Extra rangers recruited for Royal Parks during deer-birthing season Leads on dogs are compulsory from May 1st The Royal Parks charity is ramping up efforts to ensure the safety of both deer and park visitors, by almost doubling the number of Volunteer Rangers in Bushy and Richmond Parks from the…
Leads become compulsory in local Parks tomorrow (May 1) Photo Terri Watson Fallow deer killed by dog in Bushy Park A young deer has been killed by an uncontrolled dog in Bushy Park just before the compulsory leads rule comes into force tomorrow (May 1) The dogs on leads rule is enforced…
Evidence of pollution in the River Thames near Teddington Lock Water-based sports across the UK are uniting to call on the government to take urgent action to address pollution in rivers, lakes and coastal waters such as the River Thames near Teddington. BBC Sport has revealed that The Angling Trust, British Rowing, British…
By Munira Wilson, Member of Parliament for Twickenham (including The Hamptons, Teddington, St Margarets, Strawberry Hill and Whitton) As the deadline for calling a General Election draws ever closer, many of us have been on tenterhooks waiting for the signal that the Prime Minister will finally give us the opportunity to cast our vote…
Breaking News: Broad St is currently blocked by Police and Fire Brigade, due to Scaffolding being hit by delivery driver. Local shop keepers, pedestrians and cars are also being told to stay indoors and away due to risk of scaffolding injuring people and cars. The road has been closed for 3hrs now. We will try…
Location in Woodland Gardens where tree was stolen from A recently-planted tree in the Woodland Gardens in Bushy Park has been stolen, Royal Parks Police revealed tonight. The tree is a 8ft Toona Sinensis Flamingo (Chinese Cedar) . It is described as not rare but unusual enough to ‘stand out’ said the police.…
Teddington station – closed after early morning incident The in-named victim of the fatal incident at Teddington station was a man in his 30’s, British Transport police said today. The incident was reported to police between Kingston and Teddington at around 5am last Wednesday. The person, was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after.…
Police were alerted in Teddington after an attempted break-in at an apartment. On arrival, the suspect made off on a push bike according to the Metropolitan Police. After dodging two police officers the suspect rode towards one of the local police’s newer recruits from Response C Team, who faced down the suspect and and…
The two Atlantic white-sided dolphins, a mother and calf spotted near Teddington Lock, are feared to have perished, it was revealed today A spokesperson for the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) described it as a ‘sad day.’ They added: “There was concern that this mum and calf may had been unable to pass…
