| Topic: | Hollowing out of Chiswick | |
| Posted by: | Robin Knight | |
| Date/Time: | 26/05/25 11:14:00 |
| The hollowing out of Chiswick goes on apace... We have now lost four banks, four post offices, a police station and many useful shops (Poundland is the latest) and some restaurants in recent years. This is hardly offset by the spread of coffee shops and estate agencies and the proliferation of cycle paths. The one bright development has been the opening of Chiswick Cinema - a great local facility. My suspicion is that this hollowinmg out is because Chiswick is a mere footnote to Hounslow, and an unknown distant cousin to Ealing/Acton and Fulham & Hammersmith. The cost-cutters just see Chiswick as an easy, low-hanging picking. All very sad. |