth Conservative party […]
The Chiswick Calendar Business Rate Debate
Chiswick High Rd Under Threat The character of the High Rd is under threat, with small independent businesses squeezed by rising rents and rates at the same time as they […]
Is yours the house with the book wallpaper?
“All readers come to fiction as willing accomplices to your lies.” That’s the “basic goodwill contract made the moment we pick up a work of fiction” according to American writer […]
Our topsy turvy politics
The world’s gone mad. It’s a sentiment which has been expressed often since 23 June last year and even more so since President Trump was elected. In Chiswick we have […]
Big Lunch in Chiswick?
I had an email this week asking if I knew whether anyone in Chiswick is organising a Big Lunch event on the weekend of 17 / 18 June to mark […]
Join in a 30 hour hymn singing marathon for charity in March
Sponsored walks, swims and cycles are all common ways of raising money for charity. Now there’s to be a sponsored hymn-singing marathon at St Michael and All Angels Church in […]
An African Odyssey
I’ve just come back from a week’s filming in Zimbabwe for The History of Africa documentary series with Zeinab Badawi (due to be transmitted on BBC World TV in May). […]
Things the football training manual never taught you… how to proceed when your centre forward disappears up a tree and won’t come down
It never ceases to amaze me how you can live somewhere for nearly thirty years and still have no idea about half the things which happen in your own neighbourhood. […]
Find out what the third runway will mean to you
The Department of Transport has launched the Public Consultation on the expansion of Heathrow. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has outlined a number of measures with which Heathrow Airport Ltd will […]
Silver spoon from the Titanic sold at Chiswick Auctions
A tale of real pathos unfolded at Chiswick Auctions showroom last week. Under the hammer was a silver sugar sifter from the Titanic’s Café Parisienne. I met Bob Ballard, the […]
Consultation meetings on Heathrow third runway soon
Consultations with Department of Transport officials are expected to take place in around 20 venues in West London in February and early March on the controversial plans for a third […]
One Love
I was, as they say, feelin the love at our party last Wednesday. I am slightly amazed that we’ve been doing this website for two years and that it has […]
TfL in a pickle over bridge mural
Transport for London find themselves in something of a quandary as to what to do about the railway bridge over Turnham Green Terrace. In a scenario which plays out rather […]
Plans for Dukes Meadows
Kathleen Healy of Dukes Meadows Trust will be responding to the council consultation and initial proposals for the development of Dukes Meadows at the Chiswick Area Forum at the Town […]
