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…
This year’s Lights-Up evening will be packing out the streets of Teddington on Thursday 24th November 2011. Switching on the lights this time will be the Mayor, Santa and Kellie Shirley (Eastenders Carly Wicks) as Cindarella – currently in rehearsals to play this festive role at Richmond Theatre. The main programme of events will include:…
See update below – ice-rink will not be installed. Eat your heart out Hampton Court, this year you will be able to skate by the river in Teddington! An ambitious plan has been hatched by The Anglers to make winter extra special by creating a full-sized ice-skating rink in their garden. Work will begin as…
A group opposed to the local deer cull will this weekend march through Kingston to the gates of Richmond Park protesting about the shooting of deer to control numbers. Campaigners want contraceptives to be used to control deer numbers instead of shooting by marksmen. Following a short break, the cull will continue from this week…
