Sats mistakes cast shadow over GCSEs

6:56pm Thursday 21st August 2008

British athletes in Beijing were not the only group to smash records this week, as the country’s pupils gained outstanding results in their GCSE exams – and borough youngsters were no exception.

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English Heritage backs Jolly Boatman plans

4:40pm Thursday 21st August 2008

Plans to redevelop a controversial site close to Hampton Court Palace moved a step closer this week when the organisation which protects the country’s historic environment backed the plans.

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Young family flee fire

12:57pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

An investigation has been launched after a fire broke out in a fish and chip shop causing staff and nearby residents to be evacuated.

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Clinic a step closer

1:06pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

A modern health clinic in Teddington could be as little as nine months away.

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Husband finds wife dying in road accident

7:00pm Tuesday 19th August 2008

A good Samaritan who stopped to help at the scene of a road accident discovered the woman who lay dying in the road was his own wife.

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Goldsmith denies election funding claims

2:13pm Tuesday 19th August 2008

A multi-millionaire parliamentary candidate for Richmond Park has hit back at claims he breached electoral rules by using part of his fortune to fund his political campaign.

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Looking for more Olympic gold

12:15pm Tuesday 19th August 2008

Richmond’s Olympians are hoping to continue their Beijing success.

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Dad walks to say thanks

11:57am Tuesday 19th August 2008

A Twickenham dad has marked his son’s first birthday by walking across the country to raise money for two charities which supported the youngster when he was struck down by a life-threatening illness.

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Severe delays on District Line

7:52am Tuesday 19th August 2008

There are severe delays on the District Line following a signal failure at West Kensington.

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Tributes to former RTT editor

11:40am Monday 18th August 2008

Malcolm Richards, former editor of the Richmond and Twickenham Times series of newspapers, has died aged 70.

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MPs attack Airtrack

7:10am Monday 18th August 2008

The proposed multimillion pound rail extension to link the south of England with Heathrow has come under renewed criticism from residents and MPs.

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Olympic rower becomes winning cyclist

2:04pm Sunday 17th August 2008

Carshalton-born Rebecca Romero has won cycling gold in the women's pursuit to becomes the first British woman to win medals in two summer Olympic sports.

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Personal debt exceeds Britain's GDP

Updated 1:29am Friday 22nd August 2008

Personal debt in the UK is higher than the income generated by the country as a whole for the second year running, research shows.

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