Teddington Memorial Hospital’s benefit to the town will increase even further when a late-night GP practice opens in March 2010. Currently some local GPs open slightly later on certain weekday nights to allow commuters to stop in on their way home but the GPs open hours at the Hospital will go even further and have…
St Mark’s Parish Church Hall was destroyed by a blaze today after fire fighters battled for over an hour to try to save the 100-year-old building. Fire crews were called to the scene at 5:30am this morning. The hall was built in 1908 as a church then replaced 60 years ago with the nearby larger…
Police are appealing for any information about the whereabouts of a local resident who hasn’t been seen since Saturday night. Teacher Geraldine Teasdale of Munster Road was reported missing by her family after she returned from a social event in Twickenham to change into a blue Barbour-style wax jacket and walking boots to leave her…
Margaret Hodge (Minister for Culture and Tourism) is set to give the green-light to impose parking charges in Bushy Park much to the dismay of local residents, park users, societies, councils and MPs who publicly stated their overwhelming objections to the proposals (6,500 petition signatures collected against). Details of the reasons why this is to…
Another week, another Teddington restaurant on the F Word! This episode was the showdown for Thai eateries. The hidden gem that is Simply Thai is situated on Kingston Road and has an army of happy regulars who helped vote it on to the show. Gordon describes owner Patria as a “culinary fire-cracker” and the restaurant:…
The lifeboat service based at Teddington Lock sprung into action today to rescue pasesngers from a boat which had become stranded on the weir. The 20ft boat lost power and was unable to avoid hitting their weir on Monday. In total two lifeboats, four fire engines, an ambulance and the police were all called to…
This years late-night shopping and Christmas lights switching on ceremony takes place on Thursday 26th November 2009. Organised by the Teddington Business Community, the evening is one of the main events each year that brings the community together with late night Christmas shoppers taking advantage of the many discounts on offer from local retailers. The…
The controversial plan to redevelop borough garages and associated community award-winning gardens into affordable housing has been the official go-ahead. The demolition of these garages is part of the ‘linked-sites strategy’ which has ties to the much wrangled and protested Twickenham riverside development plans. Despite delays to the Twickenham scheme, the building of the 13…
River levels currently look surprisingly low at the moment particularly along stretches from Richmond, past Twickenham and Teddington but all is not quite what it seems. There certainly isn’t a lack of rain lately – the low levels are actually man-made. The ‘Annual November Draw-off’ is triggered by lifting weirs at Richmond Lock so that…
Locals and especially those who visit the park will be familiar with the striking sight and sound of the green ‘ring-necked’ parakeets that inhabit the area. There are thought to be 45,000 of these in the UK with 90% of these in London, mainly concentrated in the South West. Due to issues such as attacks…