Teddington School last week celebrated its 50th anniversary as a secondary school. Ex-students, students, parents and governors travelled from as far afield as Cornwall, Bournemouth and Brighton to join in the celebrations. Visitors enjoyed a tour of the newly rebuilt school buildings and met up with colleagues that had also attended the school in their…
Many households in the area have noticed their mains water supply suddenly stopped just before 9pm tonight. Thames Water have noted the incident and repairs are underway. Their website currently states: TW11: Burst water main – impact on customers. Customers in TW11 may be without water. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.…
Locals will have noticed a few familiar scenes in the new comedy series Me and Mrs Jones. Indoor scenes were shot at Teddington Studios where Neil Morrissey and Sarah Alexander have enjoyed a homecoming to where they both filmed previous hits. Neil starred in Men Behaving Badly and Sarah in Coupling (both filmed at the…
This year St John Ambulance are celebrating their 75th year in Teddington and they need your help to fulfill their philosophy: to continue to be able to cover all the local events and deliver first aid to the local community. Events covered by the group include mini soccer to premier league football, local Teddington to…
Although nowhere near as severe as elsewhere in the country, there have been flood alerts announced recently for the stretch of Thames leading to Teddington and Trowlock Island due to heavy rainfall. A flood alert means “Flooding is possible. Be prepared.” The water was particularly high yesterday as pictured by a Haymarket employee: Photo: Carl…
Heirloom opens on the High Street this Thursday. This business has successfully traded in St Margarets for five years but needed a larger premises and found this in the empty unit in Teddington (previously Ellis’s/Petite Auberge). Heirloom has been described as ‘an oasis of gorgeousness on the high street’, beautifully arranged with a ambience like…
It hasn’t been long since the last crime update but there have been a few incidents of note in a short amount of time. Sadly and rather shockingly, over £900 of money raised at last week’s Macmillan coffee morning was stolen from Imperial Sports Ground in Udney Park Road. This charity event helps raise funds…
Rutting season is well underway and Royal Park’s newly designed posters have appeared on park entrances and notice boards to warn of the dangers of approaching deer at this and other times of the year. Even if you don’t have a dog, you could still be at risk if you are close to the deer,…
If plans are given the go-ahead, Teddington could have a new school with a prestigious title linked to the area – Turing House School. A new 900-pupil ‘free school’ proposal has been initiated and steered by local parents in partnership with the Russell Education Trust in response to local demand for high quality secondary school…
Despite preventative advice from Police, bicycle theft continues to blight the borough – this has doubled in recent years from 2 to 4.5 bikes reported stolen each day. In the area, bikes were stolen from locked sheds in Admiralty Way over a recent weekend – check with your DIY shop to see if the hinges/bolts…