Although details for the last leg of the Olympic Flame’s journey were only confirmed near the day itself, onlookers turned up in force and lined the length of Chestnut Avenue to cheer it on its way towards the river. The first torchbearer was Rosie Hynes who was nominated for her basketball achievements and her involvement…
A new blue plaque has been added to the wall of fame at Teddington Studios. John Sullivan (OBE) who succumbed to pneumonia in April 2011 at the age of 64, was an iconic comedy writer responsible for writing hugely popular comedies such as Only Fools and Horses, The Green Green Grass, Just Good Friends, Citizen…
After the Olympic Torch has left Bushy Park and passed Teddington on the Thames on Friday 27th July (8:20am latest estimated time for traversing the Lock), there are plenty of Olympic celebrations taking place in the town. On this Friday 27th, St Mary With St Alban Church organisers are hosting a mammoth community event to…
A year has passed since the major refurbishment of Tesco but cyclists are still puzzled by some of the design choices. Not long after re-opening, many cyclists soon realised that they were finding no place to secure their bikes during shopping due to the smaller number of racks filling up quickly – cut from two…
The Olympic TFL information roadshow visited Teddington this week to provide more detail about the events being held in the area and the disruption they will cause. Although we are very lucky to have Olympic events visiting the area, the road closures will have a major impact over several days – plan ahead to avoid…
Extra uniform and plain clothed police checks and patrols have been carried out in Teddington/Hampton Wick after the area unfortunately had a rash of 8 burglaries over the weekend of 15th-18th June. 3 restaurants were broken into in the early hours by smashing front windows and searching for cash tills. Two burglaries were carried out…
Orquesta Sin Fronteras (OSF) is a charitable Musical Project based in South West London that organises concerts to support charities as well as communities and individuals in crisis worldwide. Musicians from all around the world meet to perform as soloists, in chamber groups or in orchestral form to raise money for those in need whilst…
Police tonight cordoned off an area on the NPL grounds (near LGC/NPL Sports entrance) after a suspect package was found in the area. It didn’t take long before a huge number of emergency vehicles descended on the junction – about half a dozen police cars, ambulances, an incident support unit and also a dog unit…
Cricket fans taking a stroll in Bushy Park on Tuesday might have been surprised to find Sri Lankan cricket star Muttiah Muralitharan on the green at Teddington Cricket Club. Teddington CC haven’t upset the cricketing world by bagging the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket and in One Day Internationals, Muttiah was actually filming for a…
Teddington’s first Charity Celebration Weekend was a great success with residents enjoying free goodies, prizes, garden-seeing, dog competitions and all whilst donating money to worthy local causes. The MelaMela girls would like to say a big thank you to all who joined in their Vintage 40s Tea Party, helping raise money through sale of tea,…
