News in Richmond

Richmond is already known as a leafy place to live but our town could soon be getting even more trees

This is because Richmond Council is spending nearly £1 million on re-planting trees across the borough.

Come down to Marble Hill Park this Sunday, September 5, for the next exciting series of performances from the #RichmondLive festival.

The event will include performances from the Richmond Community Choir, The Perrin Jazz Collective and Richmond Brass Ensemble.

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The Friends of Twickenham Green have decided to halt accepting donations for Afghan refugees after being overwhelmed by the generosity of local families.

The group dropped a huge consignment of clothing and other essentials to the Afghanstani and Central Asian Association in Feltham on Monday.

Residents in Richmond will be getting five free months of garden waste collections as compensation for cancelled collections due to crew shortages.

Collections for garden waste across Richmond borough were suspended from July 17 to August 16 due to shortages of bin collectors who were caught up in the 'pingdemic' and told to self isolate by an NHS app.

Police officers will be missing from the streets in the local community over the coming days after the teams were called into central London to help cope with the Extinction Rebellion protests.

A tweet from the St Margarets police twitter account confirmed a change of scenery stating:

All roads through Richmond Park will be closed on Sunday, September 5, to allow the London Duathlon 2020 to take place.

The sold out competition consists of four separate events the half, full, team, and ultra-Duathlons, which are broken down into running, then cycling and then a final running leg in the style of a triathlon.

Families across the area have provided a magnificent response to requests for donations to help Afghan refugees, including many children, arriving in the UK.

Volunteers, community groups and churches have combined their resources to collect, sort and deliver items.

Prices at Tesco's George Street store in Richmond have risen sharply following a re-branding of the outlet.

It has been changed from a Metro to an Express as part of a wider policy applied to 89 stores across the country that has drawn criticism from residents and MPs.

The temporary toilets on Richmond riverside will be removed next week.

The loos, which were installed in March this year, will be taken away by Richmond Council from Tuesday 31 August (after the Bank Holiday).