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Chiswick Tower Latest - Good news for Gunnersbury?

Just trying to understand the significance of the latest news in the Chiswick Tower development. Am I being too optimistic in thinking that the postponement of the housing to be built on the car park sites and the continuing commitment of the developer to facilitating making the station step-free is a positive thing? It will presumably be much easier to do the work on making the platforms step free if they are not in the middle of a huge construction project? 

Jeremy Parkinson ● 37d64 Comments ● 1d

Photo booth.

Hi do any of you fine folks know where there is a photo booth locally please?

Keith Iddon ● 2d6 Comments ● 2d

Furniture restoration

A few weeks back this came up as a topic.  Some months ago I enrolled on the Friday classes at the Macbeth Centre in Hammersmith run by H&F Council. I discovered a whole new side of myself! The tutor is fantastic and it is such fun with a great sense of achievement. Give it a try. Search for Macbeth courses on H&F website. j

Janet Reuben ● 5d2 Comments ● 2d

Casio Wiz - calculator, old version, white back

Looking for one of these if anyone has one, that they no longer need/ want to sell. Yes, they are available on Ebay,but dubious quality! Thank you!

Vanessa Cobb ● 3d3 Comments ● 3d

Very loving, healthy 1 year old female cat looking for new home

Hi everyone we know a very loving cat who is looking for a new home as due to no fault of the he own, her current owner can no longer look after her. Some details about Poppy:She is exactly 1 (almost 13 months) SpayedFully vaccinatedMicrochippedUp to date on flea & worm treatmentFully house and litter trainedFriendly around other catsShe is very cuddly and loves attention. She does enjoy going outside but prefers to be inside the home at most times.   I have cute photos I can share if wanted. Please let me know if you are interested / know anyone else who may be!

Corrina Walker ● 3d1 Comments ● 3d

Chiswick house

Just a question are the green and white hire bikes allowed to speed through Chiswick house I was walking along the drive and me and my dog were nearly rode into at quite a speed.

Debbie Harewood ● 38d38 Comments ● 3d

The Post Office / parcel deliveries

Once the PO took on mail order deliveries I used to receive notification by email or text that there was a parcel to be delivered.  This was followed up with a time slot or an option to divert, offer a safe place or delay.  Following delivery there would be a note to say parcel delivery.Over the last few weeks this procedure is non existent.  The consignor now seems to be undertaking that role.   However 2 separate parcels have failed to arrive.  The seeds I was sanguine about but the expensive trousers is not acceptable.Looking at the history on the tracking number shows that no delivery was possible on 8th April and I had been ‘carded’.  I was home all day and there was no knock or card.  It then goes on to show that delivery to my safe place had taken place on 14th April.  I don’t have a safe place, everywhere is visible from the pavement.Now what do I do?  The consignor says to take it up with the PO but I only have a tracking number and it doesn’t say which delivery company.  There appear to have been several as the trousers came from the US.Anyone else had this experience?

Elizabeth Ross ● 4d4 Comments ● 3d

Free books

Have a box of books mainly fiction and teenager books if anyone needs them please let me know .

Irma Hamilton-Hunt ● 7d11 Comments ● 3d

What Is A Woman ??

- It shows how far we drifted from common sense that it became necessary to go to a court to answer 'what is a woman' !

Anna Kirkpatrick ● 7d41 Comments ● 4d

Accident involving a cyclist on south parade yesterday

Hi everyone,I witnessed a poor chap come off his bike at speed at the roundabout on south parade (fishers lane junction).Around 5 people ran to help him. Unfortunately I couldn’t stop (I was driving and it wasn’t safe to do so). He had lots of people around him within seconds so I knew he was being looked after. I can’t stop thinking about it- it honestly was one of the worst things I’ve seen as he skidded on his face for around 6 foot.I wanted to see if anyone knows the man and to see if he is ok? I have dash cam footage of the incident should he need it for any reason. Many thanks

Sarah Smith ● 12d4 Comments ● 6d

Statutory Notice Spending

Interesting piece this, as the council look to save money on this service requirement. I refer to this particular section:'About three quarters of the spending last year was on traffic orders, with the balance made up by statutory consultation materials and other kinds of public notices.Nearly £100,000 out of the £108,395 was spent with PWR Media which is the publisher of the Hounslow Herald.According to a source at the council, the cost for statutory notices starts at around £400 and can be more depending on the size of the advertisement.The legislation governing traffic orders and other public notices states that they must be placed in a ‘newspaper in general circulation’. The Hounslow Herald is from time to time deposited at various drop off points throughout the borough and the council deems this meets the requirement of the law.'Well I'm glad that someone at Hounslow believes this meets lawful requirements because here in Isleworth copies of 'The Herald' are as rare as hen's teeth. If you are exceptionally lucky and you also shop in Tesco you might just very occasionally see a copy, otherwise tough sh*t  - you will not. The two publications you see most regularly are The Hounslow Chronicle and The Richmond & Twickenham Times neither of which contain official notices from LBH, which surely means a sizeable proportion of borough residents are left in the dark. Very democratic.

