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Tree Pollen

My missus is driving me mad with her sneezing. Apparently tree pollen is very high at the moment. Anyone out there suffering with this ?

Chris Vessey ● 2018d10 Comments ● 2017d

Ealing Council tax question ...

Did anyone else living in Ealing borough not receive written confirmation (email or post) of their council tax bill before the direct debit payment was taken?

Fiona Campbell ● 2018d2 Comments ● 2017d

Mrs V Charnaud

Please pm me if you have contact details for her. I have found a piece of her property. Thanks.

Ginny Randall ● 2017d0 Comments ● 2017d

Penalty charge Hartington Road

I drove from Sutton Court Road to Hartington Road recently and have received a £130.00 penalty charge. Has anyone else experienced this?I checked council website after receiving the fine and apparently they set up a trial in December for no cars other than for access.Has anyone had information this was happening?

Patricia Ann Sears ● 2029d66 Comments ● 2017d

Recommendations for rooftop balustrade

Recommendations wanted for builder for balustrade/railings/fence for small rooftop terrace, Chiswick.

Bridget Swithinbank ● 2017d0 Comments ● 2017d

Sustainable period products - 6pm today Instagram Live

As part of Earth Week we've been trying to find ways to make really small changes that can have outsized and positive impacts on your health and the environment. https://www.instagram.com/paiskincare/
At 6pm today we're hosting a talk with Celia Pool, the entrepreneur behind Dame who are trying to stop millions of used tampons ending up in landfill and floating around in our oceans.
It is just 20 minutes and the talks are usually fascinating - not just about the products, but the stories and people behind them. Both London companies run by female entrepreneurs and manufacturers — one of them in South Acton.

Ed Saper ● 2017d0 Comments ● 2017d

Gunnersbury Park Bowls Club and the Sports Hub

We are delighted to see that the Sports Hub is now open. The Bowls Club wishes every success for this enterprise.For the Bowls Club, the photograph in the article is particularly poignant in that it features the bowls pavilion and bowls green. The statements from officers of LB Hounslow and LB Ealing talk of delivering "important community, sports and leisure facilities for residents in the local area" and a vision for Gunnersbury Park "where local people can enjoy sport, beautiful green spaces and a rich local history long into the future.."Meanwhile, bowling in Gunnersbury Park is facing extinction after a history of 90 years. The Community Interest Company is bent on ensuring this fate through a policy of intentional neglect.Members and supporters of the Bowls Club have repeatedly been refused access to the site to carry out extremely urgent maintenance to the green. We learned yesterday that an expert and fully accredited third party has also been refused access by the CIC. This party had very kindly offered to carry out maintenance on behalf of the Bowls Club.The planning application from Putt in the Park has yet to be determined by Hounslow Planning Committee. We believe that by the time this decision is made, whether it is to refuse or to permit, the bowls green will be beyond repair.You may, as does the Bowls Club, wonder how it has been possible to arrive at this situation in what is, after all, a public park which was conceived to be for the benefit of the entire community.

Jim Storrar ● 2024d2 Comments ● 2018d

Smart motorways

It seems that "dynamic hard shoulder" motorways are not to be further rolled out but it is not clear whether the existing areas will remain in this configuration.  I certainly don't feel safe driving on them and I would also question the safety of the "all lane running" stretches, where I have been very tempted to drive along in the second lane - the refuges can be as much as 2.5km apart which is some distance if someone has a blow-out.

David Marles ● 2562d37 Comments ● 2018d

Congratulations to Brentford FC on their promotion to the Premier League

Well done too to Fulham on avoiding relegation.Really looking forward to a return to a genuinely competitive league next season cleansed of the distorting effects of the billions of Russian kleptocrats and oil sheiks. What a prospect to be able to walk to two grounds to watch games in what is still the best league in the world and will be even better next season.

Jeremy Parkinson ● 2019d35 Comments ● 2018d

Plasterer needed

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good plasterer please

Maggie Dodge ● 2020d1 Comments ● 2018d

Hammersmith & Fulham Council force closure of two popular Farmers Markets ....

