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Cash-strapped London council reveals plan to cut spending by £39million

Richmond Council will make cuts as it battles with a huge reduction in funding as more cash is given to areas of the country with higher deprivation

Evening Standard · Oct 1

Campaigners in south London issue plea to stop allotments being turned into graveyard

The Shacklegate Lane allotments will close on October 1 following Richmond Council’s decision to extend Teddington Cemetery

Evening Standard · Sep 27

Swimmers warned to avoid London's first official Thames bathing spot over toxic algae

The Environmental Agency have advised swimmers to stay out of the water after a potentially toxic bloom of blue-green algae was found

Evening Standard · Aug 19

'Prioritise the living over dead': Fury over plans to turn London allotments into graveyard

It comes after Richmond Council’s plans to extend Teddington Cemetery were approved

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2025

London community left devastated after much-loved tree is felled by mistake

Contractors cut down a tree in Richmond, mistaking it for a tree on a street with the same name in Ealing

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025

South London council plans legal action against Sadiq Khan and Met Police over closure of last police station

Richmond Council said the decision to close the front counter at Twickenham Police Station had been taken without consultation

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025

London borough could face bin strike as refuse workers back industrial action

Binmen are locked in a pay dispute that could see waste go uncollected in south London

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025

Council U-turn after woman issued £150 fine for pouring coffee down drain in London street

Burcu Yesilyurt called the fine ‘quite unfair’

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025

London library forced to briefly close after fox 'made itself comfortable' inside

Foxes have been known to live everywhere in London from back gardens to the top of the Shard

Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025

Major traffic changes planned for London borough to make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists

Richmond Council is pressing ahead with schemes to improve pedestrian and cyclist routes across the borough

Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2025