Train commuters might be forgiven for thinking lately there has been a conspiracy against them getting to their destination. Recent issues have included a mixture of broken down trains, signal failures, problems caused by bad weather and over-running engineering works. On Sunday 4th an incident led to debris on the line near Queenstown Road Battersea…
After nearly two months of phone signal issues in parts of Teddington there is finally light at the end of the tunnel. “Three and Everything Everywhere” group (owners of T-Mobile and Orange networks) have started installing a new mast this weekend that should be operational in just over two weeks. This will cover the area…
“The littlest star” is the story of one little star and one very big night. Written by local author and Baptist Minister Richard Littledale, it had its first public reading at an advent event for local families last week. The little story with a surprising twist in its tail wowed adults and children alike. Richard…
The Boundary Commission for England is making a last appeal for feedback from anyone interested in commenting on initial proposals for a new constituency map for England. This Commission is the independent public body that reviews all Parliamentary constituency boundaries in England every five years. The latest plans are for potentially substantial changes – reducing…
Feedback from attendees of this year’s lights-up evening has been resoundingly positive – there was a huge turnout on the night and the town was really buzzing from the community spirit on the streets of Teddington. Last year saw road problems with a bus and a car break down by the main roundabout, this year…
As another year comes to a close it’s difficult to believe this site will soon be in its fourth year! For the statistically minded, the site this year has had its 500th article, 1,500th follower on Twitter and just shy of the 300,000th hit. Lots of local businesses have signed-up to Twitter lately as well…
Winter scenes are starting to appear in local snaps and it’s hard to believe we are only five weeks away from Christmas! An unusual view of parkrun – a camera setup to capture runners attempting to jump puddles 1km from the finish line. Photo: jedleicester Autumn oak leaves in Bushy Park. Photo: eurokeith The Annual…
Over three hundred concerned residents pledged their support for Teddington Memorial Hospital (TMH) at a recent packed out public meeting at Teddington Baptist Church. The meeting was organised by The League of Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital and local General Practitioners, in response to their concerns about the future of the Hospital. Since April 2011,…
Film crews have been seen in the area lately and will be returning this week to continue filming a pilot for a new TV show. The filming will be carried out by Hartswood Films which is based at Twickenham Studios and have worked on such titles as Sherlock, Men Behaving Badly and Coupling. The new…
Local residents have noticed a marked increase in noise from airplanes taking off from Heathrow in recent days, particularly during flights after dark. Contrary to some reports, the change in flight-paths isn’t part of the current trial to change flight-paths – this affects towns along the normal incoming path above Chiswick, Wandsworth etc during quieter…