South West Trains has re-iterated that they have no plans to fully integrate the Oyster into their systems. They remain the only train operator in London that doesn’t offer these services at their stations despite ever increasing pressure from its passengers and politicians alike. Posters at South West train stations inform travellers that their Oyster…
The high street will be getting a vets soon. Planning permission has now been approved for this new surgery to move into the charming Geneva Developments space. Currently this company has surgeries in Surrey and are now opening small-animal clinics in Shepperton and Teddington. They promise to take advantage of all the positive aspects of…
A list of the ten most threatened buildings in England and Wales has been published by the Victorian Society that includes Teddington’s Normansfield Hospital. The Grade II Listed hospital buildings, built from 1866 to care for mentally handicapped children have been in a state of disrepair for many years now and have suffered from vandalism…
Happy Potter Ceramics will be hosting a colourful party to celebrate opening on Saturday the 16th October (10am-6pm). Come along to check out the new pottery-painting centre and don’t forget to bring your creative side with you. As well as bubbly, lots of treats will be available during the day and an introductory 10% off…
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…
