Priya Nandakumar
Follows the paperwork: who decided, when, under what power, and what they have not yet answered.
Priya Nandakumar 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.
Remembrance Sunday 2026 in Barnes and East Sheen: where and when
Barnes gathers at St Mary's Church at 10.50am on 8 November. East Sheen's service is at 11am, after a march from 10.30am. Pick one: the timings collide.
Barnes Common Autumn Fayre returns to Vine Road on Saturday
Entry is free at the charity's annual Autumn Fayre on 17 October, but some walks and activities carry a fee and may sell out.
A lower mansion tax threshold would hit Barnes, not Mortlake
Richmond Council says 4,300 more homes across the borough would be caught if the Chancellor cuts the mansion tax threshold to £1.5m on 28 October. In Barnes the average semi-detached house already sells for more than £2m. In Mortlake, nothing like it.
A Saturday in Barnes: the market, the pond and lunch
Barnes Farmers' Market opens at half past eight and packs up at two. Here is the route we would walk around it, from Station Road to the pond, the towpath and three places worth stopping for.