Vanessa Smith ● 108d27 Comments ● 6d

Visitor Parking Permit Query

Can anyone tell me if you are penalised if you fill out multiple days on a CPZ zone visitor permit card. It appears to be the case, as my visitor was given a ticket outside our house when he was staying overnight having filled it in for the 16th and 17th of April at the same time. It seems sharp practice considering we pay for the visitor permit cards anyway. Before I dispute this with the parking people I thought I'd ask if anyone knows of any instructions on this matter? I can't find any specific instructions anywhere.Finally, does anyone know if we have to pay on Good Friday or are CPZ zones free for the day?

Fiona Meyers ● 7d1 Comments ● 7d

Blue Origin

Does it get any more fake than this? Terrible effort..

Michael Brown ● 8d17 Comments ● 7d

plant thefts from Chiswick House!

Unbelievable that people would sink so low! Any ideas as to who, or what kind of folk might be responsible? I wonder when the thefts take place? Maybe early morning is safest for the thieves.

Davey Harris ● 9d7 Comments ● 7d

SKYNET  - any thoughts ?

Skynet - a supercomputer that uses the air as a network to monitor all life forms on and even  in - the surface of earth through signature vibration of every person with a birth certificate. At birth we are pinpricked on the heel and our blood recorded, its then digitized into Skynet that can now triangulate that individual anywhere on earth in seconds through scalar mapping triangulation. Our signature frequency is quantam entangled through the airwaves back to the NEXRAD mobile HAARP beacons.Thoughts on this Chiswickians ??

Anna Kirkpatrick ● 62d45 Comments ● 7d

Missing Cat Whizzy

My cat Whizzy (British blue) disappeared from my home in Stamford Brook Avenue  on 10th March and is still missing. I did put notices on various cat missing sites, social media as well as posters around my neighbourhood but so far no luck. If anyone has any news please let me know.

Patrick Burke ● 22d12 Comments ● 7d

Trump on Chiswick High Road

I saw a Scottish gentleman near M&S on the High Road this afternoon, wearing a Brits For Trump baseball cap, a Trump tshirt and holding a large US flag, while Nessan Dorma by Pavarotti played in the background. I'm not sure what he was trying to achieve by being there (apart from perhaps trying to appease the good people of Chiswick about trade tariffs or the amount that's been wiped off their shares in the last few days) or if he's being paid to do it. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry... but that's my opinion, each to their own.

Richard Evans ● 18d28 Comments ● 7d

Really good and reliable cleaner wanted for 4hrs/week

Can anyone help/recommend someone good & trustworthy who has time? I do not wish to use a company

Ms A Mark ● 7d0 Comments ● 7d

Proposed care home development in Acton Lane

Whatever the merits or otherwise of this proposal, I wish developers wouldn’t talk nonsense, as their blurb says  ‘..the materials chosen aim to harmonise with nearby buildings including the listed Old Packhorse pub…’ while the images show a white block in complete contrast to the red brick pub on the corner. And bang goes the camera shop, locksmiths, hairdressers and bathroom showrooms. Unusual not to maintain some street level retail in this location.

Peter Evans ● 8d4 Comments ● 7d

£500 fine for dropping cigarette butt!

Presumably an April Fools' day prank message??Lucky I don't smoke though, just in case it's for real

Davey Harris ● 21d19 Comments ● 9d

Tabby Cat Missing North Chiswick

Kristoff last seen on Kent Road.
Report here from Pets Reunited

Alison Howard ● 22d10 Comments ● 9d

SOTG/Kew Bridge camera

It looks like the no drive through cameras from Kew Bridge to Hartington Rd (or vv) are now in place so avoid driving through (without access stopping) or you'll be ticketed/fined.

Jim Brown ● 42d60 Comments ● 9d

National Garden Scheme Kicks off This Weekend

Its that super time of year when the opening up of private gardens for  the public kicks off. I ve enjoyed a few visits over the years - highly recommend !The variety is fantastic - gardens on floating barges, allotments, roof gardens, stately home gardens, veg plots, recycled gardens, exotic jungle style - you name it its in the programme ! Participants local to W4 include some Chiswick Mall gardens and some Kew Green gardens and more.Entry is typically £5, children often go free and refreshments are often available - homemade cakes and home brewed ginger beer etc !Enjoy.Their free brochure with listings is sometimes available in Chiswick library, if not see  www.ngs.org.uk

Anna Kirkpatrick ● 19d5 Comments ● 10d

Single room for female wanted from June for potentially 8 months

A really lovely lady from Peru,aged 45, is coming to study English with us.She is a teacher and currently resides in Spain. She arrives on 10th June and is here for about 8 months.She is looking for a single room locally, with bills included.If you know of anything please let us know and I will forward her contact details . Her English level is intermediate. She will study in the mornings with us and do some volunteering in the afternoon.info@speakeasyschool.co.ukwww.speakeasyschool.co.uk

Nick Jenkins ● 12d1 Comments ● 10d

WhatsApp expert needed

Need WhatsApp expert to help me recover and access WhatsApp history.Do you know of anyone I can hire to help me ??Many thanks

Rae Lewis ● 20d11 Comments ● 10d

Thames Water

Has anyone had any communication from this useless bunch about how much our bills are rising in the new financial year?

