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Bus routes hit by strike

Bus drivers are striking again today

7:10am Friday 10th October 2008

Bus drivers with First and Metroline are expected to walk off the job on Friday morning for a 24-hour strike over pay and conditions.

Friends make Twickenham a greener place

The Friends of Sherland Road hard at work

3:52pm Friday 10th October 2008

A Twickenham residents’ association has scooped its seventh award for the effort the group puts into environmental projects.

Heathrow expansion 'would damage health'

Environment Agency boss says a third runway would cause health problems

1:47pm Friday 10th October 2008

The new head of the Environment Agency says a third runway at Heathrow airport would damage Londoners’ health.

Graffiti hits new heights

One of the tags in Teddington

1:24pm Friday 10th October 2008

Graffiti vandals who have been reaching new heights are being hunted by cops.

Tenants losing heat and cash

1:30pm Friday 10th October 2008

Renters are being ripped off by landlords who fail to make their homes energy efficient, a survey has revealed.

Guide dog owner accused of beating shopkeeper

5:37pm Thursday 9th October 2008

Shopkeepers in a secluded Richmond parade are staying tight lipped over allegations that a partially sighted woman viciously beat another woman for stroking her guide dog.

Cabinet reshuffle a 'threat to academies'

4:52pm Thursday 9th October 2008

Borough chiefs have warned a change in the Government earlier this week is a potential threat to the academies programme.

Update: Metrobus drivers not striking

Bus drivers are striking again today

11:27am Thursday 9th October 2008

Thousands of commuters will be facing misery tomorrow as bus drivers hold a second 24-hour strike.

Development would be "overbearing", inquiry hears

10:10am Thursday 9th October 2008

Another Government inspector has been told to turn down plans to extend a housing development in Hampton Wick due to the affect it would have on Bushy Park and neighbouring residents.

Cops investigate pub fire

8:54am Thursday 9th October 2008

Police are currently investigating the cause of a fire in a Richmond pub in the early hours of the morning.

Man faces jail over Richmond Park attack

3:36pm Wednesday 8th October 2008

A man who went on the rampage punching a policeman before getting in a car and mowing down a walker and his dog in Richmond Park has been told he faces a lengthy jail term.

Riverside development sold for £43m

Business as usual: Richmond Riverside

12:06pm Wednesday 8th October 2008

A busy Richmond Riverside development has been sold for £43.5m - but the buyers have said residents and users should expect “business as usual” for the time being.

Shops facing court for underage knife sales

The knives sold to underage test shoppers

9:32am Wednesday 8th October 2008

A recent sting operation by police has exposed six shops - two thirds of those tested - for selling knives to youngsters.

Fatal crash driver named

5:37pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

Police have released the name of the man killed in a car crash in Twickenham on Sunday.

Fears for Richmond gallery

Doughty House at the top of Richmond Hill

5:03pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

Concerns are emerging over the future of a Richmond gallery - rarely seen by the public and once home to paintings by “some of the greats” - as continued deterioration could leave it beyond saving.


UK News

Husband's grief over floods tragedy

Mark Cullen is pictured with his wife Lorraine

Updated 6:26pm Saturday 11th October 2008

A British man has spoken of his grief at the loss of his wife and one of his twin daughters who died after being swept away by floods in Spain.


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