News in Richmond

Spotting a seal in the River Thames in London always causes a bit of a stir.

People start getting their phones out and taking pictures and videos of the cute creatures as they flap about on the foreshore appearing to love the attention.

Everyone has seen deer crossing signs, or sheep being herded over country roads, but they may be less familiar with a more amphibious type of road hazard: toads.

Ham Common in Richmond is a breeding ground for the animals, who every year instinctively follow the same migratory route from their home, across Church Road, to pools where they can spawn.

Cut-price meals are now available from Carluccio's in Richmond - here's how you can get your hands on them.

The app Too Good To Go lets people buy surplus food and drink from restaurants, grocery stores, pubs and producers to stop it from going to waste.

The resident deer in Richmond's Royal Parks are coming under stress after a boom in park visitors during lockdown.

There has been an increase in dogs chasing deer and a growing trend in walkers venturing into more secluded areas of the park where the herd once felt safe.

Trials have started on a small group of children aged six to 17 to see if the AstraZeneca vaccine gives young people a good level of immunity to Covid-19.

Children were recruited for the trial via London's St George's University Hospitals as well as Oxford University and hospitals in Southampton and Bristol.

With skylarks singing gloriously in the skies above Richmond Park, signs of spring are returning.

Richmond Park is one of the very few and best breeding areas for skylarks in Greater London but these threatened ground-nesting birds are easily disturbed by dogs and visitors.

A celebration of the life of a 19-year-old from Barnes has been held a year after he was killed.

Becky Beston, the mother of Archie Beston, organised the march on Sunday (March 7) to remember her son.

Richmond has been named as the best performing borough in the capital for tracing coronavirus cases, using both the national and local services.

The evaluation was carried out by the Department of Health and Social Care.

A 10-year-old boy with cerebral palsy has won an award from Richmond Council after pushing himself to walk for 30 minutes non-stop to raise money for BBC Children in Need.

George Muderack won the council's Young Person Achievement in its Community Heroes Awards 2020 after raising more than £7,000 for the charity and walking a total of 31 minutes and 13 seconds – which is the longest he has ever done.

A party in Richmond Park was disrupted and a number of the guests left with fines yesterday evening.

It was taking place in the Isabella Plantation botanical garden area close to Ham Gate.