Twickenham Riverside Winter 2007/8 Report

12.45.00pm UTC (GMT +0000) Mon 28th Jan 2008

By councillors Michael Wilson, David Trigg and Denise Carr.

• CCTV for York Street: Residents who battled for CCTV in York Street to help prevent and detect late night, alcohol induced anti-social behaviour have been successful. This area, a hotspot for incidents on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, will have a camera installed. Cllr Denise Carr welcomed this investment: "CCTV can be very effective in making our town centre safer. Some 27% of British teenagers now admit to getting drunk regularly, and binge drinking admissions to local hospitals are increasing - strong policing and enforcing licensing conditions will help local residents and may encourage binge drinkers to think again."

• PROTECTING Twickenham's Historic Waterfront: Twickenham's historic working waterfront is constantly at risk from the loss of working boatyards, lack of mooring facilities and damage to the embankment walls. Thanks to pressure from local residents, community groups and the Richmond Environment Trust, a survey of the embankment walls was carried out at the drawdown in November 2006 and an action plan has been developed. Now, the whole of the waterfront needs to be looked at as part of the plans for the old baths site and the embankment up to the Barmy Arms. Your local Councillors are very supportive of this approach and will be working with residents to develop a strategic plan covering the whole area.

More at: http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/pages/Riverside.html