Forum Topics

So slow - almost impossible to use this site

Is it just my computer that is being very slow or is it this website?   When I click on to read a post I get the first message but then trying to see any other comments further down the list is getting more and more impossible.  I'm rolling my mouse up and down the page trying to bring up the comment I want to read - if I;m lucky may get it - more often than not - still nothing, view gets stuck on the first post I opened!   Help!

Jennifer Selig ● 2223d21 Comments ● 2215d

Is a new Chiswick Walking and Cycling Group needed?

I have recently sought to join Hounslow Cycling.  But have decided against having reviewed many posts on this site and from monitoring twitter feeds etc, from many of their members, all clearly identified in what was a letter from so called self promoting important people, clearly misrepresenting their status and importance in their letter to Grant Schapps.It would appear that the general tone is to assert their views as being the norm, when clearly they are not. As a cyclist who has lived in many countries and parts of the the UK when people do this it is because they know they are in a minority and tend to misrepresent facts and their own status. Only in areas where people have respect for all members of society has true change happened.  We can all support that we want better lives in the future that are less polluting and more sustainable and we save the planet for future generations.  People, families and businesses matter as do all Road users, yes all road users.  As such we need to build consensus and we need to do this in ways that allow all parts of society to progress, not to try and divide and conquer as Hounslow Cycling and its members from its posts and comments seem to want to do.That is the reason I am not joining and openly ask the question would a new Chiswick Walking and Cycling group not serve the people of Chiswick much, much better?

David Riley ● 2216d40 Comments ● 2215d

Black and White Cat Found on Chiswick Lane


Report on Pets Reunited here: https://www.petsreunited.com/chiswick/hounslow/found/cats/found-black-and-whitecat/zc2afqfh

Alison Howard ● 2215d3 Comments ● 2215d

Hounslow CPZ IT system

Anyone know how Hounslow’s CPZ IT system works, what database they’re using, when it was made, and Serco’s role?I’m wondering if they’re using an Excel spreadsheet somewhere...

Russell Pearson ● 2215d0 Comments ● 2215d

Bozza's speech to Conference

Pitiful and painful.

Vanessa Smith ● 2216d7 Comments ● 2215d

Unwelcome sight for Park Road residents this morning

In some ways you have to admire the chutzpah of the council for sneaking in at night and sealing off the road. However, overall it seems to be a sign of the plot having been well and truly lost. I struggle to understand Hanif Khan's rationale for not wanting to go with an ANPR camera based solution which seems the obvious compromise. The 'administrative burden' of having to register a vehicle is surely outweighed by the 'sheer waste of time' burden in having to drive a much greater distance everyday to get to your home including through streets which are supposed to be part of a low traffic neighbourhood.

Francis Rowe ● 2221d112 Comments ● 2215d

“South Chiswick” Unliveable Neighbourhood, FAQs - ANPR

Makes for an interesting read https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20053/transport/2175/south_chiswick_liveable_neighbourhood_-_frequently_asked_questions_faqs/6Seems ANPR is really hard for them to manage. Wonder why - maybe their database is suboptimal?Last time I applied for a CPZ permit for example, there was no way of retrieving the username. A neighbour had forgotten his and we had to mail Serco. It had a totally different format to mine and even had a space in it - no underscore. Maybe this lack of consistency in ID management is causing headaches for them? Running a separate database from the CPZ one also seems an onerous overhead. Residents in the 2 exempt Hartington CPZ areas have to apply again - doesn’t appear to be any sync up with the existing CPZ or DVLA data. Even if they have inconsistent usernames, these should still be unique IDs they could hook up to. Wonder if people will end up with 2 completely separate accounts, 1 for the CPZ and 1 for the exemption, each with their own userid. Doesn’t make much sense to me, and looks like a poorly designed architecture.I work at the business end of IT. Maybe an IT engineer like Mr Robinson can shed some light on this. What intrigues me is that they seem to manage it ok in H&F where you get automatically added to the exemption list via CPZ and DVLA data. Why cant they do that here - is it the CPZ database design or are there other reasons?

Russell Pearson ● 2217d12 Comments ● 2215d

How to dispose of glass table?

