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Pub sticks to Pope after historians’ bid
It was three cheers for historians after they managed to partly call time on a Strawberry Hill pub’s decision to change its name. Young and Co’s Brewery announced it was to change the Pope’s Grotto – the pub and hotel in Cross Deep, opposite Radnor
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Edutrust dropped as academy sponsor at Shene School
Plans to turn Shene School into an academy are being re-thought after links with the preferred sponsor were severed this week. Richmond Council is currently in the process of turning three schools - Shene, Whitton and Hampton Community College - into
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Probe is launched after Riverside document leak
An investigation has been launched by Richmond Council after confidential financial information about Twickenham Riverside development was leaked. Documents, which showed how much of the profit from the development would be split between
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Street party to promote Hounslow Heath estate
Revellers are set to turn Heathfield into a party town as dancing, music and sport descends on Hounslow Heath estate community centre. Tomorrow's event, between 11am and 3pm, is partly organised by residents and aims to help people find out what is
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Alpaca May is Hounslow Urban Farm's newest attraction
Meet two-week-old baby alpaca May - the latest arrival at Hounslow Urban Farm. Youngsters have been flocking to see the new star attraction, who has been named after the month she was born. May and her mum are both “doing fine” following
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Keens claim almost £40,000 a year for second home
MPs Alan and Ann Keen are the latest to hit the headlines after it emerged today the couple have claimed almost £40,000 a year for a central London flat although their home is less than 10 miles away. The pair, Mr Keen represents Feltham and Heston
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Barnes Primary School shut over swine flu fears
Barnes Primary School shut for a week after year 3 pupil falls ill with flu-like symptoms. The school in Cross Street, closed today as a safety precaution to allow further tests on a year 3 boy who was diagnosed with influenza. Following
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School knife arches plea after stabbing
Knife arches could be put into Richmond’s schools in the “near future” following the daytime stabbing of a 15-year-old boy in East Sheen. A Shene School pupil was knifed in the chest after school on May 7 at about 3.36pm after what is believed to have
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Teens murals transform Feltham youth club
Teenagers on a Feltham estate have teamed up with artists to transform their youth club. Children on the Highfield estate worked with artists and youth workers to design two huge murals, which they painted on walls in the club. Youth worker Mike
