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…
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…
