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Motorcyclist mugged lady on Upper Richmond Road, with everything happening in Putney lately the house prices will be dropping, might not be the place to live.

Barbara Stevens ● 2867d9 Comments

Barbara, I don't think you realise how lucky we are to live in a relatively safe and happy area of London.  There are always going to be toe rags anywhere, but I wouldn't worry too much about it :)

Bunny Payne ● 2867d

We must live in a very safe area. Last year the BBC left £100k (or £250k?)cameras on Putney and Barnes Bridge, unprotected, it appears, and they only lost one of them!

David Ainsworth ● 2867d

The young scooter thugs pinching and breaking into cars etc has gone quiet for the moment, then they will start again no doubt when they think their not being watched. Also the begging in the High Street. No decent shops, parking to go to shops or even in the road you live. Cyclists going the wrong way down a road. How many more problems scaffolding in High Street. Always rubbish at the end of Chelverton Road, shops shutting due to high rent. How many bad things? How many good things?

Barbara Stevens ● 2866d

Well house prices in London are going down all by themselves, nothing to do with muggers.  Try getting the bus to a few other boroughs Barbara, you'll soon see the difference!!  But I agree, if you were brought up in a particular place, it is rather shocking to see what is happening in society in general.

Bunny Payne ● 2865d

Bunny I was from Barnes and went to school in Sheen I was allowed in Richmond and Sheen but not allowed to come to Putney in the sixties my mun thought it was rough the pubs etc. But I did work in Putney in the late sixties, loads of shoe shops and cloths shops bit different now.

Barbara Stevens ● 2865d

I disagree with everything you’ve said pretty muchI could take you around 90 percent of high streets in uk which are in worse state.Scaffolding might look ugly but if landlords are renovating properties isn’t that a good thing despite initial short term annoyance.We have some of the best state schools in the UK. Fact. Endless new restaurants opening that cater for all tastes and ages My kids love the outdoor space and make new friends weekly!We have a great community spirit via the church amongst many other organisations.I could write a book but I wouldn’t know where to start.

Nick Gulliford ● 2865d

When I first saw this thread's heading I thought it was referring to Brexiteers and how they've swallowed such a stack of lies lol !!

Richard Carter ● 2864d

My (now deceased) partner lived with me in Putney and we used to laugh about the fact that he was brought up in Chelsea in the 1950/60s, when it was less posh, and he was too scared to come South to Wandsworth!!How times change!!

Bunny Payne ● 2864d

Agree everything has changed so much since the 50/s. We used to play out, you don't see children playing out these days with all the cars. Or strange people about. I used to go to Hammersmith King Street, haven't been their for years shopping.

Barbara Stevens ● 2864d