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Richmond on the edge of festival glory this weekend
Global world music will bounce around Richmond riverside at free two-day music festival On the Edge this weekend. There will be traditional beats and exotic summer sounds at the music festival organised by Richmond Council’s arts service. The
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Mother mourns science journalist son
A distinguished science journalist who grew up in Richmond has died. David Dickson, the founding director of the science news service for the developing world, SciDev.Net, died suddenly from a heart attack at the age of 65. The former pupil
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Fatberg fiasco drives woman to toilet education programme
A woman driven potty by a sewage block is all cisterns go with a campaign for better education over what can be flushed down the loo. Roz Colls returned home from holiday last week to discover the drains in her home and garden blocked up with sewage
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Cousin says absconded murderer walked due to probation delays
The cousin of a murderer on the run said he had threatened to walk out of prison after delays in his release. Police are searching for Derek Passmore, who was serving a life sentence after he killed a man in Hampton in October 1996. The 48-
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Illuminated fountain whets appetite for uplift
A new illuminated fountain has been causing a splash in Hampton. Water jets set in York stone, which are programmed to shoot water at various heights throughout the day, are the latest instalment of Richmond Council’s Hampton Square uplift rejuvenation
