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HAMPTON
RIVERSIDE LIVE!
Another
first for the Community Websites - the first live webcam of Hampton's
historic riverside is here.
 See
the river view
FUTURE UNCERTAIN
Richmond
upon Thames Furniture Scheme takes in good unwanted furniture
and recycles it to those struggling to set up or improve their
homes - but it may not have its borough headquarters beyond May
2005.
NO BUILD
FOR SEETHING WELLS
After
seven years contesting applications, residents learn that Thames
Water have no proposals for the old filter beds at Seething Wells,
alongside the Thames opposite Home Park.
JOIN THE FAIR
FUN
Mortlake
Summer Fair is not to be missed on Saturday 26 June, from noon
to 4pm, at the Stag Brewery Green, Lower Richmond Road, SW14.
CAN YOU HELP?
A
round up of some recent crime shows scooters used as vehicles
for snatches.
The
Twickenham Festival kicks off on June 12 with a two week programme
of events.
SAVE THE
CHILDREN AGM
Save
the Children Fund - Teddington and Hampton Branch - holds its
AGM on Thursday 17 June at All Saints Church Hall in The Avenue
at 7.30. All welcome.
GREENER GARDENS
The
importance of the suburban garden to wildlife has been recognised,
and this year Richmond Borough in Bloom encourages sustainable
gardening with a new award.
POETIC APPEAL
A
plea for the future of our riverside open spaces and natural parks,
and the wildlife that flourishes there, is made through a poem.
PLANS FOR
A LID ON IT!
Thames
Water has unveiled plans to cover Mogden Sewage Treatment Plant,
putting an end to odours and insects suffered by thousands of
residents living around it.
PROPOSALS
FOR CEMETERY
The
future of Twickenham Cemetery is subject of a public consultation.
THE RESULTS
Tony
Arbour has been re-elected as Greater London Assembly member for
London South West. You can see the results as they come in for
all the June 10 elections.
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IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR TWICKENHAM CEMETERY
Imaginative
plans which have been proposed in a consultation exercise for
Twickenham Cemetery in Whitton, are warmly welcomed.
IN PRAISE
OF STREET SWEEPERS
The
importance of the borough's street sweepers is celebrated with
an annual award, and this year it went to Faith Kwashi.
DELAY TO COUNCIL'S
WEBSITES
Richmond
Council's ten year £36m ICT and e-government partnership
deal is not going to deliver the new internal and external websites
on schedule.
SUPPORTERS
RALLY FOR BUS LANE
Bus
operators say replacing the Hampton Wick bus lane with parking
meters will make a mockery of policies to encourage alternative
forms of travel to the private car.
GOLF COURSE
- MUST BE SECURED
Railings
around Twickenham Golf Course, which deter access to a once open
landscape, are necessary to deter antisocial behaviour and improve
security.
NEGLECT OF
PARKS, SAYS MP
MP
Vincent Cable calls on Richmond Council to sort out some supervision
to protect parks from vandalism.
MASSIVE
PROTEST AGAINST PO CLOSURES
MP
Vincent Cable has taken 2,300 objections about post office closures
to the Post Office management.
HELP THE WATER
VOLE
Learn
about conservation and water voles at the Barnes Wetlands Centre
on Sunday 27 June.
RIVER FESTIVAL
FOR LOCK
Teddington
River Festival marks the Centenary of the Barge Lock on Sunday
6 June, 10.30am to 7pm.
PARKING SURVEYS
Consultations
on parking in Teddington and in Hampton, and on a raised crossing
for Amyand Park Road in Twickenham, came before Richmond's Transportation
Consultative Committee on Thursday 27 May.
200 EXTRA
DAILY FLIGHTS?
A
new report on Heathrow by an aviation expert predicts an end to
runway alternation by the middle of the decade, while members
of parliament raise pollution fears.
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LICENSING
POLICY NEEDS LOCAL INPUT
Richmond
Council must involve local residents under new powers to shapes
its licensing policy, says local councillor.
NO SEXWISE
POSTERS IN RICHMOND
Richmond
Council has banned posters about safe sex from youth clubs in the
borough.
POLICE PLEDGE
MORE ASBOs
A pledge from Richmond's new borough commander to crack-down on
persistent trouble-makers is welcomed.
LAST MINUTE
CHANCE
Local
people in Hampton are calling on Elmbridge Council to safeguard
river views after a controversial application for a new house on
Garrick's Ait was deferred at the last minute.
FREEDOM IS
COMING
From
January 2005, the Freedom of Information Act will change everything
- the public will have the general right to access recorded information
held by all public bodies.
CROSSRAIL UNAWARE?
Richmond
Council did not advise CrossRail about the public inquiry on the
Crane Valley, a site the rail project put forward for its sidings,
says MP.
GINGER-BREAD
APPEAL
The
Cavan Bakery in Hampton Hill has a special deal from June 5 - 12,
it is making delicious gingerbread stars - a portion goes to the
Shooting Star Hospice appeal.
WHAT ON EARTH
ARE WE DOING?
Soil
is at the root of everything, and in a new report, the Environment
Agency recognises its crucial role in sustaining life.
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