On 27th December, I had an appointment at Kingston Hospital, to see my consultant oncologist . Having gone through gruelling chemotherapy this was my chance to learn if my cancer was gone. My wife and I decided to catch the train from Hampton to Norbiton a 20 minute train ride, oh but the trains were not running, yet another strike.We decided to drive there but of course the new year sales were on in Kingston and roads were gridlocked. After a car journey that should have taken 30 minutes and…See More

Work on this site is now going at full pace. Whatever this buiding is going to be,I might be wrong but would guess apartments, bringing into Hampton streets many more cars in an already congested parking area. Oh and of course we will also have to face the development of the old police station.I hope our council leaders are plying pressure on TFL, to extend zone 6 to at least Sunbury or even Shepperton which will ease the pressure on Hampton streets.See More

Waiting for a delayed train at Norbiton station this afternoon, there was a tannoy message to inform us of serious disruption to the South West train service tomorrow 8th November and Thursday 9th November. This is due to a strike called by the RMT rail union in support of guards. Personally this wont affect me at all, but it still angers me that people will have a horrendous two days trying to get to work or hospital and home again. Its about time that public transport employees were banned…See More