Walking is good for us and we are all encouraged to do more of it. However, we sometimes need to take care where we walk, so as to avoid routes with heavy traffic and high levels of air pollution.

On Friday November 7, Richmond Council is playing hos

Teenagers who think Halloween gives them free rein to annoy neighbours and play anti-social pranks are being warned they risk coming up against the law. The message is clear: Behave yourselves, don't spoil the festivities for the younger children taking

The stores are full of fangs and capes, witches' outfits and scary masks - Halloween is here once more, and with it the prospect of another year's Trick or Treaters knocking on our doors.

But not everyone in the borough looks forward to October 31; s

Richmond Council has joined forces with the police to warn residents and businesses about the increasing incidence of identity fraud.

Britain suffers one of Europe's highest rates of identity fraud; despite 99% of adults claiming to be aware of the i

With roadworks in Richmond town centre having caused a lot of congestion on the roads, drivers have been using The Vineyard as a short cut by illegally driving the wrong way down this one-way street.

This has already caused a number of incidents and

Ah good old fish and chips..

A sunny Sunday afternoon at the coast, walking along the pier with battered fresh fish and crispy chips in-hand, wrapped up in carton or newspaper. This was once a common scene on these shores, well, before the shortage o

Richmond celebrates Paralympic Games Handover
If you're one of the many people tuning in over the next couple of weeks to see Britain continue it's fabulous tradition in the Paralympics, with the nation still on a high after the brilliant performance fro

Matt Allright is the familiar face we associate with uncovering Rogue Traders every week on BBC1, going undercover to find all sorts of deceit and exploitation, from restaurants employing illegal immigrants to plumbers ripping off the elderly, but perha

Richmond upon Thames residents are being invited to help the Council review its public consultation process.

A new scrutiny task group has been set up to examine how consultation is undertaken and to assess how satisfied residents are with the proces

Volunteers in Bloom - Can you help find the pick of the bunch?
The Community Awards 2008 hosted by the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew
Volunteering opportunities are blooming in the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames with over 2,000 people last year al