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
Zac backs campaign to support biodiversity across the world 8th July 2019 Richmond Park and North Kingston MP Zac Goldsmith helped launch a major cross-party campaign which is calling on the government to address the climate and... Articles
Our Economy is Strong: 5 Things You Need to Know 11th June 2019 "Wages are growing faster than inflation for the fifteenth month in a row, thanks to the Conservatives." The UK economy in 2019 is going strong – and the... Articles
Zac Goldsmith MP hosts coffee morning in Barnes 7th June 2019 On Friday 7th June, Zac Goldsmith MP hosted a coffee morning in Castelnau Library in Barnes. The meeting was well attended by 25 residents and Zac was joined by... Local News
Why Labour’s Latest Housing Policy Will Cost You £374 a Year 5th June 2019 Labour want to tell you they’ve released a raft of housing policies to address rising land prices in the UK. What they don’t want you to know is their plans... Articles
Why We're Committing to Net Zero Emissions 2nd June 2019 We’re making the UK the first major economy to commit to ending its contribution to global warming. With a Conservative government the United Kingdom leading on... Articles
9 ways the UK economy has improved in 2019 31st May 2019 The UK economy continues to grow under the Conservatives. GDP has grown for nine years straight, debt is falling, wages are rising, and going forward as a... Articles
Local Councillors Aphra Brandreth and Gemma Curran meet with TfL 29th May 2019 Local Councillors Aphra Brandreth and Gemma Curran met with TfL representatives this morning (29th May 2019) to discuss the changes to the bus route which are... Local News
Rodney Bennett (1934-2019) 15th May 2019 Rodney Bennett, who represented South Richmond Ward as a councillor from 2002 to 2010 sadly passed away on Friday the 10th May. He had been in hospital after... Local News
UK jobs: There's a new record number of women in work 14th May 2019 It's been revealed that there are now more women in work than ever before – and Britain's unemployment rate is at its lowest since 1974. The number of women in... Articles
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
