Traherne’s image can be seen in a stain glass window in the church today in the lower right hand corner of the east window Teddington’s greatest poet buried under the reading desk of the church in 1674 The church will be staging special events to mark the 350th anniversary It may not…
Ayoub Nacir, 21 of south west London jailed for terrorism offences at Kingston Crown Court A 21-year-old south west London man has been jailed at Kingston Crown Court for posting and sharing Islamic State terrorist content online following a Counter Terrorism investigation. An investigation led by Counter Terrorism Command exposed how Ayoub Nacir, 21…
Ted Lasso takes his place alongside local historical figures Museum of Richmond adopts the famous Ted Lasso BELIEVE mantra Ted Lasso actor Jason Sudeikis in Paved Court, Richmond is featured in the Museum guide book The award-winning TV series Ted Lasso has secured an official place in history, it was confirmed today. The Apple TV+…
Dr Ullah worked at Kingston Hospital A doctor has been struck off after stealing £45,000 from Kingston Hospital during the Covid pandemic, it was announced today. Kifayat Ullah falsely claimed wages for hours he had not worked while he was an agency doctor at the hospital. Dr Ullah used up to 28 forged…
South Western Railways wants more women drivers South Western Railway has launched a new recruitment campaign to boost the representation of women across its network. A new video released this week features three of South Western Railway’s women drivers who share insights into the benefits of the role and career opportunities available Vacancies for…
The seal clambers on to the pontoon near the Teddington lock gates ( apologies for grainy quality but still is taken from the video) A seal was spotted clambering on to a pontoon near Teddington and shuffling along before vanishing back into the water. Eye-witness Dannie Griffiths, from Kingston, captured the video describing the…
The famous parkrun, which was started in Bushy Park celebrates its 20th anniversary on Saturday, October 5th when thousands of fun runners are expected to mark the historic milestone. The Bushy parkrun had its 1000th run on August 31st when over SIX THOUSAND runners from all over the UK and even abroad joined the…
YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS FOR EVITA AT HAMPTON HILL THEATRE We’ve got TWO pairs of tickets for the production of the award-winning West End show EVITA, at Hampton Hill Theatre between Wednesday 9 October and Saturday 12 October. All you have to do is answer this simple question: Who played Evita…
Photo on X (formerly Twitter) by Nicholas Lissack Mid-afternoon shoppers rushed to help a woman pedestrian injured in a collision with a car yesterday ((wed) afternoon. According to witnesses the incident happened around 4pm almost outside Marks & Spencer quite close to the pedestrian crossing. Staff from M & S were amongst those who comforted…
Uliana (left) aid worker with convoy organiser Simon Brake and doctor Angie Uliana, Simon and Angie in front of the new vehicle wearing tee shirts saying Be Brave Like Ukraine in Teddington Two remarkable young women from Lviv in Ukraine are spending time in Teddington to help raise awareness of the country’s desperate requirement…