This weekend sees the welcome return of the Autumn Art Fair at the Landmark Arts Centre (15/16th October 10am-5pm). The historic venue is one of the largest covered spaces in south-west London and by paying the small entrance fee to the fair, you will be helping with the upkeep of our treasured centre. Not many…
Al Borgo restaurant had a surprise guest on Friday night! A table for 14 people was booked for 9:45pm and at 10:25pm, when owners were just about to close the kitchen, the party turned up and turned out to include a familiar face. The party was lead by Peter Andre, along with his parents and…
The Queen Dowager pub closed it’s doors for the last time on Saturday after being sold to property developers. A series of landlords in recent years had failed to bring in the income required by Youngs to make it viable and the most recent ones were only given 9 days notice that the pub was…
Latest news from your local Safer Neighbourhood Police team: they always encourage local residents and businesses to get in touch with any crime concerns you have so that they can tackle the issues that matter – latest concerns raised by the community were antisocial behaviour, burglary and shoplifting. Antisocial behaviour (ASB) – Police have been…
A photo update to celebrate the changing of the seasons and squeezing the last out of the summer. October is just around the corner and it’s now just 90 days until Christmas – many shops have already started stocking festive treats and Christmas day lunches are already bookable at some restaurants. Visitors and those living…
London’s latest English Heritage blue plaque was unveiled recently on the side of a Teddington building to commemorate mountaineer pioneer Edward Whymper. Mick Fowler, mountaineer and president of the Alpine Club and descendant Bill Whymper unveiled the blue plaque during a special ceremony a hundred years after Edwards death. Whymper was arguably the best-known climber…
Last week Richmond Council kicked off a pilot scheme to webcast videos of council meetings live and archive these online. A short prayer was said before the first broadcast meeting re-iterating the council’s aims, aspirations and duty to serve the borough’s residents. Despite some audio issues it’s an interesting insight into how council meetings work…
News that Scarpetta has closed has shocked regulars who have been turning up to eat at their favorite restaurant over the past week to find the windows covered and a note that states that the property has been repossessed by the landlord. As one restaurant from the high street disappears another is rising from the…
Richmond Council Highways & Transport department has mocked up proposals for changes to a major Teddington town centre junction. The plan is to replace the traffic lights of Broad Street/Church Road/Causeway with a roundabout as part of the general programme to reduce general road congestion – particularly an issue when the current lights back-up traffic…
If you haven’t yet heard, comedian David Walliams is currently attempting a swim of the entire length of the river Thames for the Big Splash Challenge, part of this year’s Sport Relief charity drive. He is hoping to cover the huge 140 mile distance from Gloucestershire to London in eight days. Before this swim he…
