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October 18, 2026

Ealing Council makes free school uniforms available online

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The local authority has launched a partnership with a secondhand marketplace to help families
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Ealing Council makes free school uniforms available online

Ealing Council makes free school uniforms available online

• The local authority has launched a partnership with a secondhand marketplace to help families

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Thames Water filming request rejected by Richmond Council as 'they're hell-bent on destroying area'
MyLondon — Richmond area (Reach) · Local news · yesterday

Thames Water filming request rejected by Richmond Council as 'they're hell-bent on destroying area'

• Richmond Council said it won't back down in its fight against the controversial river wastewater scheme

Which south-west London borough saw the most crime last month?
Your Local Guardian — News (Newsquest) · Local news · yesterday

Which south-west London borough saw the most crime last month?

• Metropolitan Police figures show which south-west London borough recorded the most criminal offences in September.

Monkey torturer, ULEZ bomber & nightclub gunman among south Londoners jailed
Wandsworth Times — News (Newsquest) · Local news · yesterday

Monkey torturer, ULEZ bomber & nightclub gunman among south Londoners jailed

• Gunmen who shot a man in the face, a man who used a homemade bomb to blow up a ULEZ camera, and a pervert who ran a monkey torture network are among the south east Londoners who have been jailed so far this month.

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18 OctArt exhibition: Peter Babb - a retrospective — 18th October 202618 OctArts Richmonds New Plays Festival — 18th October 202618 OctElior Champ Rugby - Richmond vs Rotherham Titans — 18th October 202618 OctInternational Gin & Tonic Day — 18th October 202627 OctKingston Jobs Fair — 27 October 202624 OctWorld on a Plate - Chicken & Lemon Risotto — 24 October 202623 Oct at 10:00; 24 Oct at 09:30 · YMCA WimbledonBroadway Boogie at YMCA Wimbledon — 23 Oct 202618, 20, 21, 24, 25 & 27 OctMandarin Classes for Adults — 18 Oct 202620 & 27 Oct at 19:00Quiz Night in Bertie’s Bar — 20 Oct 202624 Oct at 20:00Acoustic Live Lounge at The Alexandra28 Oct–1 NovAt Sea At The Polka Theatre28 Oct at 20:00Bring Your Own Booze Comedy Wimbledon Library19, 20, 23, 26 & 27 Oct at 19:00Capoeira Classes28 Oct at 08:00Free Electronic Waste Collection (WEEE)20 Oct–24 Oct at 08:00; 24 OctLegally Blonde24 Oct at 21:00Live Music at the Prince of Wales18, 24 & 25 Oct at 08:00Puppy Yoga Club18–27 OctSEEDL FREE Live and On-Demand Training31 OctQueen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston — 31 Oct 202631 Oct · New Wimbledon Theatre TueNew Stagers presents And Then There Were None — 31 Oct 202627 Octa small and quiet light: On Screen — 27 October 202631 OctSaturday Seminar: Murder in the Cathedral — 31 October 202630 OctUnder 30 Workshop: Acting in an Ensemble — 30 October 202625 OctWives as They Were and Maids as They Are — 25 October 202631 OctAgatha Christie's The Hollow — 31 Oct 202623 OctDan Jones - Castles: A Fortified History of the World — 23 Oct 202624 Oct · Richmond Theatre LiveLive at Richmond Theatre — 24 Oct 202626 OctMusical Theatre Workshops (Ages 8-12) — 26 Oct 202620 OctRichmond Sings! (Richmond Theatre Choir) - October — 20 Oct 202630 OctFantasy Writing Workshop with Ollie George Clark — 30 Oct 202621 OctHenning Wehn - Acid Wehn — 21 Oct 202620 OctJudi Dench: Is it Too Late to Make a Run For it? — 20 Oct 202631 OctRichmond Theatre Ghost Tour — 31 Oct 202622 OctThings I Took from the Dark as told by Reece Shearsmith — 22 Oct 2026
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Richmond American University London is a private university in London, United Kingdom.
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Princess Amelia, daughter of George II, bought the Gunnersbury estate in West London in 1760 and created its round pond, temple and bathhouse.

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