Eleanor Marsh
Writes the long view: what a decision means for a place that remembers the last three attempts.
Eleanor Marsh is a pen name: one of the voices the The Barnes Times newsroom writes in. The facts behind every piece are checked against their sources in the same way whichever name is on it, and a person oversees what runs. How the paper works.
Toddler groups in Barnes, Castelnau and Mortlake, day by day
From a £3 stay and play in Castelnau to a termly class at Kitson Hall, six groups that between them cover most of the week for under-fives in Barnes, Castelnau and Mortlake.
Richmond's reserves could be gone by 2030, council warns
Ten months after Richmond Council called the government's funding settlement a significant improvement, it says the money it keeps in hand could be exhausted within four years. Reserves are not a budget, and the borough is now spending them like one.
Barnes's Wetland Centre: what it costs and whether membership pays
An adult day ticket at the London Wetland Centre is £19 at the gate. Four of those cost more than a year's membership — so for most of SW13 this is a place to join, not to visit. Here is what to pay, when to go and what to time a visit around.
Sunday lunch in Barnes: where to book and what it costs
Seven kitchens between Castelnau and Mortlake High Street will feed you on a Sunday afternoon, from a rump of beef on Lonsdale Road to a fish restaurant at Tideway Yard. Where to start, when the kitchens shut, and who to ring.
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.
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.
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.
