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Affordable Housing: A Lesson for Richmond?
When it’s developers v people, usually the money wins. See how one community came out on top The Guardian 20 December 2025 “What happens when international capital arrives on your doorstep and threatens to devour your home? The residents of … Continue reading
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Pensford Field More
EastSheenMatters drew attention to the current situation on the takeover of Pensford Field following the publication of a report from the Pensford Field Environmental Trust (PETS) outlining its plans to wind up the charity. https://childlawobserver10.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=4356&action=edit One important point raised was … Continue reading
Affordable Housing in Richmond: Green Party Resolution to Richmond Council: 2nd December
“This council expresses deep concern that: · only 40 genuinely affordable homes were completed in Richmond since March 2022, with zero so far this year. · Affordable housing supply has dwindled year on year since 2018 – just 166 completed since 2018/19 … Continue reading
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Pensford Field Environmental Trust: EastSheenMatters considers the current position of the use of green land in Kew
The Richmond Council handling of its takeover of Pensford Field was explored in EastSheenMatters during the summer, most recently at The Trust which had operated the site for 30 years has now circulated a report on the current circumstances. “We … Continue reading
Police Liaison Group Meeting
Meeting of the EAST SHEEN POLICE LIAISON GROUP to be held at East Sheen Baptist Church, Temple Sheen Road on Thursday 11 December 2025 at 7.00 p.m. Agenda 4. QUESTIONS and DISCUSSION 5. PRIORITIES (next 3 months) 6. CONFIDENCE in … Continue reading
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Hard Cheese for Michel and Valentina
In August 2025 the Government introduced a ban on imports of raw cows’ milk products from France and Italy – following an outbreak of lumpy skin disease in herds across the two countries. Pecorinos, bries and camemberts and many others … Continue reading
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Fair Funding Review 2025 : Impact on Richmond Council to take legal action
The Government launched a consultation for its Fair Funding Review 2025 in June 2025. Its aim is to reform the distribution of funding to local authorities in England, with significant changes to be implemented starting in the 2026-27 financial year. The Council is challenging the lack of transparency and fairness in the consultation process for these reforms,. It is asking for “the Government to publish its … Continue reading
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Stiff Joints – in Conversation with Brian Coope
Stiff Joints is well known around the music venues of south west London – and beyond. As always with groups of this type there have been changes over the years and not everyone is available for every gig. The main … Continue reading
