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COUNCIL LEADER: BRING BACK PARKS POLICE
Several incidents have taken place in both Bushy and Richmond Parks during the heatwave The Leader of Richmond Council, Cllr. Gareth Roberts has called for the return of the Royal Parks Police following the incident where a deer had to be shot dead after searching for food from a Richmond Park visitor, who was…
UDNEY PARK PLAYING FIELDS OWNER ARRESTED IN JAPAN!
Hu Xiaowei, otherwise known as Wu An Ming, the owner of Teddington’s Udney Park Playing Fields Hu Xiaowei, otherwise known as Wu An Ming, the owner of Teddington’s Udney Park Playing Fields, has been arrested in Osaka, Japan, according to a police interview given to Kyodo, Japan’s leading news agency, and shared with OCCRP on…
LOCAL DESIGNATED BATHING AREA IS POLLUTED, ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ANNOUNCES
Swimmers and paddleboarders have been warned today to stay out of the water at the recently designated bathing area near Kingston because of pollution by toxic algae. The Environment Agency has confirmed the presence of potentially toxic blue-green algae in the River Thames in and around Kingston’s Designated Bathing Water. Teddington Bluetits organiser Marlene…
MAN INJURED BY STAG SUFFERED WOUNDS TO HIS CHEST
Man seen feeding deer in Richmond Park NOT connected to story below. The man, who was injured in Richmond Park by a stag looking for food, suffered wounds to his chest, we can reveal. He is in his 60’s, say the police. Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 18:23hrs on Saturday, 15…
MAN INJURED BY STAG LOOKING FOR FOOD IN RICHMOND PARK
Top photo show visitors feeding deer in Bushy Park last week. Second photo above shows man in Richmond Park feeding a large stag – both unconnected with incident described below A man was slightly injured by a stag looking for food from his picnic in Richmond Park, it was revealed this afternoon, As…
POLICE WARNING OVER PARKING METER AND CASH MACHINE FRAUDSTERS
Warning over fraudsters posing as parking attendants in Richmond borough Police today issued a local alert about a male suspect posing as a parking attendant or member of the public who approaches users of cash machines and tries to get their PIN numbers. The police said:”Please remain vigilant when using parking payment machines or cash…
IF YOU LOVE MUSIC YOU’LL LOVE THE HAMPTON HUB
MESSAGE FROM HAMPTON HUB Chris here. September already! Thanks to the heatwave, the HUB aircon has been cranked to eleven since June. As autumn approaches, let’s hope it can finally stand down. The music? Not a chance. There are return visits from five Hub favourites: The Rollin Stoned, Noasis, The Bohemians, Bootleg Blondie and…
RECORD-BREAKING SAILOR TRACY EDWARDS BACKS THAMES WATER PETITION
Tracy Edwards, MBE, record-breaking round the world sailor who now runs The Women’s Sports Union with former Olympic swimmer Dame Sharron Davies Tracy broke the world record for an all-female crew on her yacht Maiden in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race in 1989 Record-breaking round the world sailor, author and campaigner Tracy…
BUSHY PARK VISITORS IGNORE DEER FEEDING WARNINGS
See the shocking footage here: https://nextdoor.co.uk/p/T_KRhxwwsLm-?utm_source=share&extras=MTc1OTIxODgwODQyODQ%3D&share_platform=6&utm_campaign=1786894007172&share_action_id=2d077018-da77-46c9-94a3-656fbe7fc702 Yet more shocking film has been captured of Bushy Park visitors feeding the deer from dangerously close distances. This footage was taken yesterday showing people ripping branches from the trees to feed the deer as well as kids hand feeding them. The Royal Parks has issued…
