The Royal hospital Richmond looks certain to close as an in-patient unit after serving the community for 114 years. A proposal to end all in-patient facilities has been agreed by Kingston and Richmond Areas Health Authority.

There should be no more sleepless nights for residents of Ham Close for last Friday workmen arrived at the block of council flats to start the major job of repairing all the leaky roofs. Since the heavy rains started at the end of the summer residents have had to set alarm clocks on nights of heavy downpours to empty buckets of water from leaky ceiling.

Bespoke tailor H Abrahams in East Twickenham is closing down on March 1st after making tailored clothing for the public for 59 years.