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Another Blow for E-bike Users in Chiswick
Another Blow for E-bike Users in Chiswick

Ealing Council ejects Forest limiting further cross border ride options

Massive Bollo Lane Project Officially Breaks Ground
Massive Bollo Lane Project Officially Breaks Ground

Housing minister visits South Acton site to press go on construction

Lifeboat Crew Member Celebrated on International Women
Lifeboat Crew Member Celebrated on International Women's Day

Stephanie Bigsby the RNLI's only female regional technician

Encouraging News on Chiswick Post Office and Tesco
Encouraging News on Chiswick Post Office and Tesco's Replacement

Report back from Andy Slaughter, MP for Hammersmith and Chiswick

Strand Infants Visit Chiswick Lifeboat Crew Again
Strand Infants Visit Chiswick Lifeboat Crew Again

Marking a two decade association between the RNLI and the school

Boris Buses to Be Removed From Route 267
Boris Buses to Be Removed From Route 267

More is part of a broader programme of axing the New Routemasters

Funding Agreed to Move Forward with West London Orbital
Funding Agreed to Move Forward with West London Orbital

Intention is to hold public consultation before final decision next year

Low Response to Sainsbury
Low Response to Sainsbury's 'Early Listening' Consultation

Just 79 fill in survey expressing concerns about parking and building height

Park Friends Seek To Make Green Spaces an Election Issue
Park Friends Seek To Make Green Spaces an Election Issue

Volunteer groups call for all parties to commit to improvement

Hounslow
Hounslow's 'Budget for the Future' Described as a Turning Point

Tory opposition raises concerns about over-dependence on fine revenue

Exhibition Reveals How Chiswick Has Shaped Children
Exhibition Reveals How Chiswick Has Shaped Children's Literature

Displays at St Michael & All Angels launched on World Book Day

Huge Bedford Park Family Leisure Club Gets Funding
Huge Bedford Park Family Leisure Club Gets Funding

Blackstone investing in plans for large facility behind Tabard pub

Over 30% in Hounslow Fail to Get First Choice Secondary School
Over 30% in Hounslow Fail to Get First Choice Secondary School

Fall in successful applications attributed to strong demand

Ealing Council Meeting Confirms Annual Budget
Ealing Council Meeting Confirms Annual Budget

Labour says focus on safety and cleanliness rejecting opposition amendment

Comboni Sisters to Leave Chiswick After 75 Years
Comboni Sisters to Leave Chiswick After 75 Years

Missionary order relocating to the north of England

Everyone Active Relaunches Sporting Champions Programme
Everyone Active Relaunches Sporting Champions Programme

Free leisure centre access for young athletes across Ealing borough

Blackstone Director Joins Board of Firm Which Owns Brentford FC
Blackstone Director Joins Board of Firm Which Owns Brentford FC

Further investment in the holding company announced

Councils Team Up for Expanded Regional Park Plan
Councils Team Up for Expanded Regional Park Plan

500 hectares of land down to the Thames earmarked for transformation

Minister Says Hammersmith Bridge
Minister Says Hammersmith Bridge 'Good Candidate' for Investment

LBC reports letter stating project could benefit from Structures Fund

Local Beaver Scout Group Looking for New Members
Local Beaver Scout Group Looking for New Members

20th Chiswick Scouts offering opportunity for children aged six and over

A New Chapter in Celebrating Chiswick
A New Chapter in Celebrating Chiswick's Artists

Project to list those who have worked locally inspired by writer's timeline

Hounslow Council Can and Should Do Its Budget Differently
Hounslow Council Can and Should Do Its Budget Differently

Chiswick Homefields councillor Jack Emsley reports back

The Hogarth Prize Launched by Hounslow Council
The Hogarth Prize Launched by Hounslow Council

Artists invited to submit work for a summer exhibition at Hogarth's House

Joy and Relief as Chiswick Station Footbridge Reopens
Joy and Relief as Chiswick Station Footbridge Reopens

Mayor of Hounslow on hand to cut ribbon for long awaited return

Further Delays to Introduction of New Piccadilly Line Trains
Further Delays to Introduction of New Piccadilly Line Trains

Upgraded stock now unlikely to appear until next year

High Court Hears Case Against Ealing Children’s Centre Closures
High Court Hears Case Against Ealing Children’s Centre Closures

Judicial review is challenging council’s decision as unlawful

Tories Say Budget Amendment Would Protect Frontline Services
Tories Say Budget Amendment Would Protect Frontline Services

Labour claims they are 'peddling misinformation' on domestic abuse support

Chiswick PC Sacked for Making Discriminatory Remarks
Chiswick PC Sacked for Making Discriminatory Remarks

Brendan Jones had served on the local neighbourhood policing team

Old Actonians Latest Club to Plan Padel Courts
Old Actonians Latest Club to Plan Padel Courts

Wants to install new facilities on bowling green by Popes Lane

Councillor Confronts Alleged Shoplifters on the High Road
Councillor Confronts Alleged Shoplifters on the High Road

Ron Mushiso says he wants to drive persistent offenders out of town

Local Schools Win Praise for Supporting Disadvantaged Pupils
Local Schools Win Praise for Supporting Disadvantaged Pupils

Over thirty in the borough among the best performing in the country

Tesco to Close Express Store on Chiswick High Road
Tesco to Close Express Store on Chiswick High Road

