Author Archives: Richard AH White

Mortlake Community Association Hub will now be closed for a summer kitchen and w.c. refurbishment after the final Strength & Balance for the season on Monday 20th July.  During the closure most of the activities will be paused, save for History … Continue reading →

The residents of East Sheen and Mortlake will all be paying large amounts of money to Thames Water. This resident has just paid over £750 in the last year. That compares with £490 in the previous twelve months. Meanwhile the … Continue reading →

Richmond residents are a step closer to benefiting from modern mental health services and a new specialist school, as work continues at pace on the £30 million transformation of Barnes Hospital. Local bigwigs attended a celebration yesterday. They were informed … Continue reading →

From 1​​st August 2026 the Centre is raising the cost of the Community Sport registration, courts and other facilities and coaching. For full details of our pricing please refer to the following pages: Community Sports Centre, Roehampton  Grass Courts at Roehampton will … Continue reading →

The deeds of the Barnes Home Guard Club have recently disclosed this plan of the area. Note the dates of July 1939. At that time the area was owned by the Sheen House Hard Court Club Ltd, who had acquired … Continue reading →

https://richmond.nub.news/news/local-news/richmond-council-backs-motion-to-reopen-hammersmith-bridge-to-vehicles-302110 Richmond Council has renewed its campaign for the full restoration of Hammersmith Bridge after councillors backed a motion at Council on 14 July calling for the return of public transport and emergency vehicle access. Members agreed to continue pressing … Continue reading →

For those of you who were at concerts performed by Basil Alter at All Saints and Christ Church last month, you will want to listen to his recent recordings of Beach’s Romance for Violin and Piano and Vieuxtemps’s Souvenir d’Amerique … Continue reading →

Time: 9 to 11 am or until the skips are full – whichever comes first. Come early to avoid disappointment. What you can bring Each household can bring up to six items, including:   We cannot accept:  Other ways to dispose … Continue reading →

Having made it to Lviv to deliver her ambulance, Lorna Hawthorne has now left the Putin Killing Fields and is back in the relative safety of Poland. Above and below are photos of the ambulance which Alastair Grant drove to … Continue reading →