News in Richmond

Fans of the hit TV dramas Normal People and Fleabag will have a chance to win an original print signed by the stars of the shows in a prize draw launching this Saturday (22 May) for the Landmark Arts Centre.

Last year the Landmark was the 'top secret' venue for the much-anticipated Comic Relief crossover sketch featuring Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones reprising their roles as Marianne and Connell from Normal People as they 'confessed all' to Andrew Scott's 'hot priest' from the Phoebe Waller-Bridge show.

Looking for ideas to keep the kids busy over half term? Why not give this colouring competition a go for the chance to win a family photoshoot with DK Clarke Photography...

Following on from Mental Health Week, we are launching a Mindful Colouring Competition - this is your chance to get creative, get out the crayons / pens and settle down with your kids to colour together.

If you sighed in frustration as you donned a raincoat and boots again today don't worry, the sun hasn't gone forever!

Saturday is the best day of the weekend, so if you're umming and ahing about which day to go for a stroll that seems your best bet.

Dog walkers are being warned by the Royal Parks to stick to the edges of Bushy and Richmond Parks amid concerns over 'extremely protective' deer during this year's birthing season.

In a Tweet posted last Saturday 29 May, the Royal Parks told owners to keep their dog on a lead and avoid areas of dense vegetation where baby deer tend to be hidden by their mothers.

UPDATE:We are happy to be able to report that William has now been found in Basildon.

A man with Alzheimer's has gone missing along the Thames in the Richmond area.

Tonight the fourth and final episode in a beautifully-shot documentary series on Kew Gardens will be aired on Channel 5.

The documentary, Kew Gardens: A Year in Bloom, was filmed at Kew Gardens and Wakehurst, Kew's wild botanic garden in Sussex during lockdown in 2020.

The group of Travellers who arrived at Kew Green last Thursday have decided to move on, the council has said.

Richmond Council launched the legal process to move the group last week and the High Court gave it powers to evict them.

One lucky winner scooped our biggest prize ever in the Richmond community Get Lucky Local lottery with a bumper £2000 cash win last Saturday (Draw 29).

Paul Shields from Hampton was over the moon as just two hours after his win his football team, Chelsea, won the Champions League in their match against Manchester City 1-0 to crown a perfect night.

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.