• Green Party Deputy Leader and London Assembly Member Zack Polanski heard from Save Our Lands and River about Thames Water’s Destructive Plans

    On Saturday 9 March, Zack Polanski, Green Party Deputy Leader visited the proposed site of Thames Water’s abstraction facility on the riverside near Teddington Lock to see for himself the unique and beautiful area that would be impacted. At the Burnell Avenue open area he met with local residents from North Kingston and Ham, along…

  • Vehicle crossover policy: a backwards step

    From Andrée Frieze, Leader of the Opposition and Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside Green Councillor:   At Richmond Council’s Policy and Performance Review Board (PPRB) meeting this week, Councillors ‘noted’ the change in its Vehicle Crossover Policy to make it easier to pave over front gardens in the borough, having set the changes in motion…

  • Ticket Office Closures Protest

    Green Party Councillor Niki Crookdake and Mortlake resident Kim Marshall joined local people and representatives from charities supporting disabled people to protest against planned ticket office closures and reductions in staffing hours.   Mortlake station is currently staffed seven days a week but under South Western Railways proposal it will have its staffing hours cut,…