News in Richmond

A Richmond pub has closed over the weekend due to a staff member receiving a positive covid test.

The Rising Sun in Richmond said it is closing as a precaution while it waits for all its staff to receive their test results.

Since indoor venues have been allowed to reopen their doors we have seen a host of events going on throughout Richmond and across the country.

Of course, yet again some events have been postponed and cancelled due to the government's announcement last week that it will further delay the easing of lockdown.

Since indoor venues have been allowed to reopen their doors we have seen a host of events going on throughout Richmond and across the country.

Of course, yet again some events have been postponed and cancelled due to the government's announcement on Monday that it will further delay the easing of lockdown.

A new exhibition opened yesterday in an art gallery at Paved Court in Richmond.

Kingston artist Ute Haring opened the new exhibition, A Trace of Space, at One Paved Court gallery yesterday June 23.

Many of you may have noticed camera crews, actors, and a lot of "ACTION!" being shouted on Richmond Green this week.

You may even have had to wait in your car while actors whizzed around The Green and Pembroke Villas in their own cars.

A pop-up library has now opened on Quadrant Road while Richmond's main library is closed for repair.

The temporary library is at the Richmond Library Annexe on Quadrant Road, a few steps away from the main library doors.

The Strawberry Moon is set to rise tomorrow as the sun dips below the horizon.

The clouds over Richmond on Monday might have made a damp squib of the Summer Solstice this year but look to the skies for a sweet sight at sunset tomorrow night because a Strawberry Moon is set to rise as the sun dips below the horizon.

Many of the top names in children's literature are to appear at London's largest dedicated children's literature festival this weekend.

The Barnes Children's Literature Festival returns with in-person events this weekend, Saturday 26 and Sunday 27.

Several Richmond campaign groups came together on Saturday June 19 to protest at the exit of Richmond Athletic Ground where a cyclist from Whitton was killed in March.

Richmond and Twickenham Friends of the Earth (RTFoE), Richmond Cycling Campaign, Extinction Rebellion, and various other campaign groups staged a protest at the spot where Imelda Seymour, a 58 year-old teacher, was tragically killed in March.

A rise in crime, drug dealing, and violence has triggered an appeal to London Mayor Sadiq Khan to re-open a police station in 'soft target' Richmond.

A petition supporting action has received more than 500 signatories, including many parents of teenagers, and is hoping to hit a target of more than 1,000.