While most holidaymakers head to Kenya for the white sandy beaches, one Teddington couple recently returned from a radically different kind of African journey…. Chris and Carla Bowden, residents of Teddington, have just completed a stint of volunteering at the Nyota Ing’arayo Primary School in Mombasa. They took jigsaws, which the kids had never seen…
New gates are being installed along Chestnut Avenue in Bushy Park today to replace the two sets of wooden box planters designed to prevent through traffic. The steel gates will offer better vision of oncoming traffic – mostly cyclists – following several nasty collisions because the large block-like planters can obstruct a clear view. The…
Photographer Sue Lindenberg was up early to catch the sunrise in Bushy Park between 6.05am and 6.35am today as the second day of March brought stunning blue skies and bright sunshine.
Teddington police are advising residents to remain vigilant following reports of two individuals posing as builders and approaching homes in the area. “These individuals are knocking on doors and falsely claiming that properties require urgent work,” said Sergeant Philip Ross Martyn for Teddington and Hampton Wick. Their advice states: Please follow the guidance below: Do…
Former Wimbledon tennis champion and Olympic gold medallist Sir Andy Murray made a surprise visit to Teddington today. Wearing a grey hoodie, blue jeans and white trainers Britains’s greatest-ever tennis player posed for a photo outside the Teddington Constitutional Club in Stanley Road with club manager John and a colleague. We understand his unpublicised…
A special event will take place at The Wharf restaurant on Tuesday to update supporters of the campaign by SOLAR (Save Our Lands and River) to stop the so-called Thames Sewage Pump. The meeting takes place at 6.30pm where key developments will be shared, plans for a massive parliamentary petition will be discussed and…
Richmond Council has expressed serious concern over the Metropolitan Police’s decision to permanently close the borough’s last police front counter at Twickenham Police Station, set to close for good tomorrow. The move will leave Richmond as one of only five London boroughs without any in-person police counter, raising accessibility and public safety concerns. Councillor Gareth…
A host of great names from the world of rock will be appearing at the historic home of Henry V111, Hampton Court Palace this summer including Sophie Bextor-Ellis, The Stranglers, Elvis Costello, Kim Wilde, David Gray and Nile Rodgers. You can experience the unique opportunity to get up close to the world’s biggest music stars…
Police say a man was arrested after threatening staff with a knife inside the store Vision Express in the Quadrant, Richmond. They said: “A male allegedly threatened staff with a knife and left shortly afterwards. ”The male was located on George Street and was swiftly arrested for public order and theft related matters. ”No knife…
Train services from Teddington were disrupted with cancellations and delays this afternoon after an incident at Raynes Park station. A spokesperson for British Transport Police said “Officers were called to Raynes Park railway station at 1.52pm on 26 February to reports of a casualty on the tracks. “Paramedics also attended, and sadly a person was…
