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Park Lane stables has been approved to become an Asset of Community Value. The ACV gives legal protection to the site and offers the chance for the community to make an offer to buy the premises within 6 months. The stables is a registered charity which works with disabled adults and children, underprivileged children and…

The Twickenham Riverside Trust are introducing their new website! It aims to provide information about its latest work and views, as well as about what’s going on in the area. This site will include sections relating to the nature and environment to be found along the river path from Twickenham and Richmond, information on the…

Due to the national lockdown all of Half Backs classes are paused. However, Coach Nicole is available to provide outdoor private 1-to-1 rugby sessions for children aged 3–15-years in local parks or green spaces. 1-to-1 Private Rugby Session Coach Nicole will discuss with the child and/or parent what the child would like to work on.…

Twenty six GET LUCKY LOCAL players won three FREE tickets in last Saturday’s big Richmond Borough community lottery draw. One player, who supports Hampton Wick Royal Cricket Club, won a cash prize of £25.  Three more GOOD CAUSES have signed up to the community lottery making 49 and seven organisations are selling 50 or more…

The owner of a ‘relentless’ Red Setter was fined £600 after the dog fatally wounded a Richmond Park deer in a prolonged attack. Franck Hiribarne, 44, from Kingston, was charged by postal requisition on 23 October 2020 to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 15 January where he pleaded guilty and was handed a…

Visitors are being warned by authorities at Richmond Park to respect physical distancing measures after people in living in the area voiced their concerns over the spread of coronavirus at the park. MP Sarah Olney wrote to park authorities after a number of her constituents noticed groups meeting at park entrances this weekend and queueing…

All residents in the borough can now apply for rapid Covid-19 test; this test is only for people who are not experiencing symptoms. It’s shown that 1 in 3 people who have coronavirus never show any symptoms, however this does not mean they aren’t infectious. Lateral flow devices are one of the tools used to…

A lot of optimism from Richmond care home after receiving the first round of the Coronavirus vaccine. Staff and residents at Barchester’s Lynde House, near Richmond Bridge, led the way against the fight against COVID-19 last week. Dr Flynn administered vaccines from Hampton Wick Surgery to residents at the care home, staff had been given…

People have been spreading coronavirus misinformation in the borough’s parks. There have been reports of ‘COVID denier’ posters and anti-vaccine material being taped to benches and trees in the borough parks. The Council has been adamant on removing all posters when they are reported. Cllr Roberts, Leader of Richmond Council has said that below. “We…