TfL Proposing to Scrap Bus Route 533
Amending services introduced after Hammersmith Bridge closure
Chiswick local authors’ showcase 2025 – “eclectic and inspiring”
The local authors taking part in the Local Authors Showcase in the Boston Room of George IV; Photographs Roger Green “They are such eclectic, fascinating topics” They …
Programme Director of the Chiswick Book Festival Jo James steps down
Jo James at the Local Authors Showcase, which has become an annual event; Photograph Roger Green Huge thanks for Jo James, who has provided Chiswick Book Festival with stellar nam…
The End of an Era for the Chiswick Book Festival
Jo James steps down as programme director after a decade
Annual Commemoration of V2 Rocket Attack Takes Place
Ceremony marked exact time of impact on Staveley Road
West London’s hospitals among the best in the country
Charing Cross Hospital Imperial College Healthcare Trust one of the top performing trusts offering acute care Hospitals in west London are among the best in the country, according…
Health in the Park – Still Going Ahead this Saturday with Indoor Options!
The much-anticipated Health in the Park event will take place this Saturday 13 September, at Redlees Park, Isleworth, TW7 6DW as planned.
Chiswick Police Station developer hopes to have ‘spades in the ground’ in February 2026
Old Chiswick Police Station as it is now Birchgrove quietly confident that work will begin early next year Birchgrove, the company which is redeveloping the Old Police Station sit…
‘Flexible voting’ may be an option for Hounslow voters at the next local elections
Chiswick Town Hall – one of four proposed venues around the borough of Hounslow proposed as venues for early voting Vote on Thursday 7 May 2026 in the local elections [̷…
September 2025 Books
What’s new and good to read? Dan Coombes has a look at what’s on offer from publishers in September and chooses Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon, The Collected [̷…
A busy summer of music at Gunnersbury Park and the noise that follows
Image: Khruangbin performing at a packed Gunnersbury Park, Credit: Victor Frankowski / Hello Content The sound of summer festivals has become a sound that the whole of Chiswick is…
Volunteers Complete Hedge Cutting at Dukes Meadows
Annual task finished in just two sessions
Hounslow Considers Joining Flexible Voting Pilot
Mobile polling stations could be used for next year's local elections
Hounslow Considers Joining Flexible Voting Pilot
Mobile polling stations could be used for next year's local elections
The Great River Race 2025
The Great River Race passing the Houses of Parliament Motley crews take part in the 21.6 mile rowing challenge on the River Thames, Saturday 20 September Every year in September […
West London Chorus Choral Workshop To Feature Handel
Hilary Campbell to direct a rehearsal of Dixit Dominus
Plans for redevelopment of Griffin Park in Brentford approved
CGI Braemar Road looking west; HTA Design Houses and flats providing 149 homes on site of former football ground The plan to redevelop the site of Brentford FC’s old footbal…
What do we do when the tube’s on strike, and why are stag dos so expensive? – Chiswick’s Angsty Aunt
Our Angsty Aunt is back this week to take aim at the rising cost of stag dos in the middle of a cost of living crisis, after taking a look […] The post What do we do when th…
Stop smoking this October with Hounslow Council
This October, Hounslow Council and Healthy Hounslow are supporting the national Stoptober campaign, offering free local advice and support to help residents kick the habit.
Tower blocks on Great West Road get the go-ahead
Image above: Impression of the scheme from the developer viewed over the M4 flyover Five tower blocks ranging from 15 to 19 storeys providing 856 new homes A high rise […] T…
Home at Seven – Theatre at the Tabard review
Image: Bridget Lambert as Mrs Preston and Sam Ellis as David Preston R C Sherriff’s drama still grips with its eerie set-up, though its post-war shadows feel harder to summon […
Open Events at St Benedict's School
Opportunity to explore the school and discover what makes St Benedict’s so special.
Fire at former BBC Television Centre in Shepherd’s Bush
Fire at former Television Centre complex – photograph London Fire Brigade Residents evacuated while fire crews bring fire under control A fire broke out overnight at a resta…
Domino’s extended licensing hours refused in Chiswick High Road
Domino’s Pizza at 95 Chiswick High Road, on the corner of Cranbrook Road; image Goiogle Streetview Councillors agree extending the takeaway’s hours to 1am every night …
Chiswick Landmarks Join Open House Festival
An opportunity to get rare access to local architectural gems
Capital Theatre Delays Opening Until Next Year
Postponing 'Dirty Dancing' launch despite many tickets already purchased
Home at Seven Mystifies and Excels at The Tabard
Spiffing costumes and a zesty plot intrigue Susan Stanley-Carroll
Chiswick Police update – car theft, shoplifting and several arrests
Chiswick police arrest prolific shoplifter and man wanted for arson A man arrested in Chiswick last month for sexual assault and outraging public decency has been charged and rema…
Police granted Criminal Behaviour Order against man in Chiswick
Davinder Johal banned from Chiswick High Road Image: Davinder Johal Police have been granted a Criminal Behaviour Order against a man who is a prolific shoplifter and Anti-Social …
Hounslow Council marks 60 years with free exhibition
Residents across the borough are invited to attend a free exhibition that explores what the borough looked like in 1965. Whether that is the borough’s link with London’s iconic re…