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Don't fly a drone or take a bush poo in Richmond unless you've got £100 to spare
• Smoking a cigarette in a park is treated the same as defecating in one in Richmond, and fines are about to be increased to £100
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 | MyLondon — Ealing area (Reach)today Ealing children's centres appeal rejected by court - 10 sites will close• The parents of a two-year-old from Ealing had appealed the decision to dismiss the judicial review |
 | MyLondon — Richmond area (Reach)today New £1.5m Richmond project to make town centre a 'destination' as 'standing still not an option'• A new public square, play area, events and greenery are included in the plans |
 | MyLondon — Wimbledon area (Reach)today Wimbledon 2026 - how to get last-minute tickets for next week’s tennis championships• Tickets are officially sold out but there are still ways to secure your seat on Centre court |
 | MyLondontoday Disabled Ealing man evicted from cramped one-bed flat with partner and child given £1,400 payout• Ealing Council was ordered to pay him compensation over the handling of his homelessness application when he was being evicted |
 | Richmond & Twickenham Times — News (Newsquest)today Popular US fast food chain set to launch in the UK with 50 restaurants planned• Houston TX Hot Chicken, known for its spicy sandwiches and waiver-only heat level, is set to open 50 restaurants across the UK in the coming years. |
 | Your Local Guardian — News (Newsquest)today Sutton offices could be turned into HUGE 22-storey block with nearly 400 flats• A former Sutton office block could be turned into almost 400 flats under plans to transform one of the town centre’s most prominent empty buildings. |
Kingston Council eventstoday From E-Waste to E-Value: Circular Solutions for Electronics (online) — 24 June 2026• Official Kingston event listings for libraries, wellbeing, civic, culture and community notices. |
 | Metropolitan Police — Current Newstoday Woman who killed stepdaughter in 1978 jailed for 12 years• Janice Nix was previously convicted of manslaughter following trial |
 | Ealing Times — News (Newsquest)today Health trust chief accepts praise for hospital staff's work• CHIEF executive Pippa Nightingale visited 10 Downing Street to receive the plaudits, on behalf of staff, for improved performance by London North West Healthcare Trust. |
 | MyLondontoday Eurostar 'hell' as travellers trapped on baking train for eight hours• TYravellers were forced to wait eight hours on a blistering hot train, following a "technical problem" between Paris and Amsterdam |
 | MyLondon — Ealing area (Reach)today Ealing off-licence didn't count on sniffer dogs when they hid illicit stock in back room• Ealing Council has allowed the Southall shop to keep its licence despite the raid |
 | MyLondon — Ealing area (Reach)today London city kids taken up a hill in the Hampshire countryside - 'their minds were blown'• The charity has plans to plant 250,000 trees in London over the next five years |
 | Surrey Comet — News (Newsquest)today Surrey shatters UK's 50-year June heat record as temperatures hit 35.7C• Charlwood, Surrey records UK’s hottest June day at 35.7C, breaking a 50-year record amid a heatwave. |
 | Your Local Guardian — News (Newsquest)today Neighbour loses 'hopeless' £1.5m compensation bid over historic Penge pub demolition• The neighbour of The Mitre pub in Penge failed in a £1.5 million bid for compensation after alleging that multiple warnings about "negligent works" were ignored. |
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