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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 by Pensford Field Environmental Trust…
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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 on the actions they’ve taken…
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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 that mountains of demolition dust…
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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 lease to Dose of Nature…
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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 pleasure, as well as emergency…
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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 source of the delays. The…
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Green motion supporting Natural History GCSE passed by Richmond Council
On Tuesday 28 January 2025, Richmond Council passed what may be the first motion ever by a local authority in support of the proposed GCSE in Natural History. Educators, naturalists and campaigners say that the new qualification is a vital way of helping young people to develop an understanding of the natural world and to…
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PRESS RELEASE: Council must reduce black bag waste and avoid incineration
Another success for Richmond and Twickenham Greens, as Councillor Chas Warlow’s motion on waste incineration passed at the Full Council meeting on Tuesday. Campaigners and experts have serious concerns that the national strategy of sending ever more waste for incineration is harming air quality and preventing us from reaching climate goals. Richmond borough sends 48,000…
