News in Richmond

A horse riding centre for disabled people moved from its Teddington home across the river to Petersham yesterday following the landlord's refusal to accept an offer to buy the stables.

Park Lane Stables, which rose to fame during lockdown in its effort to raise a million pounds to remain open, has moved to Manor Farm Stables in Petersham where it will stay until it can find somewhere permanent.

The Department for Transport announced today that it will contribute up to one third of the costs required to reopen Hammersmith Bridge which closed to all users in August 2020.

The funding will be provided as part of a new joint deal between the Department for Transport (DfT), TfL and London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

Richmond council has launched the legal process to move a group of Travellers who moved to Kew Green on Thursday evening, however Traveller's rights campaigners say that simply moving families along is not a long-term solution.

Officers visited Kew Green on Thursday to carry out an assessment and request the 12 caravans and associated vehicles move on, but said they were not willing to leave.

A new green light system at pedestrian crossings has been installed in Richmond as part of TFL's bid to make London the world's most "walkable" city.

Three traffic signals now show a continuous green light for pedestrians as the default, until traffic approaches.

Three Richmond pubs have been mentioned in Londonist's best West London beer gardens guide.

Londonist writer Matt Brown picked out "classy" pub The Marlborough in his list of West London's Best Beer Gardens, while also recommending The Roebuck and The White Cross.

MPs are demanding urgent action to put more police on the streets across Richmond following an alarming rise in violence.

The Richmond Park MP, Sarah Olney, together with Twickenham counterpart, Munira Wilson, and the Lib-Dem leader of Richmond Borough Council, Gareth Roberts, have called for help in a joint letter to the London Mayor, Sadiq Khan.

Shops that have closed during the pandemic could be converted to public toilets amid a shortage of places to spend a penny.

The closure of the House of Fraser department store in Richmond and other retailers, restaurants and bars has created a shortage of 'welfare facilities' to use the loo or change a baby's nappy.

Hundreds of people have complained about dry skin they think may be linked to tap water supplied by Thames Water from the Hampton Waterworks.

Householders are complaining that their water is affecting their skin and hair, and that it has a strong chlorine smell and taste.

There have been particularly high tides on the Thames this week and further flooding is possible over the Bank Holiday Weekend.

The Environment Agency issued flood warnings earlier in the week for properties between Putney and Teddington.

There are no restrictions on coming in or out of the borough of Hounslow, the council's health chief has said following a meeting with the government.

It follows new guidelines that appeared on the government website on Friday that advised people not to leave or enter several Covid Indian variant hotspots, including Hounslow.