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Northcote Nature Reserve (Pit Park)

Is anyone aware of the latest on the Northcote Nature Reserve project or how the public meeting from a while back went?  Vanessa Smith - do you know?  Thanks, Scott.

Scott Doyle ● 3487d18 Comments ● 2075d

Goddard's Christmas lights

I don't recall seeing them this year.

Steve Bullman ● 2076d0 Comments ● 2076d

Look After My Bills Nightmare.

To save people the agony of having to deal with a future nightmare  with Look After My Bills and Utility Point please read their horrendous reviews on Trustpilot.                                  This is an email I received from Trustpilot this week.                                                People are reading your review!Hi Neil Milkins,You recently wrote a review on Trustpilot and it looks like people find it helpful.117 people have already read your review.                                                                                                       LOOK AFTER MY BILLS SHAMBLES.It is now 12 weeks since Look After My Bills without my knowledge or permission changed my energy provider from S.S.E. to Utility Point. Jacqueline Loughman promised me 9 weeks ago that they would resolve the matter within 14 days. A week ago their senior complaints manager Daniel promised me he would phone me on (29-12-20) and have the matter resolved. No phone call and no answer to my emails to him. In the meantime I am going to have a sky high electric and gas bill when this matter is resolved. It is near impossible to get a reply from them once you have emailed and phoned them and it is totally impossible to phone Utility Point as ALL their phone lines have been cut off. I have been on the phone and emailing 19 hours in total trying to sort this mess out. Anyone thinking of going with Look After My Bills or Utility Point please check their horrendous reviews on Trustpilot.

Neil Milkins ● 2078d2 Comments ● 2077d

Does The Quest for the Holy Grail End in Isleworth?

No

Jeremy Parkinson ● 2078d3 Comments ● 2078d

The Council WANTS to hear from Isleworth residents

I've posted this on the CW4 Forum but it is important for Isleworth residents too.   You have until Tuesday 12th JANUARY to make your comments known to Hounslow Council, it's earlier if you're attempting to run a Business, that one is Thursday 7th January.Should you be concerned about the traffic issues in our lovely borough, finally HOUNSLOW COUNCIL are ASKING FOR YOUR OPINIONS but you must do this almost immediately after NEW YEAR.The Council has organised a series of engagement meetings online, the link is given below, on the many road changes made so far including one for Businesses in the Borough, the C9 in Chiswick and Brentford, the road closures in the centre of Chiswick and the South Chiswick Liveable Neighbourhood scheme in Grove Park/Strand on the Green.    (Not included are the many additional schemes for further LTN's to come)It’s important that as many opposing voices as possible are heard to challenge Hounslow Council's view that these schemes are well supported.  WE NEED TO RAISE THE DIFFICULTIES THEY HAVE CAUSED.There are four events, allocated by area, anyone can attend.  They are online, book via Eventbrite using the link below. Hounslow Council wants people to submit questions in advance though they can also be asked during the sessions.  More details via the link.https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/news/article/2236/hounslow_moves_ahead_with_next_round_of_phases_1_and_2_streetspace_engagementThe dates are:•    7pm on Thursday, 7th January: BUSINESSES  boroughwide•    7pm on Friday, 8th January: North Chiswick (LBH language for north of the A4 - including C9 in Chiswick and Brentford & the road closures in the centre of Chiswick)•    7pm on MONDAY, 11th JANUARY: South Chiswick (LBH LANGUAGE FOR SOUTH OF THE A4 - incl. Hartington Rd)•    7pm on Tuesday, 12th January: IsleworthPlease circulate this widely to friends, family and neighbourhood groups. It is vital that the other side of the argument regarding the borough’s traffic is heard.Hounslow Council say they WANT TO HEAR FROM US - NOW IS THE TIME TO SPEAK UP, it's our last chance!They have more LTN's planned for us here in W4 too.  So get your voices out there now before they start on the next tranche of misery.

Jennifer Selig ● 2087d3 Comments ● 2078d

UNICEF

UNICEF will feed children in the UK for the first time in their 70 year history!!!! I will say nothing more.

Nicholas Beard ● 2094d8 Comments ● 2079d

Covid Testing in Hounslow

Hounslow CCG Communications TeamWebsite: www.hounslowccg.nhs.ukTwitter: @HounslowCCG   The Mobile Testing Unit (MTU) will once again be in the London Borough of Hounslow tomorrow (Wednesday 5th August 2020), at Hanworth Road. Registration opens to book a test from 6pm today (4th August). Please note: Hanworth Road will not appear until 6pm the day prior to testing when trying to book.  ·        Appendix 1: “Bulletin for Residents” is to be shared to the public via your communication networks/social media to encourage those who are symptomatic to get tested.  The MTU will also be in the London Borough of Hounslow at Hanworth Road on the following days, so please continue to encourage Covid-19 testing;    • Wednesday 5th August     • Saturday 8th August     • Tuesday 11th August     • Friday 14th August     • Monday 17th August     • Thursday 20th August     • Sunday 23rd August     • Wednesday 26th August    • Saturday 29th August  (Registration opens for each testing day at 6pm the day before e.g. for Wednesday 5th August, registration opens on Tuesday 4th August from 6pm). You can find more information on the LBH website: https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20007/health_and_adult_social_care/2183/hounslow_mobile_testing_unit_mtu

Bernard Allen ● 2228d12 Comments ● 2081d

Where is Syon Green?

Reading the COVID stats table on the front page ...Where is Syon Green?Asking Alexa for the weather tells me we now live in Brentford end, but Syon Green?

Sarah Felstead ● 2092d9 Comments ● 2085d

At last!  SOME REALLY HAPPY NEWS. Brentford beat Newcastle!

