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Coffee in Barnes: the cafes locals actually use
Five places between Church Road and Castelnau, sorted by the errand you are on: the fast one, the sit-down one, the early one, the one for the coffee itself and the one that also sells you a bottle of wine.
Seven Barnes pubs worth the walk, from the pond to the towpath
A riverside terrace, a jazz room, a garden big enough for children and one independent pub: our guide to the best pubs in Barnes and Castelnau, and which to pick for which afternoon.
Baby and toddler classes in Barnes: which morning, which hall, which age
Three providers run classes in Barnes and Mortlake, between them covering Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. Here is what each one runs, for which ages, and what they publish on price.
Volunteers launch a Barnes guide to everything local
The Barnes Hub, live since 11 July at barneshub.co.uk, gathers local clubs, events and volunteering into one place.
Men's Shed reroofs a school shed in Barnes
Barnes Community Association volunteers have reroofed a shed at Lowther Primary School, months after refurbishing two of its benches.
Cycling cafe registers at Tideway Yard in Mortlake
Moloko Cycling has registered as a cafe at a unit in Tideway Yard on Mortlake High Street and is awaiting its first hygiene inspection.
Police liaison group meets on Church Road on Thursday
Barnes Police Liaison Group meets at Barnes Green Day Centre on 10 September, 7pm to 8.30pm.
New caterer registers at the Wetland Centre
Contract caterer Elior has registered a kitchen at the London Wetland Centre in Barnes, alongside the trust's own five-rated café listing.
Bakery registers at 13 Barnes High Street
The Parish Bakery has registered as a food business at 13 Barnes High Street and is awaiting its first hygiene inspection.
New butcher registers on Castelnau
Greenfield Artisan Butcher has registered at 189 Castelnau in Barnes and is awaiting its first food hygiene inspection.
New food business registers on Barnes High Street
A cafe or restaurant trading as ALISON has registered at 36A Barnes High Street and is awaiting its first hygiene inspection.
New restaurant Dee registers on Church Road
A restaurant trading as Dee has registered at 153 Church Road in Barnes and is waiting on its first hygiene inspection.
Carp removed from Barnes Pond after botulism killed the swans
The cob and his cygnets died in July. The council's first move against the botulism that killed them was to take the carp out of the water.
Barnes loses the 533 as TfL makes bridge detours permanent
Seven years of temporary arrangements have become the map. The 209 now runs both ways through Castelnau, the 485 stops short at Mortlake, and TfL made the change with most consultation responses against it.