I have a glass and chrome table in parts, but missing the fixings, and want to get rid of it. The metal bits can go to Sterling Road tip, but has anyone any idea how/where to get rid of the solid glass top - approx 1.6 x 0.8m - and about 50 kg (guess). Or does anyone want it to attempt reassembly (needs allen screws)? Came from JLP originally. Roughly similar to this...https://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-partners-tropez-6-seater-glass-top-dining-table/clear-steel/p2823347TIA.

Ken Munn ● 2217d9 Comments ● 2216d

NO right turn into Dukes Avenue from CHRd coming from E to W

Access to Duke Road is already banned from CHRd.  Now there's also a no right turn sign from CHRd into Dukes Avenue.  Residents are having to find longer and longer routes just to get home.  No idea whether this is temporary or permanent but I can understand why a no right turn there might be desirable - with just one E/W lane available at that junction now all the E/W traffic comes to a standstill until the right turners get through, which is normally governed by a change in the lights.  But no advance warning of the change, not even for residents? This is not good governance.

Marie Power ● 2216d17 Comments ● 2216d

Major roadworks sutton court rd

Anyone know what the army diggers is for on Sutton Court Road Fauconberg Staveley junction. Looks major!

Alina Danford ● 2216d3 Comments ● 2216d

Self isolation from Glasgow/ Belfast

Travelling to and from the above cities ,from London- do I have to quarantine?They are not listed on the travel corridor

Rachel Dwyer ● 2216d1 Comments ● 2216d

Green tomatoes

Looks like the weather has slowed tomato-ripening to a crawl. Any ideas for green tomatoes, apart from chutney?

Ken Munn ● 2216d7 Comments ● 2216d

Sunday Times Style Mag - Sophie Beresford ‘The Mother Project’ ?!!!

Does anyone else think this article and the accompanying photo is all just so totally wrong?

Joy Griffiths ● 2217d3 Comments ● 2216d

Webinars on Action on Climate Change

https://www.futurebuild.co.uk/futurebuildnow-action-webinar/

Philippa Bond ● 2219d4 Comments ● 2216d

Turnham Green Terrace - Access?

Are private hire vehicles (Uber) allowed to drop off passengers on Turnham Green Terrace? If so may they drive-through after the dropped-off or do they need to perform a dangerous U-turn to avoid a PCN?

Oliver Marnitz ● 2217d7 Comments ● 2216d

Is anyone watching ‘Life’ on BBC1?

It’s absolutely brilliant and highly recommended.

Georgina Flint ● 2219d21 Comments ● 2216d

How to register

I'm sorry if I'm missing an obvious piece of information, but, as a local resident, is there somewhere one needs to register one's car registration number in preparation for the forest of ANPR camera's which I gather is about to be inflicted on the Grove Park area? The arbitrary and piecemeal way in which unsightly barriers, confusing signage and unnecessary 20mph limits have been sprinkled around the area, with no direct consultation with the residents, has been appalling. It's particularly irritating because it's all instigated by a small clique of ideologues in a distant place called Hounslow which, I suspect, most people from Chiswick never visit from one year to the next.

Colin Jordan ● 2219d26 Comments ● 2216d

Lyric Hammersmith

Lyric has started an appeal to raise £50K. If, like me, you value the Lyric then please chip in a few quid, if poss. Ta.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjeuHFbzYt8&utm_source=Lyric+Hammersmith&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=11873834_Crowdfunder+launch+email_Main+list

Ken Munn ● 2216d0 Comments ● 2216d

Front Page

http://www.chiswickw4.com/default.asp?section=leisure&page=conpiazzataormina001.htm Surely an error "The menu is aimed at an upmarket clientele" 

Julian Pavey ● 2217d4 Comments ● 2217d

TfL, London and cycle revenue

Anyone surprised at Sadiq Khan mentioning the threat to London's economy if TfL doesn't get another bail out?Seems to me a revenue stream might help.Let's have a think...what group do we know of that doesn't pay pay anything for using London's infrastructure...?Mandatory.Pay registration.Pay parking.Pay insurance.No more free ride.Revenue stream sorted! No different than building a user base for an app for free and then suddenly, slowly introducing fees. It's only a matter of time.Tick tock.(no, Ruth, shopping by bike doesn't count because we all shop one way or another)

David Lesniak ● 2220d12 Comments ● 2217d