NEWS
News, features and comment about Chiswick W4 and the surrounding area of west London.
Written mainly by The Chiswick Calendar’s editor Bridget Osborne, former BBC journalist and long-term resident of Chiswick, these blog posts appear in a weekly newsletter emailed to our subscribers, which you can subscribe to here.
Scroll down to find guest blogs by other members of our local community: informed opinion on politics, the property market, fitness, health, culture, a monthly book review and a weekly column on how to live with your elderly mother from The Man in the Middle.
Chiswick Cheese Market gets the go ahead
Give your old laptop to a child who needs it
Control your dogs warning from Police after Richmond Park deer attack
Mayor of London acted ‘unlawfully’ in Streetspace programme
New test site in Isleworth for people without symptoms
New test site in Stamford Brook for people with symptoms
Most of Chiswick’s top priority residents already vaccinated against Covid
Bollo Lane ‘monster tower’ approved
LB Hounslow has the highest Covid infection rate in London
Something to look forward to …
Confusion as NHS launches national Covid vaccination booking system
Runner stopped on river front for ‘breathing heavily’ is a lockdown sceptic
Acton fire prompts firefighters’ advice about incense and candles
Four men charged after cash and cocaine seizures in Chiswick
Chiswick post “chaos” as Royal Mail struggles with Covid-19
Lib Dem councillors determined to have their say on Bollo Lane tower blocks
Avoid the riverfront say Police and Councils
Car swept into the river at Chiswick Mall
Explore Chiswick’s cultural history, online and on foot
Train services to be reduced to 72% of pre-pandemic levels
Over a thousand Hounslow residents take part in new rapid Covid testing
Application for German sausage stall in Chiswick High Rd turned down
Chiswick Head Teacher “devastated” that exams have been cancelled
All you might want to know about Covid in our area – Kelly O’Neill
Watch for ‘Alabama Rot’ in dogs, says Chiswick vet
Hear first hand from Kelly O’Neill about how Covid is affecting LB Hounslow
Covid and Brexit: “A hideous cocktail” for businesses
Covid rate in Chiswick stays high
Customs, confusion and charges: Chiswick struggles with Brexit
Covid news latest roundup
Which ‘non-essential’ shops are still offering click & collect or deliveries
First vaccinations being carried out at Chiswick Health Centre
Vaccination programme rolled out
Chiswick School starts COVID testing programme
Tributes for Cllr Poonam Dhillon
Nursery staff and parents worried about safety of nurseries
Rapid COVID-19 tests available in Hounslow
‘Christmas at Kew’ events cancelled
Christmas impact – Covid cases up by nearly 50% in Chiswick
Big rise in Covid deaths in LB Hounslow in December
Alert Level 5 – what it means
Can businesses still offer Click & Collect?
Sadiq Khan tells ministers to “get a grip” on foreign arrivals
Prime Minister announces third national lockdown
Latest Covid figures for Chiswick
Majority of Chiswick school children stay home
Fisher’s Lane review put off till February
South Chiswick traffic consultation meeting fully booked
Chiswick RNLI features in TV documentary
Sheila Hancock made a Dame in New Year’s Honours List
Chiswick Schools among those closed to majority of pupils by Covid restrictions
End of year letter from the editor
Latest Covid figures for Chiswick
Watermans arts centre ‘saved’ by community support
Residents object to German sausage stall in Chiswick High Rd
Huge increase in allotment fees agreed
Government plan for Covid testing in schools a ‘debacle’
Macken’s stuck with a freezer full of large turkeys
Cycleway 9 opens on Chiswick High Rd
Click and collect in Chiswick
Which shops are considered ‘essential’ and which are not?
Retailers scramble to salvage Christmas
Trains packed as people rush to leave London
London in Tier 4
A critically important Covid message
Londoners’ way of life changed long term by the pandemic
Cycle lane not open till the new year
Design framework published on how to improve Turnham Green Terrace
Heathrow ruling “drives a cart and horses through commitment on climate change” – Ruth Cadbury MP
New restaurant owners “gutted” they can’t go ahead with Chiswick opening
The shops are open
Heathrow wins Supreme Court fight over building third runway
Long queues at the post office – and how to beat them
Can I still go away for Christmas?
Hogarth Club – what you can and can’t do in Tier 3
Cycleway on Chiswick High Rd opens on Friday
Do not fall for the fake puppy scam
London goes into Tier 3
All buffed up and nowhere to go
New community art work unveiled
Row over cancellation of Chiswick Antiques Market
Chiswick Antiques market cancelled
Ealing Liberal Democrats challenge Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
Ruth Cadbury MP urges PM to take action to save local pubs and restaurants
Schools should be compensated for Covid spending, says Rupa Huq MP
Sutton Court Rd blocked by roadworks
Mayor demands greater support for London
391 bus route replaced by 110
Drug dealer sentenced to three years in prison
New artwork to be unveiled on W4th Plinth
More markets planned for Chiswick
Traffic cameras go live in Fisher’s Lane and Grove Park
Low Traffic Neighbourhood decisions sent back to LB Hounslow Cabinet
Review of Turnham Green Terrace traffic restrictions starts 9 December
Southfield councillors to host online forum about Fisher’s Lane
Boat Race 2021 moved away from River Thames
Christmas trees ‘essential’
Chiswick Cinema launches new memberships
Radical new plans for temporary crossing over Hammersmith Bridge
Spate of thefts from cars
Features
Guest Blog
Books of the Month
New books published each month
Annakarin Klerfalk is a literary agent who used to be the manager of Waterstones bookshop in Chiswick and knows the book trade inside out. Each month she takes a look at what’s new and recommends her top picks.
Man in the Middle
The musings of a middle aged man on living with his family and aged mother
Faced with the realisation that she can no longer live on her own, the decision to move the old lady in with himself, his wife and teenage children has a seismic impact on their lives, with riotous consequences.
