THE WILD LIFE
If you are aged between six and twelve, love the outdoors and want to learn about nature, the Bushy Park Wildlife Watch Club is for you.

GOODBYE CONCORDE
While thousands of spectators flocked to Heathrow, for many local people the end of Concorde has brought a welcome release from noise.

AUTUMN HARVEST
Leaves on the roads are an opportunity, not a problem, for Richmond Council.

FORCE WRITES TO THE AGENCY
The Friends of the River Crane Environment raise their environmental concerns with the Environment Agency.

TREES DYING BY SALT STORE
Local residents call on Richmond Council urgently to investigate dying trees close to its road salt stockpile at Craneford Way Council depot.

COUNCIL
RESPONDS
David Streeter, Richmond's head of Environmental and Operational Services explains about the Council salt store.

AGENCY RESPONDS
Environment Agency officers have inspected the council depot and found no immediate risk to surface or ground water, and only minor contamination.

VINCENT CABLE BECOMES SHADOW CHANCELLOR
Twickenham Member of Parliament, Vincent Cable, has been appointed shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer.

CAR PARK SHUTS IN TEDDINGTON
Local people find that the short-term car parking in Station Road, Teddington is no longer available - it's been permanently closed.

NEW THINKING ON TRAFFIC
Richmond's leadership robustly defends plans to free-up traffic through the borough from congestion caused by policies and schemes introduced in the past.

DISPUTE OVER HUMPS
There are opposed reactions to claims by the London Ambulance Service that patients die because of delays from traffic calming measures, especially road humps.

GROUP AGAINST NEW STAND
Neighbours of Twickenham Stadium met to consider their opposition to the RFU's application for major redevelopment of its South Stand.

BOROUGH
ARTS
FUNDING
The Arts are safe in our hands, Richmond Council's leader, Cllr Tony Arbour, assured the public and members of his Cabinet at a meeting at York House.

A quarter of the borough's population has still to register on the voters' list.

DO YOUR BIT
If everybody cuts down on the junk mail pouring through the letter boxes of the borough, it will go a significant way to minimising waste.

DAY CARE REVIEW
Richmond's Social Care and Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee discusses big changes to day care provision for older people.

LOST DOG
Please look out for Smooch, a white and tan lurcher who has gone missing in Bushy Park.

DOG FOUND!
Smooch, a white and tan lurcher who went missing in Bushy Park, has turned up and is now happily reunited with his owners.

 

LOSS OF MORE PARKING
Teddington residents have conveyed their fears to Richmond Council about the sale of North Lane car park direct to the leader, Cllr Tony Arbour.

LIVING HISTORY
Learn together as a family - about school, etiquette, costume, and the fun and games of an Elizabethan childhood - at Hampton Court Palace this half term.

GOVERNING LONDON
Tony Arbour opposes a Greater London Assembly scrutiny committee into governance in London.

LOOKING AT HATHEROP Richmond Council reports an excellent response to the two recent "Improving Hatherop Park," consultation days.

ORPHEUS IN THE PALACE
Visitors to Hampton Court Palace can experience performances of original music on Friday 24 October, with members of the Orpheus Centre.

AVIATION BAD FOR PLANET?
Dispute between government departments over the impact of aircraft on global warming may delay the Aviation White Paper, says HACAN ClearSkies in its October newsletter.

SLOW BUT SAFER
The argument about the value of traffic calming in road safety is supported by accident statistics, says Cllr Martin Elengorn.

CCTV AGAINST GRIDLOCK
Smile please - you may be caught on camera if you're driving in a bus lane or parking illegally.

GREEN DIY AT WICKES
The Wickes store in Fulwell teams up with Richmond LA21 to host a DIY for the environment evening on Friday 3 October from 6.15pm.

Make a pledge to buy Fairtrade products regularly is the message of a local campaign launched at All Hallows Church, Twickenham.

MORE HERITAGE AREAS
The borough is to get a new conservation areas in East Twickenham and extensions in Central Richmond and Kew.

