News in Richmond

The amazing river adventures of Freddie the Seal, which captured headlines for weeks earlier in the year, has been turned into a book, due to be published next month, Nub News has learned.

Co-authors Alison Kelly and Matt Millard were so entranced by the gripping story of Freddie – also known as Freddie Mercury – that they spent two months tracking the seal's background and the remarkable journey from the Netherlands which brought him to the River Thames, until his sad death after a dog attack near Hammersmith.

A man has died in hospital following an attack in Richmond on Monday and a murder investigation into his death has now been launched.

Tim Hipperson, 39, was found on Kings Road on Monday May 17 and was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition.

This week in aid of Mental Health Awareness week we have been publishing a series of seasonal recipes with foraged ingredients by local nutritional therapist Belinda Blake.

Her final recipe is a delicious summer cordial and involves a bit of folklore.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is today appealing to landowners, including London councils and the Royal Parks, to support the return of parkrun events on June 5.

He has written an open letter to everyone involved to get behind the hugely-popular 5k run events, which have been cancelled for more than a year due to social distancing rules.

Last night Cllr Geoff Acton was formally sworn in as Mayor of Richmond upon Thames for his second year, becoming the first mayor to serve a second term since the Borough was formed in 1965.

Cllr Acton was sworn in at the Annual Council meeting on Tuesday May 18.

The Royal Parks has put its foot down on the use of e-scooters inside Richmond Park and its other public spaces due to concerns over the devices' speed and stealth.

It says that e-scooters would cause too much disruption in its parks and green spaces, where pedestrians have priority.

A man is in a life-threatening condition in hospital after being stabbed in Richmond yesterday.

The man, 39, was found on Kings Road and it is believed he may have been attacked in Peldon Passage, nearby.

The Richmond Nub News Jobs Section is now easier than ever to browse for the latest job opportunities in the Richmond area.

A scrolling jobs page make the job ads easy to read and you know all the jobs we are advertising are exclusively local to the Richmond area. No time wasting.

The Richmond community lottery GET LUCKY LOCAL has joined forces with Teddington's popular riverside restaurant, The Wharf, to help raise funds for Hearts of Teddlothian FC.

As part of a brand new initiative linking the lottery to local restaurants and cafes across the Borough, all customers of The Wharf will be invited to add a discretionary £1 to their lunch or dinner bills.

German supermarket chain Lidl has announced it is looking to double its total number of UK stores, including eight new sites in Richmond Borough.

The chain, whose Head Office is down the road in Wimbledon, is interested in opening 99 more stores in South London alone and is on the hunt for suitable spaces.