The Government Environment Agency has announced plans to develop Teddington weir in order produce ‘green power’. Weirs are created to manage water levels and reduce flood risk but environmental activists say can also be used to generate energy and help tackle climate change and help reduce the impact of energy crises. Teddington has one of…
A robber who has targeted chemists across West London has been charged and is currently in custody. The nine-day crime spree started on the 3rd of March and has terrified staff with various deadly weapons in West Molesey, Esher, Weybridge, Claygate and Teddington. KC pharmacy in Teddington was targeted by the robber using a crowbar…
The updated proposal to expand St Mary’s and St Peter’s Primary School have been approved by Richmond Council. Despite increasing the amount of outside playing area since the original application, many objections were still lodged against the updated plans from concerned parents and nearby residents. Although agreed in principle, the Government Office still have to…
Teddington train commuters can finally now use Oyster cards for their journeys (although there were some teething problems) but now it has been revealed that currently there are no plans to be able to top up their Oyster cards at South West Train stations. All train companies operating into London now accept Oyster cards as…
A Richmond Council “Parking Enforcement Smart Car” has been caught on camera parked on double-yellow lines in order to take pictures of an illegally parked car. Tom Gavin of Hampton Wick snapped this picture of the car breaking the very rules that they are meant to enforce – this particular spot has yellow lines so…
Friends of Bushy and Home Parks website has had some sections updated. The news section has been re-organised to make it easier to read and find particular items. One piece of happy news listed is that the Water Gardens water cascade is now running again after the leak was repaired. Also included on the site…
Here is a recent time-lapse recording of the inside the new atrium at Teddington School – most work currently is being carried out in the various rooms that lead off from this area. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poayd7PML9E&hl=en_GB&fs=1&] Check out the School’s development page to see more time-lapse recordings, plans and other updates.
The system for issuing the new anti-fraud Freedom Pass is facing criticism from pensioners – some of whom have already waited two months since applying with no update. Staff had been telling applicants to expect a wait of just 10 days to receive their new pass but after delays of several weeks, frustrated inquirers also…
The old bricked-in ‘Clapperstile’ entrance into Bushy Park was yesterday opened up for the first time since 1934. Developers agreed to re-open this old gate (which dates back to at least 1894) to re-instate this route into to the park as a condition of the new Admiralty Way estate development – originally submitted back in…
Transport For London has been re-thinking where the popular bus ‘Countdown‘ live information boards will live from its 19,000 bus stops across the London area. As well as introducing a new generation of these boards, all existing and potential new locations have been scored according to passenger numbers, proximity to population, interchanges and key local…
