The Townmead Road recycling centre will be closed for five working days next week while it is being resurfaced.

The site, in Kew, will be closed on Monday, March 27 and will re-open on Monday, April 1.

During this period of closure, alternative Household Waste and Recycling Centres will be open in Ealing, Greenford and Hillingdon. A site in Hounslow will be open from Monday until Friday and will only be available for trade.

Richmond Council’s cabinet member for environment, Councillor Pamela Fleming, said: "Many of you will remember the major improvements carried out in 2014 when it was closed for five weeks.

“This time we are looking at five days and if we could carry out these improvements without closing the site we would.

“However, given the nature of the work - mainly resurfacing - it's just not possible to complete the work safely whilst keeping it open to the public. We are endeavouring to keep the closure to a minimum and the intention is to reopen it on April 1.”

Further details and information about other recycling centres in west London can be found here www.richmond.gov.uk/townmead