News in Richmond

Richmond Park's MP Sarah Olney has written to Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, asking him to call in the Homebase, Manor Road application.

The Government is the premier planning authority in the country and Robert Jenrick has the power to call in applications that breach Government planning rules.

Walkers have spoken of their distress after a young deer was killed by a dog in Richmond Park at the weekend.

The attack happened just after 9am on Saturday morning (September 12) as dog walkers, joggers and cyclists took an early trip out into the fresh air.

Mass running returned last weekend with the Kew Gardens 10k and its race director said he hopes more running events including parkrun can soon follow.

The UK's largest social distancing running event was held across September 12 and 23 inside Kew Gardens.

Anyone walking around the streets of Richmond cannot fail to see the sad state of our horse chestnut trees. Instead of sporting an autumn hue of butter yellow foliage, leaves are brown, crispy and distorted. The culprit is a moth that allegedly hitched a ride on a lorry from Macedonia, around 18 years ago.

The pest, known officially as Cameraria ohridella or chestnut leaf miner moth, started its British onslaught in 2002 and was first spotted in Wimbledon.

Richmond is set for two weeks of sunshine.

The hottest days of the next fortnight are today (Monday, September 14) and tomorrow with temperatures reaching 28-29C.

Six-person limits on social gatherings will be enforced by police in Richmond.

The Met said it is deploying resources across the capital to help enforce tighter restrictions on groups following changes in the Coronavirus Regulations.

Richmond Council will spend £200,000 a year on helping to get the town's economy back on its feet.

At Thursday's Finance, Policy and Resources Committee (September 10), councillors unanimously approved proposals to help at least 125 unemployed residents, 200 businesses, 50 start-ups, and seven local business associations.

For most mere mortals a lap of Richmond Park is a sufficient day's exercise. Not Alice McWilliam.

In a charity challenge she rode for a staggering 587km in 24 hours last weekend.

A kitchenwear shop in Richmond town centre is holding a downsizing sale.

Kooks Unlimited occupies two shops across two floors on Eton Street.

A London Assembly member has called for the return of a police station in Richmond town centre and more community police work.

Sian Berry of the Green Party made the request in an open letter to the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, Sophie Linden.