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NEW ART AND SCULPTURE GALLERY FOR TEDDINGTON

New art gallery in Waldegrave Road, Teddington Metal sculpture of Lady Godiva on wire mesh mounted on the wall about the gallery Bust made out of resin by Mark’s sculptor mother Avril Vellacott, who lived in Elmfield Avenue Rust coloured wild horse representing Ukraine’s fight for freedom by Alex Lidagovsky Terracotta sculpture of former PM…

WORK OUT AT THE NEW LOCAL MATHNASIUM!

A new maths learning centre called the Mathnasium is opening in Hampton Hill High Street   LOCAL pupils looking to improve their maths grades will be given a new opportunity with the opening of the new ‘Mathnasium’ maths tuition centre on Hampton Hill High Street, it was announced today. As part of the world-wide Mathnasium…

NEW HIGH-TECH CCTV IN RICHMOND BOROUGH TO FIGHT CRIME

  Council operated CCTV at Teddington railway station Station cameras are the only council run CCTV in Teddington Richmond Council is stepping up efforts to protect residents and tackle crime with the approval of new CCTV plans using the latest high-tech technology, Teddington Town has learned. In September many Teddington retailers attended a police meeting…

NEW OVERNIGHT CLOSURES FOR TEDDINGTON FOOTBRIDGES

  Further closures required for work on Teddington footbridge The footbridge surface has been upgraded and the structure painted Work continues at Teddington Lock   A further week of overnight closures is required this coming week from 18 November to 22 November in order to replace the bearings on the lockcut bridge, Richmond Council announced.…

SAD END OF AN ERA – TEDDINGTON BUTCHERS CLOSING DOWN

Teddington’s only butcher is closing down Friendly faces always greeted customers Traditional family business dating back years faced High Street competition The famous local family business The Teddington Butcher on Waldegrave Road is sadly closing down, Teddington Town has learned. The shop had reduced its opening hours to Thursday, Friday and Saturdays because of ‘staff shortages’…

EXCLUSIVE: KINGSTON BUS STATION REOPENS TOMORROW (SAT)

State of the art bus station opens tomorrow (sat) Upgraded station has better lighting, a toilet and CCTV New walkway at refurbished Kingston bus station Teddington bus users will be celebrating tomorrow following the news today that Kingston Bus station in Cromwell Road is finally reopening. Both the 281 and the 285 routes from Teddington…

URGENT FUNDING APPEAL FROM THE LANDMARK

  The pulpit at the Landmark needs to moved The Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington has issued an urgent funding appeal to raise £26.000 to help offer a wider range of events such as dance and circus. Their appeal says from the Landmark Director Harper says: URGENT APPEAL Dear Friend, “Thank you for being such…

VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS CLAIM MODERN SLAVERY, COURT TOLD

Photos released by police at time of arrest Four Vietnamese migrants arrested at a cannabis drug factory in Hampton Hill will claim they were victims of modern slavery, Kingston Crown Court was told today. The three men and a teenage boy will say they were working under duress to produce the drug at an empty…

SOHO CINDERS SHOCKS AND THRILLS THEATRE AUDIENCES – MISS IT IF YOU DARE!

It’s not exactly a traditional Christmas panto you’d take the kids to but this raunchy and raucous twist on Cinderella is full of risque shocks and laughs and had the audience at Hampton Hill Theatre in stitches. Soho Cinders is a musical revolving around a good old-fashioned sex scandal featuring an aspiring gay politician called…

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