News in Richmond

Residents will be able to walk in for a jab without an appointment in Kew tomorrow.

The clinic will be at Queen's C of E Primary School in Kew (Cumberland Road, Kew, TW9 3HJ) from 10am to 6pm on Saturday 24 July.

OUR RUGBY 7s heroes will be carrying the well wishes of family and friends across Twickenham and Richmond into the Olympic arena this week.

Celia Quansah together with her partner Meg Jones, plus Emma Uren and Abi Burton will be chasing a medal for Team GB in the tournament.

Richmond residents, campaign groups and politicians have expressed their jubilation following the rejection of plans for an old brewery site in Mortlake yesterday at City Hall.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan concluded that there was not sufficient affordable housing in the plans and the public benefits offered would not clearly outweigh the harm at the London Assembly Representation Hearing yesterday afternoon.

Those displaying symptoms of COVID-19, or have had a positive lateral flow test, can get tested at the temporary testing centre in Old Deer Park on selected dates this August.

In addition to the drive-in testing centre at Twickenham Stadium and walk-in centre in Teddington, the PCR tests are being offered to anyone with Coronavirus symptoms or those who have had a positive lateral flow test. See below for the dates.

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 FREE art exhibition inside an old Norman Church in Barnes, St Mary's.

Last week six beautiful planters full of flowers were installed in Richmond centre in an effort to attract pollinating insects like bees.

The planters are located in Golden Court and Church Court lanes, and four outside Richmond Station and were installed by Be Richmond and Richmond Council.

The London Mayor refused proposals for 1,250 homes at Mortlake's 22-acre Stag Brewery site at a planning hearing at City Hall this afternoon.

The plans have drawn staunch opposition from residents and local politicians for several years due to the size and nature of the proposals.

A decision on the future of a huge development in Mortlake will be made today in a meeting with London Mayor Sadiq Khan at City Hall.

The plans to build 1,250 homes at Mortlake's 22-acre Stag Brewery site have faced fierce opposition from residents and local politicians alike.

A beloved mother-of-two from Richmond Upon Thames is being commemorated by her sons in a charity football match this Sunday to raise funds for sepsis research.

Sue Martin had been battling a rare form of bone marrow leukaemia since October 2019 before she unexpectedly died of sepsis at the age of 63, five days before Christmas last year.

All garden waste collections in Richmond have been suspended as bin men have been forced to self-isolate.

The five-day cancellation is in a bid to prioritise household and food waste collections in the borough and will last until Friday (July 30).