A new outdoor fitness programme launches this weekend that partners One Element with England Rugby. The health and fitness initiative will be unveiled this Saturday at 9am in Teddington RFC, Bushy Park and the first session is free! Drawing on prominent athletes and influential sports coaches & rugby training techniques, the programme delivers an impactful,…
A person was hit by a train at 12:30pm at Teddington Station today, halting trains and requiring the power to be switched off. Emergency vehicles including ambulances and police cars were soon in attendance at the station and two trains remained stationary off-platform. Many residents were first alerted to the incident after an air ambulance…
Although not quite yet a year old, The Fallow Deer has become so popular that it has outgrown its current home and will moving to bigger premises just down the road at 130 High Street (formerly Teddington Cafe). From May 10th, the new premises will open and including back courtyard garden space, offer four times…
This year’s Breast Cancer Care’s Pink Ribbon Walk will be on Saturday 17th May. Kicking off at Hampton Court Palace the 10 or 20 mile walk will include parkland, the Thames Path and will pass through Teddington. All money raised goes towards helping people living with breast cancer and organisers are also looking for 100…
Spring has sprung edition! Two bursts of colour that herald the start of spring captured by Derek Winterburn – a blanket of crocuses at St Mary St Alban Church graveyard. Also the spectacular blossom in the Woodland Gardens of BushyPark The Mayor at St Mary and St Peter’s primary school showing the winning design for…
Plans for the redevelopment of the Teddington Studios site have now been submitted to the LBRUT planning application process and are available online for comment. Following comments and concerns from residents and interest groups, the layout of the buildings have been revised to create more open space on the riverside, the height of buildings has…
Lord Nash, the Minister for Schools, has taken the decision to defer the opening of Turing House School until September 2015 – this is due to the permanent site for the school not yet being agreed. The news will come as a shock for parents of children who were expecting to attend Turing House this…
A Teddington mum has launched Scrummy Mummies, a unique new cooking club which is aimed at helping new parents to eat well, meet local friends and enjoy a bit of valuable time off from the demands of parenthood. Clair found that like so many parents she spoke to, she was frustrated by the lack of…
The Architects Gallery is currently featuring works by urban landscape artist Julian Bovis. Having studied architecture he turned his hand to directing national newspapers but is now back enveloped in his art full-time. This includes a new series of super size pen and ink drawings that include landmarks, historical buildings, gardens, bridges and streets –…
Top crime trends for Teddington and the borough continue to include burglaries – particularly from sheds and garages. Residents are encouraged to have their bikes marked for free at Police marking events. Bikes recovered after arrests but not re-united with owners are sent to charitable programs or sold at auction to help benevolent funds. Police…