After a five-month wait after proposals were submitted, Ham United Group has finally heard the fantastic news that it has won the bid to develop the hydropower project at Teddington Weir. The project will be one of the largest river hydro schemes in Europe – generating enough power for 900 homes and raising cash to…
This years Stragglers Wedding Day Run marked quite the occasion – the 30th race held since the original commemorated the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana in 1981. 505 runners took part in this year’s race that has in its past seen Mo Farah win the junior prize. The largest ever year saw 666 entrants…
Owners of The Park Hotel have requested extended licensing hours that if accepted will see the venue open until 1am Thursday-Saturdays and until midnight on Sundays. Since KouKou Bar’s demise there hasn’t been a central venue to visit after normal closing times for restaurants and pubs so with this application the business is hoping to…
Over the last few months there have been a lot of rumours abound about Waitrose potentially moving to Teddington, citing various different locations. Although Waitrose would welcome the opportunity the bring a store to Teddington in the future, they have unfortunately not been able to find a suitable site that is viable and available to…
Earlier this year the teenagers of Teddington Baptist Church were challenged by their youth group leaders to see if they could turn £30 into £300 for HIV/AIDS charity Hope HIV. Hope HIV works in Sub-Saharan Africa through local partners in order to support vulnerable children and young people through: education, emotional support, economic empowerment and…
The BBC have interviewed Olympic canoeist Tim Brabants (MBE) about his training regime in the run-up to the 2012 Olympic games in London. Tim describes how desirable his training base is on the river Thames by Teddington and how it wasn’t originally his plan to compete in a fourth Olympic games despite racking up medals…
Police have released more CCTV images of the raider that they wish to speak to in connection with a string of armed robberies in and around Teddington. In addition to targeting the Teddington branch of Barclays in April of this year, he is believed to have struck six times including re-visiting the same branch of…
Following a public consultation and concerns from businesses in Hampton Wick, Network Rail have decided on the longer, partial road closure scheme that will include full closure over some weekends. To minimise the impact, the first of the bridge repairs are due to start at the same time as schools break up for their summer…
The news that campaigners have been waiting is finally in writing: the Richmond and Bushy Park proposed parking charges have now been officially cancelled by Conservative Tourism and Heritage Minister John Penrose. Despite signs that the scheme was doomed to be scrapped, opponents were still being asked to register their objections against the council planning…
A series of charity fund-raising events are being held by Park Lane Stables in aid of Help for Heroes. In addition to the sponsored Horses for Heroes ride at Ascot on the 10th of July, a ‘Heroes’ themed party is being held at Teddington Town Cricket Club (within Bushy Park) this Friday at 7:30pm. Admittance…