On Friday 20th July 2007 heavy rain was predicted but no-one could have prepared enough for the drenching that was to follow. June had already deluged the UK with twice the average rainfall and but nothing could prepare us for the months-worth of rain that parts of the UK received in just 24 hours. It…
Local resident opposition had been mounting over proposals to add a 30 cell custody suite to Teddington Police Station but today the Metropolitan Police Authority committed itself to finding a more satisfactory location elsewhere in South West London. Interest in the public meeting on January 22nd was so overwhelming that the Church hall capacity was…
July’s exceedingly hot temperatures have given the UK the highest ever July recorded temperature of 36.5C. Train lines have buckled, tarmac melted and zoo-keepers have been handing out ice lollies to keep their animals cool. Bushy Park Deer have had to resort to their own methods for keeping cool – wading into the various ponds…