A sculpture celebrating the Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet WB Yeats, has reached its target of £136,439 and is now scheduled for completion in June 2022. Artist Conrad Shawcross was commissioned to create a design for a piece of art work and organisers, led by poet and broadcaster Cahal Dallat, have already received planning permission from Hounslow planning officers. A page on the crowdfundin

A "geyser" of 'waste water'- diluted sewage - erupted on the north bank of Hammersmith Bridge on Sunday (25 July), following heavy rainfall across London. The jet of water was filmed shooting well over 100ft into the air out of an overflowing storm drain, before falling back onto the surrounding area or dissipating into a fine mist close to pedestrians crossing the bridge. Filming the in

A man who was carrying two Skorpion machine guns in his backpack close to Chiswick Park Underground station has been sentenced to nine years and nine months imprisonment. David Longhor, 20, of Villiers Road Southall, was sentenced on Wednesday 21 July for two counts of possession of a firearm with intent; two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon and possession of ammunition without a cer

Image above: Ruth when she won 'best newcomer' in the Hackney Wheelers Glamorous bike ride  Cycling UK's 100 Women in Cycling list celebrates 'inspirational women who are encouraging others to experience the joy of cycling'. Ruth Mayorcas, who campaigns for safe cycling in Chiswick, has been picked as one of the 100 this year. Every year the cyclists' touring club highlight 100

A gap has opened up along the tow path at Strand on the Green between the path and the retaining wall which stands on the shore, in the stretch where it narrows between the Bull's Head and the City Barge. I noticed it on Thursday 15 July and given the devastation wrought by the flash floods three days earlier, I thought I'd better report it. The gap is quite big - I'd say two inches across - an

Liberal Democrat MPs, London Assembly members and council and group leaders in South West London have written to South Western Railway boss Claire Mann, calling for masks to continue to be required on their train services. The letter from Lib Dem politicians says: 'Many key workers from across south west London have used South Western Railway's (SWR) services to get to their jobs throughout

Train operators have voted for four days of strike action across London's tube network in August, over plans by London Underground to abolish the night tube train drivers’ pay grade. Following a 'solid vote' by members and subsequent talks, the tube drivers' union, the RMT, has instructed train operators to not book on for any duty on four days next month. The first two 24 hour strikes wil

Face coverings will remain compulsory on London's transport network despite Covid restrictions easing in England on 19 July, says Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. He is not prepared to put public transport users at risk by relaxing the rules on mask wearing, he says. England is removing most of its Covid restrictions next Monday, and while Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he expects masks to be

Image above: Up & Running Chiswick shop

Up & Running is up and running

A new shop opened on Chiswick High Rd on Saturday. In between M&S and Mint Velvet at no.242 Chiswick High Rd., Up & Running is a specialist shop for runners which sells all that a runner could need. It's part of a small chain of independent shops started nearly 30 years ago in Yorkshir

Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced to the House of Commons on Monday (12 July) that lockdown rules would end in England on Monday 19 July. Almost all legal restrictions on social contact will be removed, but some 'guidance

Image above: Map showing case rates per 100,000 people for seven day period ending 5 July

Cases up by more than a third over previous week

New Covid cases registered in Chiswick were up by more than a third in the seven days up to 5 July, the latest figures released by Government. On the map, graded from white (fewer than three cases) through yellow, shades of green and

Image above: TfL Overview map of Cycleway 9 Streetspace scheme Transport for London has announced it would like to make changes to the part of Cycleway 9 which comes through Chiswick High Rd, as a result of consultation with people who have contacted them. Amongst other improvements, they now plan to add bus shelters at stops along the High Rd and to introduce more places for ta

Image: Marcele Detomaso's ice cream tricycle  An ice cream salesman has won approval from the local council to trade outside a Chiswick school, despite objections from two head teachers. Marcele Detomaso, who sells gelato from a tricycle, applied to park his stand outside Strand-on-the-Green Infant and Junior Schools. Headteachers of both schools objected to the application, ci