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Please sign petition to record  numbers of companion animals euthanised in England

Please consider signing the Petition to record and publish numbers of companion animals euthanised in England - a few thousand more signatures needed before it can be debated in parliament Thousands of healthy animals are euthanised every year, often because families no longer want them or can afford them. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/639459Currently there is no accurate data on companion animal euthanasia. We want requirements for veterinarians, rescue organisations and pounds to record and report details on companion animal euthanasia including why, where, gender, breed, age, and breeder information.This should then be published by the Government.Government responses to previous petitions have failed to acknowledge that this data is needed.A large number of companion animals are at risk of euthanasia and/or euthanised due to economic restraints, behaviour issues, lack of rescue spaces and treatable health conditions.Mandatory recording requirements would provide information that can be used to put in place measures to help reduce future risks of euthanasia and provide data leading to awareness and action on areas of concern to the public, such as abandonment, bites and behaviour.Change does not happen without evidence.🆘🆘 This is a very sad situation 🆘🆘Our petition has only reached 7.5k signatures and is at risk of dying a death for the 3rd time as we need 10k signatures for a response and a whopping 100k for a debate. We struggle so much with shares and signatures yet we know that other posts get amazing reactions and we help save so many lives. Please help by signing and sharing https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/639459#TuksLaw

Claire Moran ● 1124d4 Comments ● 1122d

Solicitor

Can anyone give me the name of a good local (Chiswick area) solicitor please? For wills and that sort of stuff

Robin Knight ● 1124d6 Comments ● 1122d

The triumph of Operation ChisChoke

Our cunning plan to curtail freedom of movement in Chiswick is going well. The bike lane is blocked for cyclists but usefully slowing vehicular traffic. Traffic towards Hammersmith is at a near standstill day and night. Onwards to gridlock!!

Davey Harris ● 1346d23 Comments ● 1123d

Jam jars available

I have about 30 clean empty jam jars (mainly Bonne Maman type) if anyone would like them for jam-making etc.

Scott Ackroyd ● 1134d10 Comments ● 1123d

Dog Sitter?!

Our regular dog sitter is unavailable so any suggestions for a dog sitter who can mind the hounds for a few hours in the daytime in the week of 3rd October - probably the Wednesday and maybe Thursday?

Simon Meyers ● 1124d4 Comments ● 1123d

Seven Bins Sunak

Such a relief that we've been spared having 7 bins in Hounslow. We already have 6 but that 7th would have broken the camel's back. Lucky it existed only in his imagination.

Susan Kelly ● 1124d4 Comments ● 1124d

Huge news 😂

On the front page - Hounslow Council wants to encourage modes of travel other than cars. They are finally out of the closet regarding the war on cars

Maggie Dodge ● 1125d36 Comments ● 1124d

Sir Keir in Paris (not for the Rugby)

Sir Keir hands his new pal Emmanuel a pristine Arsenal shirt with the words VISIT RWANDA emblazoned on the shirt sleeve.Did Slippery Sir Keir not see the irony?

Denis I. Fox ● 1126d12 Comments ● 1124d

A fundamental flaw in Hounslow's Parking Strategy

If you look at the two documents that the council is currently consulting in it is hard not to be taken aback by the difference between the rhetoric and the reality.While it is a perfectly laudable aim to discourage car use and encourage sustainable transport measures, this is hard to achieve if you have a huge vested interest in encouraging people to drive which Hounslow does because it operates the largest number of car parking spaces in the borough.These are concentrated in the Hounslow town area which is also very well provided with privately run car parks so there would be a limited impact if the council were to get out of the car park business and bring much needed funds to its coffers by selling the sites for development.However, the 'strategy' is to upgrade the existing car parks and provide more when they deem demand requires it.The kerbside strategy on the other hand is to squeeze space even further with more parklets, EV chargers, bike hangers and cycle lanes. All of these are laudable, and some may even be necessary, but the report acknowledges that there are already parts of the borough where demand for residential spaces already outweighs supply.This includes Chiswick which already has the lowest level of daily car usage and pays more that the rest of the borough put together in permit charges. Chiswick's main car park at Sainsbury's is under continued threat of development and even that provides a fraction of the space available if you want to park in Hounslow. Squeezing further the limited available space will achieve almost nothing in encouraging people to switch modes of transport but will further reduce footfall on the High Road.

