Hu Xiaowei, otherwise known as Wu An Ming, the owner of Teddington’s Udney Park Playing Fields Hu Xiaowei, otherwise known as Wu An Ming, the owner of Teddington’s Udney Park Playing Fields, has been arrested in Osaka, Japan, according to a police interview given to Kyodo, Japan’s leading news agency, and shared with OCCRP on…
Swimmers and paddleboarders have been warned today to stay out of the water at the recently designated bathing area near Kingston because of pollution by toxic algae. The Environment Agency has confirmed the presence of potentially toxic blue-green algae in the River Thames in and around Kingston’s Designated Bathing Water. Teddington Bluetits organiser Marlene…
Man seen feeding deer in Richmond Park NOT connected to story below. The man, who was injured in Richmond Park by a stag looking for food, suffered wounds to his chest, we can reveal. He is in his 60’s, say the police. Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 18:23hrs on Saturday, 15…
Top photo show visitors feeding deer in Bushy Park last week. Second photo above shows man in Richmond Park feeding a large stag – both unconnected with incident described below A man was slightly injured by a stag looking for food from his picnic in Richmond Park, it was revealed this afternoon, As…
Warning over fraudsters posing as parking attendants in Richmond borough Police today issued a local alert about a male suspect posing as a parking attendant or member of the public who approaches users of cash machines and tries to get their PIN numbers. The police said:”Please remain vigilant when using parking payment machines or cash…
MESSAGE FROM HAMPTON HUB Chris here. September already! Thanks to the heatwave, the HUB aircon has been cranked to eleven since June. As autumn approaches, let’s hope it can finally stand down. The music? Not a chance. There are return visits from five Hub favourites: The Rollin Stoned, Noasis, The Bohemians, Bootleg Blondie and…
Tracy Edwards, MBE, record-breaking round the world sailor who now runs The Women’s Sports Union with former Olympic swimmer Dame Sharron Davies Tracy broke the world record for an all-female crew on her yacht Maiden in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race in 1989 Record-breaking round the world sailor, author and campaigner Tracy…
See the shocking footage here: https://nextdoor.co.uk/p/T_KRhxwwsLm-?utm_source=share&extras=MTc1OTIxODgwODQyODQ%3D&share_platform=6&utm_campaign=1786894007172&share_action_id=2d077018-da77-46c9-94a3-656fbe7fc702 Yet more shocking film has been captured of Bushy Park visitors feeding the deer from dangerously close distances. This footage was taken yesterday showing people ripping branches from the trees to feed the deer as well as kids hand feeding them. The Royal Parks has issued…
The government has imposed sanctions on a Chinese businessman known as ‘Mr Wu’ who currently owns Udney Park Playing Fields in Teddington, making it more difficult than ever to restore the space for the local community, it has been revealed. According to government documents his assets have been frozen, he is disqualified from being a…
Emergency Works Ham Gate Avenue, Ham is closed at the junction with Church Road for Thames Water utility works on 19/08/2026. Contact: Thames Water 0800 316 9800. London Road, Twickenham, multiway signals at junction with Arragon Road (adjacent to Waitrose) for Cadent Gas utility works. Estimated completion date 19/08/2026. Contact: Cadent Gas 08000 159 057…
