Aid agencies CAFOD and Teddington-based Tearfund have released findings into their study into what makes people happy. More than half of Britons polled believe that helping others (both here and abroad) is important in achieving happiness. This breaks down into 75% believing helping others in the UK is linked to happiness versus 54% abroad. 90%…
The first Gillian Million boutique offering bridal jewellery and other luxury wedding items will be adding a sparkle to the high street from Friday 22nd October (for appointments only) then opening to the public fully on the 1st December. During the refurbishment, the shop space is being transformed inside and out and now matches the…
Campaigners who have been opposing plans to merge Teddington Memorial Hospital with a larger health trust are celebrating after an alternative solution has been put forward. The plans to align Teddington’s hospital with a larger hospital or trust had been met with fears that this would lead to poorer services for the community and support…
Sadly during the night a major fire has totally destroyed Bushy Park’s Hampton Hill Cricket Club club house. Thankfully due to being out of Cricket season and so late at night the building was empty and no casualties resulted from the fire. Club members will be saddened by this news especially because club photos, scorebooks…
Bushy parkrun celebrated another successful year last Saturday – it is now 6 years since the initial group of thirteen runners ran the first race back in 2004. To help mark the occasion some famous faces were amongst the regulars, some reminiscing about their own experiences running in the park after having been members themselves.…
If you’ve ever heard a siren sound in the morning and wondered where it came from then wonder no more! Residents near the Hampton Water Treatment Works on Lower Sunbury Road in particular will be aware that Thames Water store chlorine on site (used to cleanse the water supply) and have safety procedures in place…
Police area appealing for residents to ensure they are being as vigilant as possible after a 21 burglaries were reported to the police in the borough in just one weekend. During this spate of thefts, items taken included a TV, cars, laptops, cameras, computers and jewellery. Crane Park Road in Twickenham was targeted by thieves…
Stagetext is a registered charity which aims to deliver captioned performances across the UK for the deaf, deafened and hard of hearing. Similar to subtitles on foreign-language films, the spoken word can be converted into visible text using captioning technology so that audience members can enjoy live performances that they would normally find difficult or…
The 18th century ‘Gothic castle’ Strawberry Hill House will open to the public this weekend as a museum after a comprehensive two-year long £9m restoration. This Grade I listed building was built between 1747 and 1792 by writer Horace Walpole (son of prime minister Robert Walpole) and revived the trend for Gothic style buildings –…
The high street will be seeing lots of positive changes in the coming weeks. The vacant lot left by Topps Tiles will be filled by a furniture retail store – Oakleys of Teddington will become the latest shop in this independent chain (currently in Cheam, Maidenhead and Stanmore). The shop will sell high quality bedroom…