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RICHMOND VOTED LONDON’S TOP BOROUGH

  The borough of Richmond in London has been named as London’s top borough for 2025 by The Telegraph newspaper. The newspaper announced the list of highest and lowest ranked boroughs across the capital, with Richmond Upon Thames taking the top spot out of all 32. The rankings, which assessed boroughs across 34 metrics including…

AUSSIE RUGBY STARS SET UP CAMP AT THE LENSBURY

The Wallabies formed a huddle while training in the bright sunshine at the riverside club A special gantry was built to film the training sessions before the big sell-out match on Saturday Wallabies training at the Lensbury. (photos by Julius Dimataga) Australia’s rugby squad has moved into The Lensbury to prepare for their first match…

FORMER EDITOR AND LOCAL RESIDENT TAKES RICHMOND COUNCIL TO TASK

    By Ted Young, former editor of The Metro newspaper and Richmond resident. (This article first appeared in the Sunday Telegraph and online) I actually thought it was a bad joke when I heard that, earlier this month, a woman had been hounded and fined £150 by not one but three enforcement officers for…

RADIO FOUR’S JUSTIN WEBB MAKES THE NEWS IN TWICKENHAM

For many of a certain age and generation the soft, distinctive and reassuring voice of JUSTIN WEBB is the one we wake up to in the mornings between 6am and 9am for Radio Four’s long-running Today programme. Justin, 64, who has worked for the BBC for 41 years will be in conversation with top journalist…

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN QUEENS ROAD AFTER WATER LEAK

Thames Water are attending an emergency valve repair and water leak outside number 119 Queens Road, Teddington causing significant tailbacks in both directions. Traffic is being managed by multi-way traffic lights although no work was visible on site today at 10.30am. The work is estimated to take until Friday. For further information please contact Thames Water…

LOCAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS OFFERS SOLUTION TO TEDDINGTON ALLOTMENTS ROW

Richmond Council wants to extend Teddington Cemetery onto Shacklegate Lane allotments to meet urgent demand for more burial spaces causing a major local controversy in the borough with local residents claiming the allotments are vital to grow food cheaply and for mental health. Here, local funeral directors White Rose have their say.   A BLOG…

HAMPTON COURT PALACE IS TURNED INTO HAUNTED HOUSE FOR HALLOWEEN

PHOTO SPECIAL Hampton Court Palace has been transformed into a spooky haunted house, full of pumpkins and the ghosts of historic figures to mark Halloween. Thousands of visitors – mostly families – turned up at the Palace today to see the ghostly goings-on accompanied by scary music and shadowy images behind windows. Many of the…

CENTO UNO ITALIAN RESTAURANT IN TEDDINGTON’S HIGH STREET CLOSES DOWN

  Teddington’s Cento Uno Italian restaurant closed with blinds down on Saturday night Despite its prime position Cent Uno faced tough competition Cento Uno opened under the same management as the fine dining restaurant One One Four which closed because of changing eating patterns post COVID The popular family Italian restaurant Cento Uno, opposite the…

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