News in Richmond

A Richmond restaurant celebrated in the Michelin Guide has unveiled a new takeaway menu.

Chatora on Kew Road says the menu includes "new exciting dishes crafted by our chefs as well as Chatora classics that you love".

Plans for more mass vaccination sites in South West London have been unveiled.

People could soon be asked to attend appointments at Battersea Arts Centre (Wandsworth), Centrale Shopping Centre (Croydon), Queen Mary's Hospital (Wandsworth), St Nicholas Centre (Sutton), Centre Court (Merton) and AFC Wimbledon (Merton).

Richmond Council has agreed a new housing and homelessness strategy, after concerns more people will be at risk of losing their homes when furlough ends.

Councillors at Wednesday's Adult Social Services, Health and Housing committee (February 16) were told that the council expects "significant numbers of households" in the borough will have lost employment or be furloughed and may be struggling to pay housing costs.

Dog owners have been encouraged to put tags on their dogs in case they get lost.

The team in Richmond Park thankfully managed to track down the owner of this dog without them.

Richmond Council says it wants to "avoid adding additional strain on individuals' finances after the toughest year in a decade" and announced its lowest Council Tax increase for five years.

But an additional 3% in the precept for Adult Social Care and a rise of nearly 10% in the amount charged by the Mayor of London means bills will increase.

Kew Gardens has admitted to "concerns" about its new coach drop-off arrangements in its most expansive statement about the new protected cycle lane on Kew Road to date.

Installed in September on an 18-month trial period, the cycle lane consists of three sections roughly 500m each on both sides of the road, with a system of raised posts (known as wands and armadillos) separating cyclists from vehicular traffic.

A large part of the River Thames in Richmond borough froze over in what locals said is the first time in more than a decade as a sub-zero cold snap continues.

Overnight temperatures in London dropped to -9C as Storm Darcy – dubbed 'The Beast of the East 2' swept through the country.

UPDATE: Cyclist taken to hospital after car leaves road in Richmond Park

There has been a crash in Richmond Park this morning.

A cyclist suffered facial injuries after a collision in which a car crashed through barriers in Richmond Park.

The driver had minor hand injuries, Royal Parks Police said.

The biggest children's literature event of the year is returning to Richmond, and social media is already a-buzz!

Barnes Children's Literature Festival is back with their most popular books of the year, starting at 10am on Saturday (February 20)