Munira Wilson has written to the Managing Director of South Western Railway, Claire Mann saying rail travel will be ‘far less accessible’ to local people with disabilities or additional needs. “The Twickenham constituency does not benefit from any Underground stations, meaning local residents rely on South Western Railway to get to work, school or university,…
Writer Jed Mercurio and actress Joanne Froggatt, who plays doctor Rachel Clarke Teddington’s award-winning writer and former junior doctor Jed Mercurio, who helped created Bodyguard and Line of Duty is one of the people behind a new ITV drama called BREATHTAKING. Teddington-based writer Jed Mercurio and actress Vicky McClure from Line of Duty The three-part…
Up for sale in High Street, Teddington shop and flat for £850.000 The popular FARA Kids charity shop in Teddington’s High Street next door to Marks & Spencer is moving to bigger premises to cope with increasing demand and the generosity of the local community. FARA Kids new Teddington HQ across the road from their…
Station ticket office due for closure All South Western Railway tickets to shut down “Serious degradation of service,” says Council Leader The Leader of Council Gareth Roberts has joined the wave of outrage against the closure of all South Western Railway station ticket offices, which includes Teddington and described the proposal as a ‘serious…
Bushy Park rabbits face disease threat Warning signs in the Park Don’t touch the rabbits The wild rabbits of Bushy Park have been hit by the deadly disease, known as Myxomatosis, it was confirmed today. Warning signs have been placed in the park, specifically in the areas heavily populated with rabbits around…
The last remaining bank in Teddington, the Halifax in Broad Street is to close down as part of a nationwide programme. A shock analysis of the customer base by the bank showed only 54 customers used the branch regularly up until March 2023. Overall the profiles of customers was 16% over aged 75, 35% between…
IT was a full house for the end of term Summer Concert called SING OUT! for the three resident choirs based at the Landmark Centre in Teddington. The choirs, Landmark Sound, Mansong and Landmark Singers performed an exciting repertoire of songs ranging from a traditional sea shanty to love songs and ballads and a…
A massive £1 million fund-raising campaign is to be launched to make extensive improvements and upgrade accessibility to St Mary with St Alban Parish Church in Teddington, we can reveal. The development project called Building Anew is set to go ahead following planning permission from Richmond Council and will include a new Garden Room…
Richmond Council, in partnership with the Teddington RNLI Lifeboat Station and London Fire Brigade Richmond, has released a new film to raise awareness around water safety for young people. Riverside hotspots throughout Richmond upon Thames, including Teddington Lock, are popular with young people from across southwest London looking to cool off during warm weather. In 2022, 14-year-old Brian Sasu lost his life…
The Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington has hosted its first ever civil wedding ceremony, we can exclusively reveal. The first ceremony and reception with about 150 guests took place in late May and followed several previous delays to the couple’s wedding plans caused by the pandemic. The historic former church was granted its registration as…