Richmond Council has condemned the Metropolitan Police’s decision to close the 24/7 front counter at Twickenham Police Station – the last remaining front counter in the borough – branding the move deeply concerning and a major blow to local policing visibility and public confidence. Richmond’s Council leader Cllr. Gareth Roberts said: “This is a shameful…
Local MP says decision to close public access counter will be met with ‘fury and horror’ Local MP Munira Wilson has said the decision to close the publicly accessible front desk of Twickenham police station will be met with ‘anger and horror by local residents.’ In an attempt to balance a £260 million budget shortfall, leaked plans show only…
One of the area’s most popular nightspots PRYZM in Kingston has closed its doors permanently while the iconic venue prepares to undergo a £3 million revamp under new ownership. PRYZM in Clarence Street confirmed last month that it would be closing, with new owners NEOS Hospitality stepping in to transform the space. The main club…
The famous Palm House at Kew is to shut for up to five years as part of a £60 million push towards net zero, the Royal Botanic Gardens has announced. Renovations to the listed building, alongside its companion the Waterlily House, are part of a conservation project to create the “first heritage net-zero glasshouses…
Officers were called to a number of locations in Richmond town centre last night (thurs) at about 1955hrs to a number of reports of robberies where the suspects had threatened victims and stolen their mobile phones. Police said the arrests were made near The Green and all three suspects arrested were 16 years old. A…
Students at Teddington School have raised over £2000 for the Vineyard Community and Richmond Foodbank by rowing more than the entire length of the River Thames….. without leaving the school’s grounds. Using rowing machines in just one school day on a scorching day and rowing in shifts they completed 386kms (239 miles) which is 40KMS…
Teddington Post Office hit by outage this afternoon (thursday) Teddington Post Office was closed this afternoon as part of a technical issue affecting hundreds of Post Offices all over the country. A hand-written sign on the door of the High Street Post Office said ‘Post Officer server down.” Hundreds of Post Office and Royal…
Campaigners against the Thames Water ‘Sewage Pump Scheme’ set up camp outside the Lensbury in Broom Road today to hand out protest postcards to visiting members at the entrance. They were led by Barbara Spain, owner of the Wharf restaurant which will host an event on the evening of Tuesday July 29 and local campaigner…
Tickets are still available for a feast of country music with The Shires and Kezia Gill. And you get a free swim too….. The Shires are the UK’s most successful country music export, with multiple top 10 albums and hundreds of thousands of tickets sold around the world. They first broke through in 2014 with…
The roar of hooves and the clash of lances return to Hampton Court Palace this summer as Henry VIII’s Joust gallops back for two a unmissable weekend of family-friendly Tudor spectacle. This weekend 19-20 July, Historic Royal Palaces, the charity that cares for Hampton Court Palace, will transport visitors back to 1514 complete with…