FIVE FINE GARDENS
Garden expert Bill Tomlins will give an illustrated talk on five famous landscape gardens to members of The Hampton Society on Thursday 16 October at 8.00 pm.

 

FLATS PROPOSED
A proposal to demolish a warden's flat and part of the rear of 92 Wensleydale Road, Hampton, to build an extension with 20 flats, has been submitted to Richmond's planners.

SAFER CYCLISTS
Over two thousand young cyclists have gone through the borough's Cycling Proficiency scheme, to emerge wiser and safer.

BETTER TRAINS
The "Kingston Loop" to and from Waterloo through several stations in the borough, is to get fresh signage and more trains with the Overground Network pilot scheme.

THE TOPS
Each of Richmond's 54 schools has selected a special pupil to be its Ambassador of Excellence.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Prof Bryan Woodriff , one of Hampton's best known residents, who was Hampton ward councillor for 18 years, celebrates his 70th birthday today.

 

CROSSRAIL ARGUMENT
The merits of Crossrail, which could threaten the District Line service to Kew Gardens and Richmond, must be widely debated, say local politicians.

FURTHER CROSSRAIL DISPUTE
Cllr Tony Arbour, Richmond Council leader and GLA member, gets criticism for his stance against Crossrail.

WASTED SPACE
The Jolly Boatman site opposite Hampton Court Palace has been nominated as a "Wasted Space" in a media campaign and featured by BBC Radio 4 You and Yours programme.

AND YET
MORE PO CLOSURES
The sub-post office in Heath Road, Twickenham, is likely to be the next to close.

SOUND FINANCES
Things are proceeding well, reports Cllr Nicholas True, Deputy Leader of Richmond Council and Cabinet Member for Strategy and Finance, about the initial review of the financial strategy.

MAST WILL GO UP
Despite the opposition of 500 local residents and the support of Cllr Tony Arbour, permission was given for a 40ft telecom mast in Hampton Wick.

KEEP THE GREEN IN WHITTON
Whitton Ward Councillor Hilary Dance expresses concerns about the future of "Chase Green" and urges local people to support the campaign to protect it for the future.

NEW
VILLAGE GREEN?
The decision to dispose of council-owned land alongside the A316 in Whitton, which local residents want to claim as Chase Village Green, has been deferred for a month.

ARBOUR ON LOCAL TAXES
Leader of Richmond Council and GLA member, Cllr Tony Arbour, reacts to Lib Dem suggestions on changes for local taxation.

TRAFFIC SCHEME REVIEW
Following public disquiet and a petition, there will be further consultations and fresh options for safety measures at the junction of Shacklegate Lane with Waldegrave Road.

TRAFFIC SCHEME FLAWED
Local people - residents and traders - are furious about measures proposed by Richmond Council for the Shacklegate Lane/Waldegrave Road junction in Teddington.

BOLD PLANS FOR AVENUES
There are so few original trees surviving in Hampton Court's historic avenues that the Palace proposes a complete replanting in order to restore their former glory.

AIRPORT CAMPAIGN GOES WIDER
Airport campaigners are spreading their wings to cover areas from Slough to Chelsea, likely to be affected by runway three should it go ahead.

FORCE GATHERS STRENGTH
The people's campaign to prevent redevelopment of open areas in the Crane Valley unites upstream and down.

STILL NO DEAL
Richmond's Cabinet does not respond to a last request from FORCE to work together in partnership to improve the Crane Valley area.

DAY CENTRES WILL NOT CLOSE
Cllr Jean Matthews, cabinet member for social services, has assured Richmond Council that none of the borough's day centres will be closed.

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POOL PLANS CALLED IN
The Government Office for London has called in Richmond Council's short term proposals for the old swimming baths site, Twickenham Riverside for a yet another public inquiry.

UDP PART TWO
The Gothic Site and Richmond Terrace Yard near Richmond Riverside, the former Barnes Goods Yard, and Twickenham Riverside have all come under scrutiny.

CIVIC PRIDE IN ARCADIA
Richmond Council has gone into print with a glossy magazine, "Arcadia", to be distributed to all households in the borough as an exemplar of civic pride.