Susan Kelly ● 19d26 Comments ● 10d

censorship

Bad news - Bitchute has been banned. Some may still be able to receive it via VPN. Labour MP Sarah Champion is trying to ban VPN s. Lucky we have J.D. Vance keeping a watchful eye on the UK on free speech at least.

Anna Kirkpatrick ● 12d10 Comments ● 10d

Who wrote this?

Close:Nasdaq:  +2.95%Dow Jones:  +3.57%S&P 500:  +2.53%Thank you, Donald.. xx

Andrew Jones ● 15d28 Comments ● 11d

Grass Verges

Can anyone please tell me the name of the grass seed the Council uses on the grass verges?

James Petri ● 17d15 Comments ● 12d

England  belongs to YOU and not to the corporations.

Talk coming up - Monday April 14th, 7pm £5 donation on the door Refreshments available, option of raw milk with your cuppa ! Vittoria Wharf, unit 4 top floor, 10 Stour Road, Fish Island, Hackney Wick. 10 minute walk from Hackney Wick Station. 'England Belongs To You The People' - by The English Counties Assembly' I ve met the Hackney Wick crowd previously, nice folks and occasionally 1 doberman drops by.  Enjoy : )

Anna Kirkpatrick ● 14d2 Comments ● 13d

Universal to build in Bedford park

Surely not.............

David Marles ● 14d8 Comments ● 13d

Labour busybodies

Well done Israel  kicking out those two glory hunting Labour MPs Gaza doesn't need busybodies at the moment.

James Dow ● 15d11 Comments ● 14d

Walnut veneered MDF

I have about 10 sheets of walnut veneered mdf offcuts. Most are about 2400 x 550 ish I think.Free to a good home but you must collect Friday/SaturdayIt's expensive stuff. I have no immediate use for it and can't store it any longer. I'd rather see someone get some benefit from it than skip it.Yes, I have used Freecycle in the past but I find people don't turn up, want it delivering, etcNo i'm not going to spend time measuring it accurately

david ward ● 14d6 Comments ● 14d

Dog groomer

Hi guys does anyone have contact details for fleur the groomer who used to work out of ChiswickPets please?

Simon Johnson ● 22d3 Comments ● 14d

Chiropractors in W4

Looking for chiropractors in W4.  Specifically for back pain

Elizabeth Ross ● 96d19 Comments ● 15d

Chiropractor needed

Having used Steven Hughes from the octagon clinic for many years before he tragically passed away recently I need to find a new chiropractor, someone who can really crunch and adjust. If anyone who used Steven and had found a similar style and quality could you share recommendations please.

Simon Johnson ● 15d0 Comments ● 15d

Handyman wanted

I have been having a real problem with unreliable workmen.  Does anyone have and recommendation for a good, local handyman please? Or, even better, a company.  Looking for someone to start immediately.  Thanks in advance.Danielle 07904 631 038

Danielle Fox ● 17d5 Comments ● 15d

Val Kilmer death at 65

Val has died from pneumonia at 65. His fathers business associates were 33 degree freemasons, ( same mason branch as Rishi Sunak).A 2016 dark website 'Hollywood Files' posted that Kilmer was a silent partner in a trafficking ring. Testimony from a 2018 civil case against a producer Kilmer worked with on 'Heat' mentions an 'Iceman' present at parties with kids. A 2019 leak from a probate case in Connecticut lists a  V.K. as a recipient of red vials. A 2020 Interpol report on adrenochrome trafficking states these vials were sourced from a Mexican cartel busted in 2015. Sudden cash influxes in 1999  from the same Cayman Island s bank account is linked to the 2021 Panama Papers update that apparently seal Kilmers role as  'a blood sworn operative'.This is very disappointing for me - I was a big 'Top Gun' fan.

Anna Kirkpatrick ● 21d8 Comments ● 16d

Please think of Gaza

At this special time of year for Christians, I can scarcely believe the combination of indifference to the plight of Gaza and the parochialism and meanness of spirit shown on the forum in the past 24 hours. Whilst Gaza is destroyed and several hundreds of lives are lost, local preoccupations seem to be either petty hatred of cyclists and the local authority which is supposedly in thrall to them, or an obsession with 'woke' culture. We are complicit in the 'genocide', as we remain silent whilst Biden and Sunak sit on their hands and do nothing to stop the slaughter. I say 'genocide' because, although there is no doubt that the Israeli actions in Gaza constitute the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular national, ethnic, racial or religious group, there may be some doubt as to whether the intention is to destroy that group, in whole or in part, or whether it is to kill sufficient members of that group to force them to disown Hamas. But either way the effect is tantamount to genocide.Does no-one care?

Robert Fish ● 485d212 Comments ● 16d