News in Teddington

A NEW Japanese restaurant is set to open on Teddington's food-rich High Street, adding a distinctive flavour to the bounty of eateries in the town centre.

The restaurant called Obon – which is an annual Buddhist event to honour ancestors – is on the site of the former upmarket café French Tarte, positioned between Chase Buchanan estate agents and The Good Wine Shop.

AWARD-WINNING TV writer and series creator Jed Mercurio and local MP Munira Wilson were among the 130 strong guests for a special 'thank you' reception at Teddington's Landmark Arts Centre last week (3 March).

The event was held especially for donors and supporters of the emergency crowd-funding campaign, launched at the height of the pandemic in April 2020, to save the centre from permanent closure.

London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), backed up by daily charges for polluting vehicles, is set to be expanded to the whole of London.

The move could come into effect by the end of next year, with a fee of £12.50 a day for older polluting vehicles which account for around one in five of those on the road.

A FOODBANK appeal has been launched by Hampton & Richmond borough FC in the wake of the Ukraine crisis.

The new appeal will see the club collect donations for Richmond foodbank and the local Ukraine relief effort at Twickenham restaurant prosperity.

A DONATION point for supplies urgently needed in Ukraine has opened in Teddington as people across Richmond borough show their support for the invaded country.

Teddington skincare clinic Simply Skin are now collecting sanitary products, baby food and nappies at their reception.

LIFEBOAT crew from Teddington helped rescue a skip lorry driver from his vehicle after it fell in the Thames yesterday afternoon.

The man was left stranded in his cab as cold water reached up to the side window, preventing his escape from the truck which had toppled into the river at Twickenham.

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RICHMOND borough is set to get more trees for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee this month, as the Mayor hosts a special event and the Council confirms that every ward of the borough will get a tree by the end of the planting season.

Mayor of Richmond Cllr Geoff Action will be planting an English Oak tree at Moormead Recreation Ground on the 11 March, 2022, at 11am - the 70th day of the year that Queen Elizabeth II marks 70 years on the throne.

PRINCE GEORGE made a rare and unexpected appearance at the England vs Wales match at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday (26 February), accompanying his parents the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the Six Nations game.

The 8-year-old, who is third in line to the throne, stood between Prince William and Kate during the match which England won 23-19.

LANDMARKS familiar to Teddington residents will feature in a new documentary series on the Secrets of the Royal Gardens, with the first episode airing tonight.

The new documentary programme narrated by Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville takes a peek behind the scenes at many of the places we in Teddington know and love.