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Stag Brewery What Next : Update

The text below was published in EastSheenMatters on Tuesday 12 August 2025. Bold now added. “So it is August and Mortlake and East Sheen may resemble a deserted Parisian suburb. But it’s more than three months since we received the … Continue reading

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Barnes Bridge Rail Maintenance

Network Rail is warning passengers of significant disruption later this month as the railway line between Kew Bridge and Barnes will close for ‘essential maintenance’ works on Barnes Bridge. During the closure, South Western Railway services will not run between … Continue reading

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Lime bikes in Richmond

The use of Lime bikes as provider of e-bike services in Richmond was last discussed on EastSheenMatters on 28 June 2025. It was reported then that the Council would be considering the matter further at a meeting of the Transport … Continue reading

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Pensford Field

The Richmond Council handling of the termination of a 21 year lease to the Pensford Field Environmental Trust (PFET) and the grant of a ten year to Dose of Nature has been explored in EastSheenMatters previously on 3 and 11 … Continue reading

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Richmond Schools Forum Meeting

At a meeting of the Forum on 3 July 2025 the School Place Planning Update Report included a statement on the position of Livingstone Academy after the Inspector’s decision to grant planning permission at the Stag Brewery site. “4.15 To … Continue reading

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Richmond Park Police Update

The Safer Parks Police Panel/Richmond Park met on Thursday 9th July 2025. Cllr Julia Cambridge reports: The SPPP meet every few months to discuss policing, hear about reported cases from Sgt Pete Sturgess and hear from Parks Manager Paul Richards … Continue reading

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Mortlake Mash-Up : The Vision

It’s a rather longer post than usual but it’s in a good cause! Scroll down to see the whole

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Richmond Council ‘Democracy’ on Pensford Field

At a meeting on 25 June 2025 Richmond Council’s Finance, Policy and Resources Committee reached a final decision to grant a 10-year lease of Pensford Field Nature Reserve in Kew to the mental health charity Dose of Nature (DoN). This … Continue reading

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Lime bikes

The Transport and Air Quality Committee of Richmond Council met with representatives of the hire bike operators Lime and Forest in an open meeting on 24 June 2025. See https://richmond.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/993257 to view the meeting. EastSheenMatters has published many posts about … Continue reading

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Go Ape is No Go say the Friends of Palewell Common

There was a record turnout at the meeting of the Friends of Palewell Common at All Saints Church Hall on Tuesday 24 June 202. Under discussion was the potential threat from a company called Go Ape to build a zipwire … Continue reading

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