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  • Developers withdraw bid for Twickenham Film Studios

    A property developer has withdrawn its bid for Twickenham Film Studios because it said it wants to give film consortiums a chance to buy and maintain the site. Members of the Save Twickenham Film Studios campaign said they were delighted with

  • Fashion guru Mary Portas opens shop in Barnes

    Bringing a bit of star quality to a new charity shop, television star and fashion guru Mary Portas has opened the latest of her living and giving shops in Barnes. Portas, a champion of the British high street, paired up with charity Save the Children

  • Breast cancer mum takes part in third Pink Ribbonwalk

    Taking part in this year’s Pink Ribbonwalk will be especially poignant for one mother-of-two after having spent the past year undergoing treatment for breast cancer herself. Catie Callender, 45, of Hammersmith, will take part in her third Breast

  • Lord Watson to speak at jubilee celebration

    Lord Watson of Richmond will be speaking at a special meeting of the Richmond Society as part of the Queen’s jubilee celebrations. The diamond jubilee expert has been working with Buckingham Palace to help with this year’s celebrations, particularly

  • Sci-fi funded by house sale to be screened in London

    A British independent 1920s sci-fi drama, funded through the sale of a Twickenham couple’s house has bagged two London screenings. Dimensions: A Line, A Loop, A Tangle of Thread, will be screened on Saturday, April 21, at the London Independent Film