News in Kingston

House prices are surging across Richmond at a faster rate than the rest of the country with an average rise of more than £85,000 over the past year.

New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) put the average house sale price for the entire borough at £775,371 in January, which compares to £689,780 a year ago.

Celebrate with pizza this National Sourdough Bread Day in Kingston.

National Sourdough Bread Day occurs on April 1 and whilst it has become a supermarket staple for Westerners, the origin of sourdough lies in ancient Egypt's agricultural landscape.

In a remarkable coincidence two former pupils of Shene School – now Richmond Park Academy – are both vying for Oscars on Sunday.

Both are experts in film and television found with Simon Hayes up for his work on the recent Bond move, No Time to Die, and Denise Yarde nominated for Belfast.

One of the largest leisure facilities planned for development in the UK is coming to Kingston.

Construction company Cundall have been appointed to provide all areas of engineering expertise to assist with the delivery of the new Kingston leisure and Community Building, alongside architecture firm FaulknerBrowns.

Worried residents in Ham are being offered a street briefing by police this evening – Thursday - following a fatal stabbing.

An 18-year-old from Twickenham has been charged with murder following the death a week ago.

Police in Kingston are inviting women from the area to join them to speak about their concerns surrounding crime and women's safety in Kingston.

The event will take place April 25 13:00-16:00, starting outside Kingston Police Station.

After a late winner at Stamford Bridge, it just reminded us how important Chelsea are to the Premier League.

Supporters displaying the banner 'The Roman Empire' may feel they are supporting their team rather than Abramovich – but they must open their eyes to where his money came from.

The man killed in a stabbing in Ham on Thursday evening has been named as Mirko Naramcic, aged 31, from Twickenham.

Police were called at around 11.20pm on Thursday to reports of a stabbing in the area of Maguire Drive, Richmond.

The idea of installing channels under pavements to allow residents to run cables from their homes to charge electric cars is being investigated by the Council.

The move is designed to combat complaints about electric car owners running cables across pavements, which can be a hazard.

Prince Edward visited Twickenham Film Studios – Britain's oldest - today to mark becoming the new Patron of the Production Guild of Great Britain.

His Royal Highness met production crew at the award--winning studios, which is set to undergo a multi-million pound redevelopment, to hear about their experiences of working in the industry.