Conservatives win support for £1 million extra for adult social care Tuesday, 14 September, 2021 At the September 9th 2021 Adult Social Services, Health and Housing committee on Richmond Council the Conservative team secured a major success when the committee voted to retain an additional £1million to be spent on its work to support those in need across the borough. In a Conservative amendment proposed by Councillor Geoffrey Samuel (Hampton North) and second by Councillor Peter Buckwell... Local News
Lib Dem Councils Motion to Increase Pressure on Public Transport 8th July 2020 Last night’s full council meeting saw the Lib Dem administration put forward a motion that could increase the pressure on public transport potentially... Local News
Why Won't The Lib Dem Administration Get On & Repair The Borough's Roads & Pavements? 30th June 2020 Why won't the Lib Dem administration get on and repair the Borough's roads and pavements? Pavements, Road Maintenance and Parking Services remain the service... Local News
Latest survey shows Richmond Residents' less likely to agree that the Council takes account of residents views when making decisions - in the first Richmond Residents' survey since the Lib Dems took over administration of the council 30th June 2020 Latest survey shows Richmond Residents' less likely to agree that the Council takes account of residents views when making decisions - in the first Richmond... Local News
The Conservative Councillor group on Richmond Council are actively listening to the views of parents on how schools can re-open during coronavirus 26th June 2020 The Conservative Councillor Group on Richmond Council have been asking parents what their views and concerns are as schools begin to re-open following the... Local News
Our Governments Unprecedented Actions to Tackle Coronavirus 26th June 2020 We stayed at home to protect our NHS, and working together we achieved just that Our testing rate is now among the best in the world with the capacity to... Local News
Lib Dem Council in Richmond Refuses to Provide Temporary Toilet & Hand Washing Facilities 24th June 2020 With temperatures set to soar this week enticing even more people to visit Richmond it is disappointing that the LibDem Council has obstinately refused to... Local News
Lack of Public Loos 'Should Have Been Addressed by Now' Says Former Mayor 22nd June 2020 Twickenham Conservatives and the Richmond Conservative Group are urging the council to deal better with the lack of public toilet facilities. This should have... Local News
Richmond Park Benefits From Unprecedented Measures Announced By The Chancellor 22nd June 2020 The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a lifeline for millions of people and businesses. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has supported nearly 9... Local News
Conservatives Urge The Council To Install Temporary Public Toilets In Richmond 19th June 2020 The Conservative Group are urging the council to install temporary public toilet facilities in Richmond town centre. The current lack of public toilets has... Local News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News