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Green Opposition concerned about direction of travel of Richmond Council’s Transport Strategy 2040
The Opposition on Richmond Council welcomes the publication of the Council’s plan for its Transport Strategy 2040 and the extensive public engagement that informed it. However, at the Transport Committee meeting on 8 September 2025, Cllr Andrée Frieze raised concerns that the resulting strategic pillars fail to reflect the priorities…
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Richmond and Twickenham Greens congratulate Zack Polanski, Mothin Ali and Rachel Millward on recent leadership elections
Member of the London Assembly Zack Polanski was recently elected the new leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. Deputy Leader of Richmond and Twickenham Greens and South Richmond Councillor Chas Warlow told Nub News: “We fully support Zack as the new leader of the Green Party of…
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Next monthly meeting: 2 October 2025
Please join us for our next local party meeting! When: 7.00pm on Thursday 2 October 2025. Where: Studio 5, The Exchange, 75 London Road, Twickenham, TW1 1BE. The Exchange is directly opposite Twickenham Station and on bus routes H22, 267 and 281. Also, come along for a social drink in…
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Shutting Twickenham Police Station’s front desk shocks Green councillors
The closure of the 24/7 front counter at Twickenham Police Station has shocked local Green councillors, who form the Opposition on Richmond Council. Deputy Leader of the Opposition Chas Warlow said: “We’re very concerned to hear about the closure of the front desk at Twickenham Police Station, which reduces still…
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Council must demonstrate its ambitions through actions as well as words
Highlights from a review of Richmond’s recent Full Council meeting on 8th July in the Twickenham Tribune include: “The most pointed challenge came from Green councillor Chas Warlow, who asked how the Council’s public commitment to democratic values aligned with its opaque decision-making around the Pensford Field lease. The decision…
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Greens challenge rising “car-spreading” as Lib Dems block SUV parking-charge motion
The Opposition Green Party councillors took on the surge of oversized, high-polluting vehicles at Full Council on 8 July 2025, urging Richmond Council to introduce parking charges that reflect a car’s size and emissions. The Green motion – proposed by Cllr Caroline Wren and seconded by Cllr Andrée Frieze –…
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Cllr Richard Bennett prevented from speaking against Richmond Council’s premature termination of Pensford Field lease
Richmond and Twickenham Green Councillor Richard Bennett was denied the right to speak at the Council’s Finance, Policy and Resources Committee on 25 June, when the Liberal Democrats voted to award the lease of Pensford Field Nature Reserve to mental health charity Dose of Nature (DoN). The current lease, held…
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Richmond ranks 19th on 2025 UK Council Climate Action Scorecards
Richmond upon Thames is in the top 20 of single-tier councils for climate action and ranks 15th in London, according to Climate Emergency UK, publishing their second edition of the Council Climate Action Scorecards on 17th June 2025. Assessed by volunteers, the scorecards review all UK councils every two years…
