#12: Richmond faces council tax hikes as funding redirected to North and Midlands, Richmond among boroughs with lowest threshold for petitions to be heard by the Full Council, TfL research shows 20mph speed limits save lives, Thames Water nationalisation prep 'stepped up', Charles Dance, Geraldine James, and Nicholas Farrell reunite at the OT, In Conversation at Kew Gardens returns with a star-studded lineup, Fearne Cotton's Happy Place Festival, Marzamemi Festival brings Sicilian summer to Richmond, Richmond Art Society Summer Exhibition returns to Landmark Arts Centre, St Margarets Fair returns to Moormead Park, Ted’s Market is back this Saturday, East Sheen Garden Market returns this July, community BBQ and picnic at Strawberry Hill House, Teddington Comedy by Pink Peach Comedy Club, Richmond Arts & Ideas Festival closes this Sunday, free garden open days at Hampton Court Palace, London Climate Action Week, winning design revealed for a new national memorial honouring Queen Elizabeth II, and more.