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Quarter of Lib Dem councillors fail to attend Full Council meeting
At the Tuesday 27 January Full Meeting of the Council, the Lib Dem benches had empty seats as around 12 councillors were absent. Full Council meetings occur just six times a year and are the only opportunities for all councillors to come together to address public concerns as political groups…
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Next monthly meeting: Thursday 5 February 2026
Please join us for our next local party monthly members’ meeting! When: 7.00pm on Thursday 5 February 2026. Where: Conservatory, 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…
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Teddington Cemetery Allotments – another Liberal Democrat debacle
Update: Sign the petition against closing the allotments here. Richmond Council’s Planning Committee has approved its own application to remove the well-used and much-loved allotments on Shacklegate Lane – the last allotments in Teddington – in order to provide more burial space in Teddington Cemetery. The reasons? The cemetery is…
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Green Opposition criticises Council’s weak progress on affordable housing
The Opposition Group is bringing a motion to the Richmond Council meeting on 2 December, pushing the Council to invest in more truly affordable homes, such as social rented. Data from the GLA shows that: This is despite opportunities for the Council to do so, including at Twickenham Riverside, which has just had another planning application for the site…
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Thames river basin has the worst water quality in the UK
The results of the Great UK WaterBlitz, a survey of the health of rivers and streams in the UK carried out by volunteers under the aegis of the charity Earthwatch UK, have just been published – and, for local residents, they make grim reading. The data suggest that the Thames…
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Hue and cry over spilt coffee, bin threats and Richmond Station Cycle Hub
Richmond has been in the news a lot this week – but unfortunately for all the wrong reasons. The first story to hit the news was about the heavy-handed action of enforcement officers pursuing a woman over some spilt coffee, on the grounds (no pun intended) that all our street…
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Turning Richmond Green: Meet councillors and campaigners at Patch Twickenham on Tuesday 21 October, 7pm
UPDATE: Thanks again to everyone who attended our Turning Richmond Green event on Tuesday 21 October. We had so much interest that we needed to relocate to a new venue, and we’re grateful to Patch Twickenham for accommodating us at such short notice. We were delighted to welcome so many…
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Andrée Frieze’s statement on the Heaton Park Synagogue attack in Manchester
“As both a fellow Jew and the leader of the Opposition on Richmond Council I am horrified by the terrorist attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on Yom Kippur. “My heart is broken by the death of two of the congregants, Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz, may their…
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Greens in the room make a difference
Tribune 453 (published on 11 July) included an article on the Full Council meeting of 8 July. It was a balanced and fair assessment of the current dynamics of local politics, concluding with the paragraph: “The Liberal Democrats remain dominant, but their appetite for bold decisions is visibly limited. The Greens, though…
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Cllr Andrée Frieze to step down at next May’s Council elections
Green Party councillor for Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside, Andrée Frieze, has decided not to stand for re-election in next year’s local elections. Andrée was first elected in 2018 in Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside and then again in 2022, when the Green Group became the only Opposition on the…
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Free Film Screening: “Six Inches Of Soil” at The Exchange on Wed 8 Oct, 7pm
As part of the “Do Something Green” events programme and in association with Friends of the Earth Richmond & Twickenham, Habitats & Heritage and XR Richmond, Kinema presents Six Inches of Soil. The inspiring story of British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they…
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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…
