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PROTEST: Stop Thames Water’s Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA)
Join us on Saturday 28 June from 10.45am to 2.00pm at the riverside green space on Burnell Avenue, KT2 5RA. Tell the UK Government to reject the TDRA in favour of better alternatives that won’t damage our local area. Thames Water has already shown it can’t be trusted with public…
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Next monthly meeting: 3rd July 2025
Please join us for our next local party meeting! When: 7.00pm on Thursday 3rd July 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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PRESS RELEASE: Cllr Richard Bennett shares residents’ concerns about mountains of demolition dust in Twickenham
The demolition of the former Greggs bakery on Gould Road in Twickenham has prompted local residents to raise serious concerns about the management of dust pollution in nearby streets. Property developer London Square is set to build 116 new homes on the site by 2026, but many neighbours have complained…
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PRESS RELEASE: Greens question Council’s premature end of lease for trustees of Pensford Field
Despite stewarding the Pensford Field nature reserve in Kew for over three decades, the Pensford Field Environmental Trust (PFET) have heard that Richmond Council still plans to terminate PFET’s current lease two and a half years early without fault or consultation. Council leader Gareth Roberts intends to transfer the site’s…
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PRESS RELEASE: Local Councillor calls on Government to repair Teddington Lock Gates
Work by the Environment Agency started over a year ago to repair the main lock at Teddington has been stopped. Additionally, repairs to the unreliable secondary lock are ongoing but there is no permanent fix date in sight. These faults mean delays for those using the river for business or…
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PRESS RELEASE: Greens push for quicker action on Council-funded developments and waste collection
At Richmond Council’s budget-setting meeting this week, the Green Party Leader of the Opposition, Councillor Andrée Frieze, pointed out that big Council-funded projects such as Twickenham Riverside are falling behind schedule. She warned the Liberal Democrat administration that they may end up “lamenting missed opportunities” unless they find out the…
