A walk along the riverside in Richmond upon Thames, south-west London, is always a treat and I feel privileged to pass this pretty waterfront every day on my commute to and from the Travel PR offices in St Margaret’s. Amongst the myriad attractions to enjoy at the moment is no less than the
There can be no doubt which social-media platform is trending right now. (Photo of a sleepy local lane) Pinterest has, in the last two months, surged in popularity and public profile in a way I can only ever remember the social-media daddies – Facebook, Twitter, YouTube – doing previously. In December, I asked a fairly
As a relatively new resident to Richmond, I was much intrigued by talk of the ‘Richmond Lock Draw off’. Is it some kind of fierce battle, involving a throng of eccentric artists furiously sketching the Lock, to win some kind of coveted prize, I wondered? Most certainly not. The draw off occurs annually when the
As passenger chaos continues, the Travel PR team is trying to stay upbeat about the ‘Eyjafjallajoekull effect’. From a purely selfish perspective, we’ve enjoyed the peace and quiet that a break from being in the Heathrow flight path affords. And, while two of our esteemed colleagues were denied their respective holidays last weekend – one
Visitors to the White Cross pub in Richmond were left no option but to arrive by boat yesterday as the River Thames broke its banks. The cosy riverside establishment in Surrey has a special high-tide entrance in case of flooding but even this was inaccessible on foot. The much-loved pub regularly gets cut off, usually