Celebrating Emmeline Pankhurst Wednesday, 9 July, 2025 I eagerly looked forward to my first event with the CWO……and what better way to begin my journey with the Organisation than to honour Emmeline Pankhurst, the fearless, political activist, born on 15th. July 1858 in Manchester, who organised the suffragette movement in the late 19th. Century and early 20th. campaigning for the enfranchisement of women. Sadly, Emmeline passed away at the age of 69... Local News
Twickenham Conservatives Welcome Record Economic News 25th February 2019 The latest figures show that a record 32.6 million people were employed between October and December. The unemployment rate, according to the Office for... Local News
PM says thank you for the flowers 5th August 2016 Our Deputy Chair Political, Elizabeth Foster, sent some flowers to the PM to wish her well as she took office. Now Theresa has said thank you :-) Local News
Council Tax frozen 7th March 2016 Council Tax frozen again Release Date: 02/03/2016 LBRUT Council Tax Frozen - again! Local News
Record breaking Richmond children write their way into the history books 15th October 2015 It’s official – Richmond’s primary school children have smashed the world record for the most participants in touch/mini/tag exhibition rugby match ever staged. Local News
Name the new community building for Twickenham 25th August 2015 Name the new community building for Twickenham Local News
RWC - sign up for email alerts from LBRUT 20th August 2015 Sign up for Rugby World Cup alerts from Richmond Council Local News
Richmond Literature Festival 20th August 2015 Top authors, historians, and a former MP - the Richmond Literature Festival is back. Highlights of the 24th Richmond Literature Festival have been announced and... Local News
A budget that works 8th July 2015 Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his first budget since the General Election and the first fully Conservative budget for over 20 years: a plan... Local News
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News
Get Britain out of neutral: Conservatives launch new billboard 6th December 2019 The Conservative Party launched a new billboard today, Get Britain out of neutral. The poster was launched at sites in London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham... National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to let criminals avoid prison 5th December 2019 Labour’s policy to scrap prison sentences of under six months would lead to a surge of offenders on our streets, risking public safety. National News
