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  • Park Lane Stables can stay, but must raise £40k for repairs

    A family run stable in danger of losing its home has been given one year to raise £40,000 for repairs. Teddington’s Park Lane Stables, which is involved in numerous community and charity projects, has been run by Natalie O’Rourke since 2009 but

  • Vandals hit Ham Common, smashing bottles and targeting trees

    Community groups leapt into action after trees on Ham Common were targeted by vandals. Residents woke on Sunday, August 24 to find young trees had been vandalised overnight, with the Ham Pond Group alerting the police and Richmond Council before

  • Artist completes mural homage to Richard Attenborough

    A street artist has created a mural as a tribute to Lord Richard Attenborough. Paul Smith, 42, had toyed with the idea of creating a piece of art focusing on the Baron of Richmond for some time and went ahead with the creation after his death on

  • Stonemason restores graves of two brothers lost in WWI

    A stonemason has devoted more than 20 hours to restore the Twickenham graves of two brothers who gave their lives in battle in World War I. Infantryman John Blackman, who died in 1916 aged 23, shares a grave in Twickenham Cemetery with Bombardier