Richmond and Twickenham Times

Profile: Orlando Jenkinson

Richmond and Twickenham Times:

Reporter - Kingston, Epsom, Elmbridge, Richmond, Wandsworth, Croydon

Orlando worked as a journalist and columnist in Argentina for three years before moving back to the UK in 2017. He currently covers South London and parts of Surrey and enjoys Radiohead, George Orwell and Rick and Morty not necessarily in that order.

Latest articles from Orlando Jenkinson

Jasmine Abrams, 15, Sianna Wilton, 14, and Tiffany Wilton, 15, from Elmbridge last seen Monday (June 21). Images via Surrey Police

'Increasing concern' for three girls missing from Elmbridge

There is "increasing concern" among Surrey authorities for three teenage girls who have been reported missing from the Elmbridge area.

Mohammad Butt and Kalid Abdi seen on CCTV prior to the stabbing. Detail: Nathan Mitra. Images via Met Police

Pair who murdered young father in Hounslow jailed for life

Two men found guilty of the murder of a young father in Hounslow have been sentenced to life in jail.

Thirteen people including five children were treated by paramedics at the scene. Image: LFB

Thirteen including five children escape Streatham garage fire

Thirteen people including five children were forced to evacuate a block of flats in Streatham after a fire broke out in a garage below them in the early hours of Wednesday morning (June 23).

Police called to the scene at 9.53pm on Tuesday night. Image: Met Police

Three injured after double stabbing in Carshalton

Police are appealing for information after a double stabbing in Carshalton left three men needing treatment from paramedics last night (June 22).

Scott David Photography

The flashmob raising awareness about MND is coming to Richmond

A flashmob of dancers working to raise awareness about Motor Neurone Disease (MND) will come to Richmond after a breathtaking appearance at St Pancras station recently.

Resident artists Aurélie Freoua and Diane C Frost

Artists who spent lockdown at Wetland Centre unveil stunning exhibition

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted our culture as well as our health, and the UK arts sector's fight to survive amid absent funding and the closing of exhibition spaces and theatres is a clear example of this.

Tooting Broadway station was closed by emergency services on Tuesday afternoon (June 22)

'Serious incident' closes Tooting Broadway station

Tooting Broadway station was forced to close on Tuesday afternoon (June 22) as emergency services rushed respond to a "serious incident" at the station.

Images via XR Kingston show activists targeting Barclays bank in the town

Kingston: Extinction Rebellion target Barclays over fossil fuel links

Activists with Extinction Rebellion (XR) in Kingston targeted the Barclays branch in the town centre on Saturday (June 19) to highlight the banks ongoing links to the fossil fuel industry.

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Surrey Police are now seeking the youths allegedly involved. Image via geograph.org

Thorpe Park: Police seek youths who 'spat at young cancer patient'

Police are seeking a group of teenage boys who allegedly spat at a family in Thorpe Park earlier this month.

Nathan Mitra, who was fatally stabbed in Hounslow last year. Image: Met Police

Pair guilty of murdering young father in Hounslow

Two men have been found guilty of the murder of Nathan Mitra in Hounslow last year.