News in Richmond

Richmond and Twickenham MPs have joined Lib-Dem leader, Ed Davey, to demand urgent talks with the government to challenge drastic rail cuts.

Sarah Olney, the MP for Richmond Park, and Munira Wilson, who represents Twickenham, say the cuts proposed by South Western Railway (SWR) threaten to drive travellers back to their cars.

Councillors have raised questions about plans to develop historic Kneller Hall, which is set to be transformed into a private school for Richmond and Twickenham, and whether the scheme will include any homes.

A Council master plan for the building and site, which covers more than 29 acres, suggests that part of it should be used for badly needed new homes for the borough.

The driver involved in a collision with cyclist in Richmond Park, which triggered a horror crash that left his car a tangled wreck, has been fined.

The female cyclist suffered shock and facial injuries and required hospital treatment after the incident, which took place in February.

Richmond has become a star on the world TV stage overnight – thanks to Ted Lasso.

The Apple TV+ series, which is about an American football coach who switches code and becomes the manager of fictional football team AFC Richmond, has become a global phenomenon.

It is one of the best riverside pubs in Britain and possibly the prettiest - now the White Swan, on the banks of the Thames, is looking for staff.

Now that summer students have returned to university, the much loved pub, which has become a destination in itself, particularly on match days at Twickenham, is recruiting.

A gourmet butter created by a family-run business in St Margarets has been named one of the finest foods in the world by the Guild of Fine Food.

The 'Ridiculous No55 Lobster & Crab Butter' - butter flavoured with British Isles lobster, Devon crab, caviar, lemon and fennel - was created by Sublime Butter.

Roads in central Richmond were sealed off this afternoon as London Fire Brigade tackled a blaze in a restaurant.

London Fire Brigade said: "Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters have been called to a fire on Lower George Street in #Richmond.

London Fire Brigade has been praised for doing a 'thorough job' following a restaurant fire that brought huge disruption to the centre of Richmond on Friday.

The police sealed off the roads through the town centre to allow fire fighters to tackle the blaze, quickly bringing it under control before it could spread to surrounding buildings.

Teddington's Park Lane Stables have been crowned the Best Health Charity in the UK.

The Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) centre was recognised at a star-studded ceremony for the Sun's Who Cares Wins awards last week.

After a two-year pandemic absence, Zippo's Circus has finally made its long anticipated return to Twickenham Green

This year the circus is back on the road with Carnival, which is a big top tour presented by Brazilian showman, Paulo Dos Santos, a performer for several years who is taking charge as ringmaster for the first time.