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Yellow line blitz helps trade

23.09.11
Hundreds of yards of double yellow lines are being removed by a London council after residents complained they made it almost impossible to park and shop... more

Council tracks down motorists to refund £1 million penalty fines

15.09.11
Thousands of motorists are being tracked down by a London council - so it can repay them £1 million in wrongly issued fines ... more

Rolex thieves smash way into jewellery store

13.09.11
Smash-and-grab raiders struck at a jewellery shop in Richmond town centre... more

Council puts up 17-year-old offender in Premier Inn

18.08.11
A young offender was placed in a budget hotel room after a court hearing because a London council had no room for him elsewhere... more

Drowned boy had 'kyaking passion'

03.08.11
The family of a 17-year-old boy who drowned during a kyak race on the Thames pays tribute to him saying their only consolation is that he died doing a sport he loved... more

Mirror accident 'changed girl's life'

29.07.11
A girl aged five was left with 'life-changing' injuries after a mirror fell on her while she was out shopping with her mother... more

Obesity and poverty hit London children

30.06.11
Obesity rates among children are higher than the national average in 30 out of 32 London boroughs ... more

Parking ticket camera cars taken off road

27.04.11
Drivers in one London borough were feeling a little less persecuted today after council chiefs took CCTV cars off the road following a blunder... more

Hope for motorists in landmark CCTV parking fine victory

21.04.11
Drivers issued parking tickets by mobile CCTV vans across London could have their fines quashed, it has emerged... more

Richmond to make all its schools academies in radical shake-up

06.12.10
Every school in one of London's richest boroughs is set to become independent, in what is believed to be the first move of its kind in the UK... more

Motorists fined for misuse of disabled badge

20.10.10
Eleven drivers fined for using Blue Badges belonging to disabled family members and friends... more

£60,000 for university degree as students are forced to go private

13.05.10
Record competition for university places is likely to force growing numbers of students to spend up to £60,000 on private college degrees... more

One in five secondaries in London is struggling with classroom disorder

22.04.10
Classroom disruption is twice as bad in London’s inner-city schools as across the rest of England, figures show... more

Sir David Attenborough builds beer garden wildlife haven

26.02.10
Wildlife aficionado Sir David Attenborough is planning to create a haven for animals and plants in his back garden... more

Swedish firm to run new Tory 'model academies'

22.12.09
Swedish schools company has been appointed to run two new academies in London in a £40million scheme in line with David Cameron's vision of state education... more

Police 'steal' valuables in a lesson for drivers prevent theft

25.08.09
Police are removing valuables from unlocked cars to shock motorists into being more careful... more

Richmond: London's happy valley

14.07.09
Richmond residents are some of the most satisfied in the country with where they live. Our reporter Will Self seeks the secret of their inner peace... more

Richmond is home to the happiest people

24.06.09
Residents in Richmond are among the happiest people in the country... more

Rapist attacks four women on the way home from nights out

20.05.09
A serial rapist who began his attacks on Valentine’s Day is targeting women walking home late at night in south west London... more

Police order pubs to 'spy' on customers with CCTV

18.02.09
Pubs are being told to "spy" on customers with CCTV, it emerged... more

London set for lower council tax hikes than rest of nation

13.02.09
The majority of Londoners are facing lower than average council tax rises... more

British Legion veterans' flats rented out for £1,200 a month

13.02.09
Homes built to provide cheap accommodation for former servicemen are being rented out to private tenants for more than £1,000 a month, the Standard can reveal... more

Tame London's 4x4 parking road hogs

08.01.09
Beautiful, countrified Richmond is home to many Londoners with huge, showy cars, slowly killing the place they love... more

Shares in Fishworks chain are frozen

07.01.09
The future of the Fishworks restaurant chain looked bleak after trading in its shares on the Stock Exchange was halted... more

More 'gas-guzzler' drivers to pay extra for parking permits

07.01.09
A scheme to penalise "gas-guzzlers" with higher parking charges is to be rolled at across a borough... more

Two-minute 'parking' fine is overturned

10.12.08
A driver fined for stopping on double yellow lines for less than two minutes has had his ticket overturned after a seven-month battle... more

Teenager in court over hammer raid

21.11.08
A teenager was due to appear in court following an attempted smash-and-grab raid on a jeweller which was foiled by a brave pensioner... more

Rise in families caught cheating for school places

22.10.08
There is growing evidence that more parents are lying about where they live in order to get their children into good schools... more

White Swan keeps things calm

21.10.08
Tucked away on a little lane between the Richmond Green and the river, The White Swan is more of a locals' place, than some of the neighbouring establishments.... more


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