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GAIL’S OPENING DAY WELCOME OFFER

Welcome offer of a free loaf of bread or a coffee All hands on deck for opening for grand opening tomorrow (thursday)   The new bakery and cafe GAIL’S in Teddington’s Broad Street, which is due to open tomorrow (thursday) is offering  customers a special ‘HOUSEWARMING’ welcome. If you are passing by or you are…

CRIME SHOCK IN TEDDINGTON – POLICE REPORT

  Massive haul of drugs recovered in Teddington High Street   A baseball bat, £1500 in cash and EIGHT mobile phones recovered by police     A suspect was involved in a dramatic chase with police then challenged with a taser before being arrested in Teddington High Street, police reported today (tuesday) According to the…

PACKED PUBLIC MEETING FOR THAMES WATER PLANS FOR TEDDINGTON

    Packed public meeting at Richmond Council HQ   Thames Water joined the meeting remotely   Teddington Weir at the centre of the controversial plans   There was a huge turnout for a  Richmond Council public council meeting last night as part of its fight against Thames Water’s abstraction plans at Teddington Weir. Local…

PM HOSTS BUSINESS SUMMIT AT HAMPTON COURT PALACE

Rishi Sunak at Hampton Court Palace   Prime Minster Rishi Sunak welcomed senior figures of the business community to a summit at Hampton Court Palace in an effort to attract global investment to Britain as being at the “heart” of his growth plans for the country. The PM mingled with top chief executives and investors…

HAMPTON & RICHMOND BOROUGH FC UP TO THIRD PLACE

Hampton & Richmond Borough FC unbeaten in ten games   Another early Mason Bloomfield strike and a first goal of the season for Jordan Thomas extended the Beavers unbeaten run to ten games. A late header from the hosts set up a dramatic finish, but the Hampton & Richmond back-line stood strong to take home…

CAMPAIGN FOR ‘FLOATING’ CONCORDE ON THE THAMES

How Concorde may look as a tourist attraction on the River Thames next to the London Eye   A £500.000 crowdfunding appeal has been launched for a planning application to put the unique supersonic airliner Concorde on the River Thames.  The famous British-made aircraft was a familiar site over Teddington and south-west London as it…

LOCAL SUPERSTAR ROB BRYDON LIGHTS UP THE LANDMARK CENTRE

    TV star wows sell-out audience at Teddington’s Landmark Rob jokingly taunted audience over age profile Rob showcased his talents as an impressionist and singer     TV personality and actor Rob Brydon was a massive hit at the Teddington’s Landmark Centre in front of a sell-out audience tonight (Thursday) Rob, who was happy…

TEDDINGTON LIGHTS UP TOMORROW!

      Winning poster design by Livvy Evans, now available as a Xmas card with proceeds going to Teddington Lights Up Streets full for Lights Up last year   It’s Teddington Lights Up tomorrow evening and local businesses are joining together to celebrate Christmas with late shopping, fantastic festive discounts, free glasses of bubbly…

WORK IS UNDERWAY AT TEDDINGTON’S PARK LANE STABLES

Scaffolding is erected outside the old stables Signage proves the refurbishment work is underway How the upgraded stables will look next year   Work has finally started on the refurbishment of Park Lane Stables in Teddington. Scaffolding can now be seen covering the entire frontage of the old stables and signs identify both the architects,…

THE ROYAL PARKS SEEKS VOLUNTEER RANGERS FOR BUSHY PARK

The Royal Parks is on the lookout for up to 70 Volunteer Rangers to join Bushy and Richmond Parks. Recruitment for Volunteer Rangers opens on 21 November 2023, and the charity is keen to hear from friendly and chatty people who are passionate about the parks and want to inspire and educate visitors. Volunteers will…