Local Democracy

John Savage, who is the cabinet member for Environment and Net Zero, has stated that he has received threats and has been targeted online.

Cllr Savage was first confronted by anti-immigration protesters in Hoglands Park on the October 26 last year.

“I was surrounded by a group of people who were asking what I was doing there.

“As a councillor, I was reminding them that they were not allowed to leave their vehicles in a public park - they responded with abuse.

“In the park there’s...

The number of injuries from e-bike and e-scooter fires in London has increased for the seventh year in a row, new data reveals.A total of 109 injuries were recorded by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) in 2025, with three deaths resulting from lithium and electric vehicle fires.According to LFB, a record number of these fires involved e-bikes and e-scooters – with faulty batteries, which often do not meet UK safety standards, being blamed for starting the blaze.Spencer Sutcliff, Deputy Commissioner,...

Children and parents from a Twickenham primary school have demanded safety improvements to the St Margarets Roundabout crossing following a protest.


A swell of families from the St Stephen’s School community were also joined by dozens of residents, Munira Wilson MP and Richmond Council leader Gareth Roberts, at the demonstration which happened on Friday.


The protest – which took place next to the A316 crossing – came after a parent-led petition aimed at London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Transp...

Lucy Wynne, 68- who has multiple comorbidities - was left stranded near the Station Road Co-op when her computer-operated wheelchair broke down.

Neither Lucy, who has been entirely wheelchair bound for six months, nor her friend Rebecca, were able to move the “incredibly heavy equipment”.

“There’s no way my friend would be able to free-wheel the wheelchair with me in it,” she said.

“I got out and got it across the road and stopped to have a rest, but then I just looked at the expanse...

A cooking charity based in Richmond is planning to expand across more London boroughs – including Putney and Wandsworth – if more funding can be secured.


Cooking Up – who currently operate out of community hubs in Hampton, Whitton and Ham – offer free cookery classes to people who’re eager to learn simple and healthy recipes.


The charity’s chair, Janet Hilton, got inspiration for the charity after working in a food bank during the Covid-19 pandemic, where she observed how users were reluct...