Local branch shutting later this year on a date to be confirmed

Over 1,000 School Street Fines Already Issued in Bedford Park
Over 1,000 School Street Fines Already Issued in Bedford Park

Ealing Council sees huge revenue surge from access restrictions

Crosslight Chiswick Marks Ten Years of Debt Advice
Crosslight Chiswick Marks Ten Years of Debt Advice

Local branch of charity is based in St. Nicholas Church

Street Lighting U-Turn - A Case Study of Local Democracy in Action
Street Lighting U-Turn - A Case Study of Local Democracy in Action

Chiswick Gunnersbury councillor Ron Mushiso reports back

Hounslow Council Issues Measles Warning
Hounslow Council Issues Measles Warning

Four local cases raise concern about low vaccination uptake

Chiswick-based Police Officer Faces Sexual Offence Charges
Chiswick-based Police Officer Faces Sexual Offence Charges

Mahad Abdalla accused of attacks on a woman while he was off-duty

Chiswick Trio Charged in Connection with Knightsbridge Killing
Chiswick Trio Charged in Connection with Knightsbridge Killing

Accused of perverting the course of justice after Blue Stevens's death

Police Pledge Action on High Road Pavement Cycling
Police Pledge Action on High Road Pavement Cycling

Regular patrols to be made by PCSO Randles to deal with offenders

Construction Set to Begin on Emanuel Hollow Site
Construction Set to Begin on Emanuel Hollow Site

Project near Dukes Meadows seeks to 'uplift' underused area

Previously in Chiswick

Stories published earlier in this site's weekly newsletter

Calendar

 Making Tax Digital for Landlords
Making Tax Digital for Landlords

Horton and Garton explains the significant change to the tax system affecting many landlords

 Slay Belles at The Tabard Theatre
Slay Belles at The Tabard Theatre

A sharp, intimate, dark comedy drama set backstage, at the Palace Theatre, Fleetwood on Christmas Eve 2025

The 7 deadly sins of a plumbing customer
The 7 deadly sins of a plumbing customer

The Italian Plumber gives hints on how to be the ideal customer

 Your Problems Are Not Accidents
Your Problems Are Not Accidents

Ozana Giusca explains why your problems might be your greatest messengers

Book Now for Chiswick Pier
Book Now for Chiswick Pier's Mothering Sunday Cruise

Take afternoon tea while sailing to Westminster and back

St Benedict
St Benedict's Hosts Women in Leadership Conference

Inaugural event timed to coincide with International Women's Week

Gavin Plumley to Explore the Life and Legacy of John Singer Sargent
Gavin Plumley to Explore the Life and Legacy of John Singer Sargent

Broadcaster giving this month's talk for The Arts Society Chiswick

Slavonic Sacred Music and Russian Poetry on Harvard Road
Slavonic Sacred Music and Russian Poetry on Harvard Road

Romanoff Foundation Choir to perform an 'Evening of Repentance'

A Cabaret of Courage and Corsets with Fiona-Jane Weston
A Cabaret of Courage and Corsets with Fiona-Jane Weston

Solo performance looks at the women who shaped the Victorian age

Nonesuch Orchestra to Perform World Premiere at St. Peter
Nonesuch Orchestra to Perform World Premiere at St. Peter's Acton Green

80 students from three local schools taking part

Hogarth Singers Perform Three Sacred Works for Spring Concert
Hogarth Singers Perform Three Sacred Works for Spring Concert

Programme includes Vierne, Mendelssohn and Schubert

The Phil Brown Swingtet Returns to The Duck and Ball
The Phil Brown Swingtet Returns to The Duck and Ball

A new season of monthly performances from the six-piece band

Spring Concert Celebration at Chiswick School
Spring Concert Celebration at Chiswick School

Hounslow Symphony Orchestra teams up again with local choirs

An Evening With Sam Harrison at St Michael and All Angels
An Evening With Sam Harrison at St Michael and All Angels

Start of a new season of fundraisers for The Upper Room

Clarinet and Piano Recital at St. Nicholas Church
Clarinet and Piano Recital at St. Nicholas Church

William Hammond and George Herbert perform four contrasting pieces

The Ealing Club Returns to Chiswick for Blues and Soul Showcase
The Ealing Club Returns to Chiswick for Blues and Soul Showcase

Triple bill includes The Geoff Garbow Band, Yabooty and Lucca Mae

Artists to Hold One Night Only Exhibition at the Barley Mow Centre
Artists to Hold One Night Only Exhibition at the Barley Mow Centre

Sales of the work of Paul Mulvey and Michael Haran will support two charities

Addison Singers Presents a Programme Shaped by Prague and Modern Britain
Addison Singers Presents a Programme Shaped by Prague and Modern Britain

Concert precedes the choir's trip to the Czech capital in May

Easter Rail Works to Disrupt Services for Passengers
Easter Rail Works to Disrupt Services for Passengers

South Western Railway upgrading track near Clapham Junction

Riverside Studios Marks 50 Years with In Conversation Series
Riverside Studios Marks 50 Years with In Conversation Series

Programme features Dame Helen Mirren and Sir Lenny Henry

St Michael
St Michael's Players to Stage Terence Rattigan's Cause Célèbre

A gripping true-crime drama of passion, scandal and justice

Disruption on Public Transport in Chiswick
Disruption on Public Transport in Chiswick

Tubes and train services affected by engineering works

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