A young and inspirational woman, representing Teddington’s Park Lane Stables and the Riding for the Disabled Association charity (RDA) will have the eyes of the world on her on Saturday when she performs the famous coin toss for the Ladies’ Singles Finals at Wimbledon. Philippa and Natalie on visit to Wimbledon’s Centre Court before her…
Teddington Cricket Club in Bushy Park played host to top England’s Rugby World Cup squad Coach Steve Borthwick and his assistant Kevin Sinfield were spotted on the boundary with player Jack Willis as members of the squad, temporarily based at The Lensbury in Teddington, were treated to a change of scenery as well as sport.…
New boss for the High Street’s Fallow Deer cafe ONE of Teddington’s most popular and long-established cafes, The Fallow Deer has been sold, it was confirmed today. Owner Al Camilleri-Lloyd, known as Mother Deer and a familiar face at the café to regular users, made the surprise announcement via Instagram where she posted an emotional…
Udney Park Fields gone to ‘wrack and ruin’ says MP LOCAL MP Munira Wilson has raised the uncertain future of Teddington’s Udney Park play fields in Parliament. The site is back on the market after the new owners Leisure Focus decided their development plans were not financially viable after paying £3.1m for the…
Bushy Park has launched a new and free shuttle service to help visitors enjoy more parts of the 1000 acre parklands. The service has started operating between the car park near The Pheasantry café and the beautiful Woodland Gardens and the Diana Fountain car park near the ponds and the new kiosk. The…
A petition has been launched opposing the proposed closure of railway ticket offices at many stations including Teddington as revealed by Teddington Town earlier this week. The petition was launched by Chrissy Augustus and has already attracted 3220 signatures. She says: “I am deeply troubled by the proposed closure of railway ticket…
Local MP Munira Wilson Campaigning local MP Munira Wilson has told how she broke down in tears after winning her 18-month battle with the Home Office and the Foreign Office to ‘rescue’ five British children and their mother and bring them to safety in the UK. The Lib Dem MP became involved with a constituent’s…
Teddington’s Udney Park is back on the market after the current Chinese-owned company, Leisure Focus based in the British Virgin Islands delivered news of the shock decision to sell the playing fields in an email to MP Munira Wilson. The future of the site has been in question since it was sold by Imperial…
Teddington Station ticket office is to shut down in line with other major closures announced today, we can exclusively reveal A poster announcement outside the station today (wed) carried the headline “Proposed change to Ticket Offices.” It adds: “It is proposed that ticket office windows at this station will close with staff moving to other…
Park Lane Stables, Teddington, has finally received planning permission to move forward with the upgrade of their original ‘home’ in Teddington. The extensive plans will include much-improved accommodation for the horses and owner Natalie O’Rourke is hoping the stables will return home from their temporary home at Manor Farm, Ham, by the end of…
