Richmond Council has again been rated the best in London for social care-related quality of life and overall satisfaction of people who use services with their care and support, amongst other achievements highlighted in its Adult Social Care End of Year Performance Report. The reports sets out the Council’s achievements and challenges in…
1200 bricks will make up the wall with the names of supporters Supporters paid £100 to have a brick named after them Named bricks are separated to allow them to ‘shine’ Spot your name on the wall of ‘fame’ Is your name in the frame? The wall of personalised bricks is…
The article below is reproduced with the kind permission of William Hague and The Times. In much of Britain, regional news is hollowed out or close to extinction but it is vital in holding politicians to account. When I was first elected to parliament, in a hard-fought by-election in 1989, the most important media…
Skylarks threatened in Bushy Park Keep dogs on leads in skylark nesting areas The Royal Parks charity, which is responsible for running Bushy Park, is urging visitors to help protect the threatened skylark. Bushy Park manager, Phil Edwards said: “This park has designated skylark protection zones where dogs must be kept…
REPORT Courtesy of BBC Sport “I have been practising my drop-kicks. We had the advantage so I thought let’s go for it,” says match-winner Marcus Smith of Harlequins Marcus Smith follows in the footsteps of Jonny Wilkinson and George Ford as the latest English fly-half to write his name in drop-goal folklore. Wilkinson delivered…
Early morning rowing teams gasped with surprise and their oars were thrown into disarray and seagulls kept a respectable distance as a large adult male grey seal took centre-stage on a pontoon near Hampton Sailing Club on the Thames today. The large creature was perched on the end of the pontoon, attached to the…
The old Elleray Centre which hosted antiques markets and coffee mornings How the new-look Elleray Centre will look The Elleray Community Association is looking to strengthen its board of volunteer trustees ahead of building work starting on the new Elleray Centre in the heart of Teddington. By May 2025, it is hoped to…
https://teddingtontown.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240306_100539.mp4 Local MP Sarah Olney has hit out after video footage appeared to show sewage in part of the River Thames popular with wild water swimmers near Teddington Lock. The video showed apparent murky sewage in the water at on Wednesday morning and appeared as an item on ITV’s 6pm flagship news last night. (wednesday)…
The Hogarth is relaunching this Saturday The popular Hogarth Pub in Broad Street, Teddington is throwing shiny relaunch party this Saturday (March 9) with a new management and staff team and is inviting everyone to ‘come on down’ Saturday Night 8.30-Late for Live Music and discover all their exciting plans for the…
Wooden stake and stapled paper notice obscures grave inscription at Teddington Cemetery “Swift action to have the necessary repairs carried out,” says council warning Council says gravestone, dated 2013, is ‘found to be unsafe.’ Stark safety warning notice from the council “It is Health and Safety gone completely mad,” says…