Vince Cable MP helped out at the Teddington branch of Shooting Star CHASE on the morning of Friday 13th of January 2012. As part of the hospice’s volunteers campaign, the Business Secretary aimed to show visitors to the shop that even in these hard times of austerity, giving your time can be just as rewarding…
After a very successful recent meeting with local General Practitioners and members of the League of Friends where over 350 people attended, additional meetings and feedback sessions have been arranged to discuss the future of Teddington Memorial Hospital. One possible future for the hospital involves a Social Enterprise ownership model where the development of services…
Paramount Ltd, the company that owns Brasserie Gerard and other recognisable names such as Cafe Uno went into administration on 23rd of November 2011 and the company has now closed restaurants including the brasserie in Teddington. Restaurant sites are being snapped up by companies including Brasserie Blanc. It is believed however that talks have been…
Natalie Byrne, a young mother from Teddington is going out of her way this year to raise money for Shooting Star Chase hospice. She will be taking part in her first ever Marathon this year as one of the charities ‘gold band’ runners and a personal fund-raising target of £2,150. Despite being a single mother,…
Teddington hasn’t escaped the strong winds that have seriously affected western and northern parts of the UK over the last few days. Some home-owners returned from work this week to find large sections of their garden fences blown over. The strong winds picked up again last night as many local residents reported Anlaby Road this…
Families strolling by the river on Christmas day had an unexpected present this year – a seal had swum to the lock and was chilling out next to the Thames. Photo: Grant Russell Seal’s are quite a rare site at the Lock, but occasionally turn up and mill about to catch fish before heading downstream…
Final photo update of the year! Our shops have really done us proud this year with their Christmas window displays and helped keep locals shopping locally. Many businesses will be closed from just after midday on Saturday (Christmas Eve) and not re-open until the New Year so check at your favourite shops to see when…
Teddington will finally have its “toothless” station footbridge refurbished in early 2012. The Teddington Society has pressured SWT to update, re-paint & glaze or just replace the ageing bridge for some time now. Vince Cable has added to this pressure and has reported that work will start early next year starting with scaffolding being put…
The official planning application for the installation of the hydro-powered scheme on Teddington Weir is now online and anyone can add their feedback on the scheme before the decision is made. So far public comments are a mixture of for and against – some whole-heartedly backing this attempt at harnessing some of the untapped hydro…
Here is a summary of the latest news from Police teams for Teddington Ward. As the year draws to a close, general crime figures in the most recent period (April to October) are actually 4% down on the preceding year High numbers of bicycle theft are still a concern and residents are urged to have…