If you didn't cheer when you heard the news... perhaps you don't have Civic Pride.?Fancy dear old Brentford ..at last...getting into the semi-finals of that Cup.Fans should be dancing in the streets... but instead are locked up indoors. Shame.

Jim Lawes ● 2088d7 Comments ● 2087d

Changed waste and recycling collection

Was anyone aware that waste and recycling collection day was changed this week in Boston Manor Road from the normal Tuesday collection, to today (Monday 21st December)? If so, how did you find out? I hadn't received any warning.

Helen Walker ● 2090d10 Comments ● 2089d

Brentford TW8 takeaways

Now that Christmas has suffered a last minute cancellation and we are in extreme lockdown once more anything we can do to keep local businesses going is helpful. We have been having more takeaways than ever before and it provides welcome variation as well as a break from shopping and cooking. Today we were coming back from a walk and went past The Weir, which is now doing takeaways. We ordered a lamb roast for two and it was superb. So I've added them to our takeaway web page at https://www.chericbaker.co.uk/takeaway/ Refresh the page if The Weir doesn't show up at first. We've also had excellent takeaways recently from Holy Spice, Santa Maria Pizza and The Griffin.

Eric Baker ● 2090d0 Comments ● 2090d

Round 2 - and off we go again!

The Northumberland Estate (Syon Park) have - as expected - have chosen this time of year to lodge another planning application with Hounslow council for developing the Park Rd. allotment site for housing. Having already lost the first application that went to a public inquiry they have been meetings with the Leader of the council and planning officers behind closed doors, an FOI reveals no Minutes taken of these meetings apparently.Interestingly if you look at the application (P/2020/4292) there are NO supporting documents provided, what with this and this ridiculous matter of Ballymore not applying for permission for that car park, these developers must think Hounslow is a real soft touch

Vanessa Smith ● 2097d5 Comments ● 2090d

Recycling batteries

Would it be possible to have the recycling teams take batteries?  We are not going in to the supermarkets so other than a trip to the tip, booking just to get rid of batteries, the only other way to get rid of the increasing pile by my front door is to put them in the household waste.  Is that what people are doing?  Is there somewhere else to take batteries?

Sarah Felstead ● 2096d7 Comments ● 2091d

OLIO App

I've had my attention drawn to an app called OLIO which allows people with surplus food (as, for example, when your Christmas visitors have now cancelled) to offer it to someone who needs it (because, for example, their visits to family have been cancelled).Thought I'd mention it.

Susan Kelly ● 2091d1 Comments ● 2091d

Doctors appointments

Is it unreasonable to expect to get a GP appointment before Christmas? Our practice say there are no appointments until January at the earliest. We've tried the online service but that gets us nowhere.  We are with the Brentford Group Practice. Are there any other doctors in Brentford that offer a shorter waiting time?  Thanks in advance.

Pat Kingham ● 2101d7 Comments ● 2091d

Roadworks on Twickenham Rd.

The road just by the crossing near Ivybridge shopping centre has now been dug up for well over a week by Thames Water, with temporary lights and one way working around them. Since it has now just been left for over 5 days with not a soul to be seen can anyone speculate as to why utilities seem to make a habit of this. Let's go dig the road up put some barriers round said hole, restrict the traffic and then we'll all bugger off seems to be the thinking. It's only a little while since the same thing happened a few yards up the road. Yesterday two ambulances had a lot of problems trying to get through the build up of traffic which was backed up past Mogden Lane junction, if these people couldn't give a toss about us ordinary mortals they might at least consider the impact on emergency vehicles especially at this time.

Vanessa Smith ● 2096d11 Comments ● 2094d

Sunday market Sunday 13th December

I think a big round of applause is due to Debs of Marsh Produce who has steadfastly kept our market going with success especially the last one with the amount of paperwork involved, and was accessible to all including our Mayor in all his finery despite the wet, let's make a new years resolution to continue to support our market in market square Brentford is great despite what they are trying to do to us.

Jean Harrison ● 2095d3 Comments ● 2095d

Are there plans to redevelop the park in front of the musical  museum

Hey all,I regularly cycle along brentford highstreet past the McDonalds and up to the musical museum and pass through the little park there. It occurs to me that its a really sad looking park and could be soooo put to good use. Couple of cafe's with river views etc..Are there plans for this? has it been thought of before?

Angelo R Santagata ● 2113d10 Comments ● 2096d

Cllr Guy - how do you find cycling from TW8 to Chis. Hi Rd

You've been spotted in Chiswick Hi Rd several times just recently so how are you finding the traffic and the as yet to be opened two way cycle lane?   Is that level of pollution caused by the barely moving traffic jams acceptable to the Greening of the borough.   How safe will you feel pedaling the full length of this cycle lane from Kew Bridge to King Street in Hammersmith and back again?    I have several ardent cycling friends who flatly refuse to cycle in C.HiRd as they say it is far too dangerous.   Old habits die hard, so will old people who have grown up being told to look right, then left and then right again before crossing the road - well that won't do now will it as they stagger to cross the two-way cycle lane to the bus island perched in the middle of the road!    I suppose when all these old twits have been felled, it might come good!

Jennifer Selig ● 2096d0 Comments ● 2096d

Lovely Egyptian refugee seeks room to rent or shared flat

Moha has stayed with me for 18 months, ever since he got refugee status, and it's time he moved on to independent living.He is a teacher, trying to get back into teaching in the UK and with a six week placement coming up soon at a local school. Currently he works as a Starbucks barista in Chiswick/Ealing.His English is good and he is a very nice chap (and an ace cook!)But he doesn't earn much and is keen to find a room as a lodger or in a flat-share or a two-bed flat he and a friend can share.He can afford up to about £450pcm.Please dm me if you can help - or know someone who can.

Sara Nathan ● 2109d2 Comments ● 2097d