As 2019 comes to a close, we wanted to share some quick stats on the year that has gone by, as we have in 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014. The site has gone through many big changes this year, but not many people will notice, including:

• Updated the pages based on a csswizardry workshop’s recommendations to improve site speed
• Started using Cloudinary for index page images and a new Suru design

Articles and events

This year we wrote fewer articles, but published a few more events than last year.

Not to mention, we sent out 40 newsletters

Top 20 Articles

Here are the top 20 articles published 2019.

1. Billy Pepper and The Pepper Pots - 744
2. Police warning for sex attacker - 476
3. Major filming in Richmond - 31 March to 7 April 2019 - 358
4. Poll - Have your feelings towards Brexit changed? - 297
5. Over 200,000 people use Twickenham Rough - 294
6. Update from the Moormead Community & Sports Pavilion - 290
7. Jack and Jill School May Fair - 19 May 2019 - 288
8. The man who stood at the gate of the year - 282
9. Army v Navy drunken antics cannot be repeated - 279
10. MoD’s sneaky decision to sell Kneller Hall - 279
11. Marble Hill Revived - 262
12. Major gas works on Richmond Road - 238
13. Step-free entrance and ticket gates - 232
14. Sign-up for a play street on 22 September 2019 - 220
15. Amended 20mph limit approved by Cabinet - 192
16. Kilmorey open day and plant sale - 28 April 2019 - 191
17. Richmond’s first Comedy Festival - 15 to 16 June 2019 - 184
18. Standing at the Crossroads - 171
19. Turner House Exhibition - Miniature Lands of Myth and Memory - 161
20. Huge public support for Rosslyn Road clinic - 160

Twitter

We have not been the best twitter user again this year, but all events and articles are posted, so why not follow us?

We also have a Facebook page. Why not follow us?

Usage stats

These are up a bit from last year, mostly down to the very long tail of many of Martyn Day’s articles:

How people accessed the site

One trend we have been watching is how many people are now using the site on phones and tablets. This is why we continue making the site work better on smaller screens. This year’s mobile usage as soared to well over half of all sessions!

Well, hope you have a great 2020 and if you want to write an article or promote that local event, please get in touch.