LBH&F Council 'temporarily' closed Bishop's Park & Ravenscourt Park Farmers Markets on 11th January.  They then notified the organisers on 17th March that both markets could reopen on 17th April.  On 10th April they sent an email saying that the markets could no longer open on 17th April ......As infection rates continue to fall and restrictions are gradually relaxed with non-essential shops now open, pubs and restaurants able to serve outside, hairdressers open, gyms open etc why are 2 outdoor food markets closed?  Please sign this petition to help get these lovely markets reopened:http://chng.it/DKfnxwzshB

Fiona Campbell ● 2019d1 Comments ● 2018d

BandQ Feral Cats.

I'm not sure if anyone has posted this previously, but in case someone is interested in knowing what has happened to the B&Q feral cat colony since John passed away, please see this article.  

https://www.haws-animals.org.uk/bq-cats/

In summary, the feral cats have been relocated to a farm out of London where they will be monitored and cared for as needed.

Louise Cole ● 2023d13 Comments ● 2018d

Independent jeweller?

Does anyone know someone who can restring a costume jewellery necklace for me? I can send them pics. Marmalade is too expensive for something like this.Thanks

Gina Thomas ● 2019d7 Comments ● 2018d

Help - how do I  post a photo on here ?

N/m

Loraine Pemberton ● 2383d13 Comments ● 2018d

Rubbish

Having a walk down strand on the green and kew green, the rubbish left by people is disgusting.

Paul Brown ● 2021d11 Comments ● 2018d

Hounslow Council Tax

I've had no notification of how much I'll be paying in 2021/2, not by letter or email.Anyone else in the same boat?

Susan Kelly ● 2035d24 Comments ● 2019d

Recommendations for laser eye surgery

Has anybody had laser surgery blended vision I would like recommendations and an idea of cost

Alina Dansord ● 2022d17 Comments ● 2019d

Acton to Fulham cycle route

A new video from Jon featuring our area as he cycles from Acton along the new cycle route at Rusthall Avenue, South Parade and Fishers Lane, along Chiswick High Road and on to Hammersmith and Fulham via Craven Cottage and the alphabet streets. Some useful tips for local cyclists in here as it uses a combination of new and old filters and cycle lanes. A good reminder at the end of useful filtered back routes in Fulham.  https://youtu.be/2W7D8tqDlv8

Paul Campbell ● 2021d21 Comments ● 2019d

Those traffic lights outside The Italians

Does anyone have any idea what they are supposed to achieve?It sort of "looks like" they should only really turn red if a bus is coming up the bus lane past Halfords, so it can get through the next set of lights at the junction without getting stuck in traffic. But they just seem flick onto red all the time - bus or no bus - and stay on red forever. Is this just something else to do with making CHR impassible for cars  Or are they going to be fixed at some point and hooked up to some sort of black box in the buses cabs?

Tim Porter ● 2021d14 Comments ● 2019d

Fishy Rishi & Dodgy Dave

What I do not understand in this 'insider dealing' sleaze fest is how in Heaven's name civil servants were allowed to work for outfits with  extremely iffy connections with private companies. I was a civil servant for many years - one of the first things I had to do was to sign the Official Secrets Act, so assuming that is the same across the board do we assume that was broken with barely a thought or once again it is a case of those at a senior level are not held to the standards expected of others far lower down the food chain? This whole saga reeks of corruption. For years 'Private Eye' have been highlighting the 'revolving door' of ex-ministers taking lucrative private sector jobs where their ministerial inside knowledge has a bearing on the business acitivities of their new employer, at times within a short period of leaving political office. The galling thing in all this is - that if you worked for a local authority and you were made redundant you could not work directly for another local authority for a whole year, similarly in an education setting - why? ACOBA - The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments has long been a toothless tiger. I found this gem on their website - below. This whole thing is shameful and for Tory MPs to vote down plans for a major enquiry shows them up for the gutless morally bankrupt, shambles they are. DetailsIn accordance with their code of practice, members are required to disclose, in a published register, any interests they have which might influence their judgement or which could be perceived (by a reasonable member of the public) to do so.

Vanessa Smith ● 2024d21 Comments ● 2020d