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East Sheen Business Meeting

Sarah Olney MP reported in her Newsletter on Friday that she had recently held a community meeting with local businesses in East Sheen, prompted by East Sheen Business and Retail Association. They are concerned that our high street businesses are … Continue reading

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Thames Water : Sarah Olney

On Thursday 3rd April 2025 Sarah Olney MP spoke in a debate in the House of Commons regarding government support for Thames Water.  She noted the high level of correspondence from her constituents regarding the significant rise in cost of … Continue reading

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Barnes Music Festival – 15 – 30 March 2025

Barnes Music Festival is a truly local festival and not just a music festival. It offers literary and film features as well! The Festival started in 2013, celebrating the centenary of Gustav Holst’s residency in Barnes, and has gone from … Continue reading

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Sheen Art Trail

SHEEN ARTISTS AND BUSINESSES UNITE TO BRING AN UNMISSABLE FREE ART TRAIL TO RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES SW14’s first ever Sheen Art Trail – a free event – will take place in East Sheen from 17-22 March. East Sheen’s small independent business community … Continue reading

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Transport Police Local

Sarah Olney MP for Richmond Park has written to pass on a response received from TfL after she enquired whether there were plans to make cuts to our Transport Police: ‘It is disappointing to hear that inaccurate information is being … Continue reading

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The Secret Policeman’s Ball *

It was reported here earlier in the week that a decision was expected about the future of the Parks Police on Friday. See https://childlawobserver10.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1854&action=edit That did not happen. But yet again the extreme financial pressure under which the Metropolitan Police … Continue reading

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Richmond upon Thames Schools: Balancing the Intake

The Government has recently announced plans in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to introduce new duties for schools and local authorities to co-operate with each other regarding admissions and for schools to co-operate with local authorities regarding placement planning. … Continue reading

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Heathrow Expansion

Sarah Olney wrote in her weekly newsletter about her opposition to plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport, following the statement by the Chancellor that the Government is supporting the building of a third runway at Heathrow Airport. She … Continue reading

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Heathrow Third Runway Expansion

Emerging from the debate about the implications of whatever the development is at Mortlake Brewery, East Sheen and Mortlake find themselves plunged into further conflict which could affect living conditions for the next decade at least. On 29 January 2025 … Continue reading

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Richmond and Bushy Parks Policing: Update

At a meeting of the full Richmond Council last night, 28 January 2025, a motion tabled by Councillor Gareth Roberts and seconded by Councillor Julia Cambridge was debated. The motion stated: “Council views with concern the comments made by the … Continue reading

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