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  • Clinton Cards fraudster locked up for conning £450,000

    An expert fraudster who claimed to be the heir of Clinton Cards to con people out of more than £450,000 looks set to only serve two-and-a-half-years behind bars. Matthew Holloway, 41, of Leighton Buzzard, was sentenced to a total of six years in

  • Richmond Council stands firm on night flights

    The council will call for the Government to ban all night flights at Heathrow in its official response to a consultation, a meeting has heard. Richmond Council’s special standing committee on Heathrow said no planes should take off or land

  • Richmond Council denies BBC Newsnight's Premier Inn claim

    The council has denied claims by BBC Newsnight it used a Premier Inn hotel to accommodate a young person on remand. The BBC alleged in a programme on Wednesday, August 17, Richmond Council placed the youth in a Premier Inn in King Street, Hammersmith

  • Richmond's riot-affected businesses urged to claim compensation

    Richmond Chamber of Commerce has urged any businesses that suffered damage or loss due to the riots in London to make a compensation claim. Companies will have 42 days to put in a bid with their local police authority. They will be eligible for compensation

  • Diana Lamplugh dies aged 75

    The mother of an estate agent who disappeared 24 years ago has died after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Women's safety campaigner Diana Lamplugh OBE, of East Sheen, died in her sleep at the age of 75 yesterday, after suffering