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Climate Strategy Consultation from Richmond Council
With just a few weeks left to complete the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Council’s consultation on developing its 2025 Climate Strategy, we would like to make a few suggestions to help anyone who wants to respond by 31st December 2024. You might have already sent a response, but please consider resubmitting if you…
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PRESS RELEASE: Council must reduce black bag waste and avoid incineration
Another success for Richmond and Twickenham Greens, as Councillor Chas Warlow’s motion on waste incineration passed at the Full Council meeting on Tuesday. Campaigners and experts have serious concerns that the national strategy of sending ever more waste for incineration is harming air quality and preventing us from reaching climate goals. Richmond borough sends 48,000…
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Next monthly meeting: 9th January 2025
Please join us for our next local party meeting! When: 7.00pm on Thursday 9th January 2025. Where: Studio 5, The Exchange, 75 London Road, Twickenham, TW1 1BE. The Exchange is directly opposite Twickenham Station and on bus routes H22, 267 and 281. Also, come along for a social drink in the Cabbage Patch pub after…
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PRESS RELEASE: Greens’ general election result was miscalculated due to Council’s spreadsheet error
Richmond Council today said that an error in using a spreadsheet for the vote count had led to 688 votes being left out of the total for the Green candidate for the Richmond Park constituency, Chas Warlow. The corrected vote share put Mr Warlow into fourth place, lifting him ahead of the Reform UK candidate.…
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PRESS RELEASE: Richmond Council is failing to provide affordable housing
Over the last two months, Richmond’s draft Local Plan, which sets out how Richmond Council will decide on planning applications for new developments in the borough, has been subject to an Examination in Public.[1] Representatives from the GLA, along with Green Councillor Niki Crookdake, provided evidence showing that the current approach by Richmond Council…