Free Warm Home Packs at Castelnau Library from 9 November
Residents with a Richmond Council letter who miss the 6 November event in Twickenham can collect a free energy-saving pack at Castelnau Library from 9 November.
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Council & politics
Richmond Council decisions, consultations, budgets and local politics.
Richmond asks for views on who gets social housing
Anyone in Barnes, Castelnau or Mortlake can respond to Richmond Council's proposed changes to housing priority until 18 January 2027.
Richmond pauses old fridge and freezer disposal
Richmond Council has temporarily paused fridge and freezer collections and tip drop-offs, so anyone in Barnes, Castelnau or Mortlake replacing one needs another plan.
Richmond sends its funding fight to ministers
Richmond Council formally put its case to government on 22 October, warning of a £29 million a year cut by 2028/29.
Council calls funding cuts 'reckless' as consultation nears close
Richmond Council's full meeting backed a motion against the government's funding changes on 6 October; the consultation closes on Wednesday 14 October.
Richmond's reserves could be gone by 2030, council warns
Ten months after Richmond Council called the government's funding settlement a significant improvement, it says the money it keeps in hand could be exhausted within four years. Reserves are not a budget, and the borough is now spending them like one.
Richmond Council backs £18m overhaul to save £39m a year
Six departments redesigned, one front door for every enquiry, and AI used to predict who will need help. The council has approved the shape of its biggest reorganisation in years — and a savings target that has grown by £9m since February.
Council asks Barnes to back its £29m funding fight
A year after threatening to take the government to court, Richmond Council is asking people in Barnes, Castelnau and Mortlake to sign up to the same argument — this time through a consultation that can compel nobody to do anything.
Council wants your name on its funding proposal
A survey open until 14 October asks residents to endorse a formal submission to government over what the council says is a near-60 per cent cut in its funding by 2028/29.
Council fights developer discount on infrastructure money
Richmond Council wants ministers to cap developer relief from the Community Infrastructure Levy at 60 per cent, warning the money already pays for roads, parks and public spaces across the borough.
Council seeks views on suicide prevention plan
Richmond Council's draft suicide and self-harm prevention strategy for 2026-29 is open to comment until 15 October.
