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  • Travel disruption on South West Trains this Easter weekend

    People wanting to travel by train this Easter should plan their route as engineering work will see a change to services. Engineering work between Clapham Junction and Richmond means the lines will be closed on Sunday, April 20. No trains will

  • Spike goes straight through man's hand in Hampton fall

    An elderly man was left in excruciating pain after his hand became impaled on a spike in Hampton on Wednesday. The 79-year-old tripped on the pavement outside Linden House, in Broad Lane, and fell into a sharp railing at 2.50pm yesterday, April

  • Primary schools places feel the pinch, but plan is working

    One in five families missed out on their first-choice primary school choice - but 91 per cent will receive one of their top three choices. Richmond Council made the initial allocation of reception class offers for this September’s school starters

  • Scale of mountainous challenge befitting a fallen friend

    A Twickenham man is aiming high as he and six friends look to conquer 21 peaks in memory of a friend who died of bowel cancer. Dave Ames, 30, is part of the group hoping to raise funds for Bowel & Cancer Research in tribute to Nathan Bray,

  • Police release CCTV images after Tube flash

    British Transport Police (BTP) officers are appealing for help to identify a man they believe may have key information after a man exposed himself on the Tube. The 43-year-old victim was sat on the last District Line train at about 12.30am on Tuesday

  • Car thief gets 250 hours of unpaid work

    A thief who stole a car worth almost £9,000 has been given 250 hours of unpaid work. Fahim Agha Safe, of High Street, Whitton, must also pay £300 in court costs and a £60 victim surcharge after he was found guilty of theft. The 27-year-old,