Jeremy Parkinson ● 1125d20 Comments ● 1124d

Dug up open pavement outside Dobbins

It’s been 2 weeks now open trench.No works .I feel sorry for the cake shop can’t put out chairs and tables .I did speak to the owner he is very very frustrated.He phone the company and council with no joy.

John Kennedy ● 1124d0 Comments ● 1124d

Tower Hamlets Council to scrap LTN road closure scheme

Tower Hamlets Council to scrap LTN road closure scheme https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66872320Bloody democracy ….

Michael Good ● 1125d0 Comments ● 1125d

Great stuff from Sunak

Five more years for Rishi.

James Dow ● 1125d0 Comments ● 1125d

Fence repair

Any recommendation for someone who could repair my back fence and trellis? 

Helen Palmer ● 1125d0 Comments ● 1125d

Death on Devonshire road

So awful. I was visiting the pet shop this morning. Passed two females asleep in an empty shop's doorway - drug paraphernalia all around them - or so I thought. Another braver passersby was worried about the the position of one and called an ambulance. Turned out one of women was dead - as all around people sat in the sun eating and drinking, walking their dogs - including me. So sad

Beccy Thorp ● 1134d55 Comments ● 1126d

Single Ply Membrane - Roofing Company

We are looking for a reliable company to replace a single ply membrane on a flat roof/terrace. We would want a warranty with the work. Any recommendations welcome. Thanks.

Adrian Smith ● 1132d4 Comments ● 1126d

Sutton Court Rd

Shut.Police everywhere. Looks like a crime scene.

David Darlow ● 1130d43 Comments ● 1126d

Cycleway 49 Fishers Lane

I think I am right in saying Hounslow Council was set to consider some future proposals for Cycleway 9 at a meeting last night. I don't know what the outcome was but one of them was to replace the Zebra crossing at the end of Windmill Road with a signalised crossing with a parallel crossing for cyclists.While I understand the arguments in favour of zebras, particularly at this spot, the plan would be an important missing link for cyclists north of the High Road who at the moment face a lot of challenges trying to join Cycleway 9.Notionally there is a Cycleway 49 that links with Cycleway 9 at Windmill Road but nobody actually goes this way or anywhere else for that matter on this largely made up route. However, a proper linkage at Windmill Road which doesn't require a dismount or a scary crossing with traffic coming at you from six different directions would be a win.Obviously something would have to be done about the road surface on Windmill Road which I don't use my best bike on but there are other problems. The main one is that the stretch of Chiswick Common Road between Fishers Lane and the back of M&S is very bad for cycling. With parked cars it is very narrow and you often come face to face with delivery lorries.The alternative seems to be a route across Chiswick Back Common. I thought previously it wasn't allowable to put a cycleway across common land but Cycleway 49 goes over Acton Green (even though staying on the road is probably safer and better). The problem there is that there is a blind corner at the south east part of the Rocks Lane centre. If something could be done to improve sightlines there, there would be a safe convenient route from the north of Chiswick to the High Road for the first time since Cycleway 9 opened.I was pleased also to see that the council were following up suggestions on how linkages at the bottom of Prebend Gardens could be improved. These could make a significant difference.

Mark Evans ● 1139d74 Comments ● 1126d

Pls help us find our ginger cat Mylo. 

Pls help us find our cat Mylo. Ginger, long haired, two years old. Please call 07855957230

Yesh ● 1153d19 Comments ● 1127d

Sainsbury Shopping online

I had an argument with Sainsbury when delivering items purchased online.Ocado deliver in bags, Waitrose are prepared to transfer your items into your bags but Sainsbury tell me they only deliver but do not pack. Their driver was very belligerent and said that he only delivers and does not pack into the customer's bags.Do they just put all the items on your door step ? How do others manage ? Many thanks Bina

Bina Pandit ● 1128d13 Comments ● 1127d

CCTV cameras removed Turnham Green?

Noticed the CCTV cameras have been chopped down on Turnham Green?

John Bird ● 1130d3 Comments ● 1128d