News in Richmond

It's amazing to see how many Richmond events are going on in the coming weeks and months - how lucky we are to live where we do!

Our top pick for this week is a series of exciting plays coming up in Kew Gardens starting with The Wind in the Willows.

Fancy becoming a firefighter one day, or curious to know more about the life of a firefighter?

Richmond fire station is opening its doors for a non-emergency event in September, as the public is invited for a fun and educational open day.

Thank you for this article on 'How to Pick the perfect bag for cycling' contributed by Catherine Ellis, whose family has gone from serving wine to royalty at the Star and Garter pub in Richmond, to selling cycle bags!

Catherine Ellis, founder of Hill & Ellis cycle bags, has family connections to Richmond - albeit a couple of hundred years back. Her great, great, great, great uncle was Joseph Ellis who owned the Star & Garter Hotel at the top of Richmond Hill from 1822. It is now a fancy apartment complex, but at the time it was a different building entirely and over Joseph's ownership went from a modest inn to a grand hotel.

The council has begun the process of evicting a group of Travellers with 21 caravans who arrived on Kew Green last night, Wednesday August 2.

Council officers visited to carry out a site assessment and requested that they move on, and reported that the group was not willing to leave or complete a welfare assessment.

E-scooter provider TIER is running safety sessions and offering free trial rides this Thursday in Richmond centre to mark the launch of their e-scooters in the borough.

TIER is one of the chosen operators taking part in London's e-scooter trial alongside Dott and Lime. This is currently the only legal way of riding e-scooters in public places in London.

Between running a business, being on call 24/7, and ensuring they take their 19 month old for her daily babyccino, you'll be hard pressed to find a family more organised and motivated than the Stanworths.

Sasha and Greg Stanworth own Greenacre Financial Services, a round-the-clock mortgage broker service which they run from their home in Isleworth with the help of their toddler Savannah, and miniature blue staffy, Roxy.

A teenager has been sentenced to four years and two months' imprisonment after stabbing a man during an attempted robbery in Kew.

Isaac Musoke, 18, from Brentford, was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on Monday August 2, for Section 18 wounding with intent and attempted robbery.

The first two days of this month's London Underground strikes have been called off.

According to the Evening Standard, this is due to 'last ditch' talks between Tube bosses and union representatives.

Garden waste collections have been cancelled in Richmond for the third week in a row due to Covid-related absences.

Too many staff are isolating currently and crews are prioritising core waste and recycling collections in the borough this week.

The Mayor of Richmond, Cllr Geoff Acton, is running a scenic Fish and Chips Cruise down the Thames this September.

You can now book to join the Mayor for a scenic trip aboard the Southern Belle beginning in Richmond.