It’s more or less a year since the first mass protest on Twickenham Riverside about the plan to redevelop the site of the former swimming pool. And it’s 10 months since the “funeral march” for the Riverside (see previous posts on Riversniffers). One week before a local election on May 6th, the situation now boils [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Twickenham’
The Twickenham natives are revolting (again)
Posted in Local Politics, tagged Riverside, Save Our Riverside, Twickenham on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Twickenham Riverside saved?
Posted in General Interest, Local Politics, tagged Richmond Council, Save Our Riverside, Twickenham on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well no it isn’t, actually. But before a contract is signed for the River Centre and enabling housing the people of Twickenham will get the chance to make their wishes known at the ballot box. At the end of a meeting of the full council on 20th October, LibDem Council Leader Serge Lourie made an announcement [...]
Funeral for Twickenham Riverside
Posted in Local Politics, tagged Richmond Council, Riverside, Save Our Riverside, Twickenham on June 3, 2009 | Comments Off
An extraordinary event took place in Twickenham yesterday. Prior to a council meeting at York House, at which the Conservative opposition sought to have the Riverside decision-making process reviewed, members of the Save our Riverside group took part in a mock funeral for Richmond Riverside. There follows a selection of photographs of the event. There’s [...]
Save our Riverside
Posted in Local Politics, tagged Richmond Council, Riverside, Save Our Riverside, Twickenham on April 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On Friday 24th April about 200 people gathered on Twickenham Riverside to protest against the Richmond Council plan to put houses and offices on Twickenham Riverside. Long-standing residents will know the troubled history of this site. Many will have longed for “something to be done” about it. Well, the trouble is, the “something” that Richmond [...]
Bibi – Twickenham
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Bibi, Persian, Twickenham on March 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Bibi may be shut. I don’t want to call time prematurely, but just passing by recently on a Friday or Saturday night, it’s been dark. Phone first before you travel.
Update: Bibi Persian Cuisine – Twickenham
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Bibi, budget eating, Persian, Twickenham on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Friends tell me that Bibi is now charging £4 corkage on BYO. Seems fair enough, now they have a licence. It might be simpler just to drink their wine – apparently it’s good and good value for money. Just like the rest of what they do then… Bibi Persian Cuisine, 157 Heath Road, Twickenham [...]
A Cena
Posted in Restaurants, tagged fine dining, Italian, Twickenham on February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We never go out for dinner on Valentine’s Day. After a run of bad experiences (overbooking, price ramping, shoddy food, couldn’t-care-less service etc) Mr and Mrs Riversniffer vowed some years ago never again to dine out on that day. But when Mrs R said in January she’d booked A Cena, [...]
Vote for Crane Park!
Posted in Parks and Open Spaces, tagged Crane Park, Twickenham on January 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Mayor of London is giving ten grants of up to £400,000 to London’s most needy parks to make them cleaner, safer, greener, and nicer places to visit. Londoners are now invited to vote for which parks win an award. There are forty seven candidate parks, which have been divided into five [...]
Sheesh Mahal Charity Nights – Twickenham
Posted in Restaurants, tagged charity, curry, Sheesh Mahal, Twickenham on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Seesh Mahal has been one of Twickenham’s best curry houses since the 1980’s. To quote from the toptable restaurant review site: “This cosmopolitan Bangladeshi restaurant on Twickenham’s London Road is renowned for its sleek styling and fresh, authentic food. The dining room at the Sheesh Mahal – with [...]
