Press releases January 2021

• Council commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day
• Winner selected for the 20’s Plenty car parking permit design!
• Council urges increase to Universal Credit
• COVID tests to be available for those with no symptoms in other borough locations
• COVID-19 testing available this February
• Ask for ANI scheme supported for domestic abuse victims
• Richmond motorists amongst the least fined in London
• Shop safely - don’t take COVID home!
• Richmond Council to pilot in-home sensors to support independent living for vulnerable residents
• Virtual seminar for voluntary groups on COVID-19 vaccination programme
• Listen to the Director of Public Health’s COVID-19 update
• More secure cycle storage installed!
• Richmond’s youth offending service receives boost from national inspectors
• Have your say on a new vision for arts, parks, sports and libraries in Richmond upon Thames
• Two weeks left to have your say on Twickenham Riverside
• Council urge Royal Parks to extend movement trial
• Council expresses disappointment as Secretary of State clears the way for the Homebase redevelopment to go-ahead
• White House future secured for local community
• Behave responsibly in playgrounds or we will be forced to stop play!
• Register your place for the Safeguarding Children Partnership Conference
• Richmond upon Thames to join proposed London e-scooter trial
• Gas mains replacement works set to begin on the A316 Great Chertsey Road
• Council continues to help hundreds of local families this winter
• Quality of life for adults in social care top in Richmond upon Thames
• Supermarkets asked to redouble their efforts to make staff and customers safe
• New grant schemes now open to help local businesses this January
• Beware of an upsurge in parking machine fraud
• EU residents - understand your rights in the UK!
• Surge in pupils at school sparks call for limit
• Don’t get caught out by COVID scams
• COVID-19 testing for those with no symptoms rolled out
• Register to attend Ultra Low Emission Zone expansion discussion
• Time to quit smoking for good
• Consultation on Twickenham Riverside launched
• Council slams COVID deniers
• Stay at home and save lives
• Completed community lockdown quilt is proudly on display
• Put your health first to prevent Type 2 diabetes
• Council calls for permanent increase to Universal Credit