After 75 of service, the analogue TV signal for London has now been switched off, leaving some owners of some TVs and aerials with the need to retune their sets and in some cases upgrade their kit if they haven’t already. The change which will also see the demise of analogue Ceefax, is necessary to…
Latest and greatest pictures from the Teddington area. First off, “Poetry in motion”: a bustling kitchen behind the scenes at Retro Bistro’s most recent Jazz Night with Goodstuff band. A Back to the Future Delorian was spotted this week at Teddington Studios – as you might guess from the license plate, it is being used…
Richmond Council are proposing to extend existing dog control orders and restrict the number of dogs that can be walked on public land to four. This is with a view to tackle irresponsible dog walkers who use council land – including parks and open spaces (this does not affect Bushy and Richmond Royal Parks). This…
The 23rd annual Teddington Artists exhibition will be taking place on the weekend of the 12-13th of May 2012 (10am-6pm) in the NPL atrium. On show and for sale in this elegant and spacious venue will be a variety of paintings, original prints, botanical subjects, jewellery, ceramics, sculpture as well as cards and prints from…
Heel For Leather is now open for business after transforming from “As It Is”. Shoes found here will unlikely be found in nearby shops – they are all bespoke & high quality brands such as Paco Gil, Morah Morah, Trixi Belle’s, Love Art Wear Art and Mary G of Ultimate Collection and others from Spain,…
Dick and Dom are on a mission to help local areas welcome the Olympic flame and have made this video at Stanley Primary School to kick-start the Olympics ‘line the streets’ campaign. The School’s children demonstrate various ways that they can support the Olympics in their community including tidying up, helping out with an Olympic…
Once again the NPL Open Day has dazzled and educated the estimated 3,000 visitors to the laboratory complex that carries out work that affects many aspects of our daily lives. The NPL’s primary objective is to improve the accuracy of measurements and support UK businesses. It does so by employing world-class scientists – many of…
In addition to the platform extending and long-overdue bridge refurbishment & window refit, our station will soon also have its cycle storage improved. The TFL Cycle Security Plan includes improving security at stations that are plagued by the highest numbers of bicycle thefts – this is more of a problem in outer London. Surprisingly Twickenham,…
Photo update: Spring edition! Colour is definitely returning to our lives after the short-lived cold snap. A bird has a cheeky paddle whilst the water is low at Teddington Weir. Photo: Sunshine Soon. Our beloved baroque Carnegie library – one of 600 built in the UK by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Photo: Jonathan…
Teddington singer and songwriter Jamie Martyr has made it through to the regional finals of the ‘Live and Unsigned’ – the UK’s biggest original music competition. Jamie, 23, powered her way through the audition stages and will now compete in the live regional showcase on March 11th which will be filmed for Sky TV. If…
