News in Teddington

LOCAL premiership rugby team Harlequins will be raising funds for the Tongan recovery effort following today's Rugby match at the Stoop.

The Twickenham side have said that proceeds from the weekly post-match cup collection will go to the Pacific Tsunami Appeal by the New Zealand Red Cross for the island.

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MPs say they have been given assurances that 'senseless' cuts to train services that came into effect earlier this week will be reversed.

South Western Railways (SWR) introduced reduced services on Monday (17 January), claiming they were the result of staff absence caused by the Omicron variant of Covid.

THREE inspiring women, including two alumni of the Hampton girls' school Lady Eleanor Holles (LEH), have raised more than £50,000 for cancer charities while completing one of the world's toughest rows across the Atlantic ocean.

Kat Cordiner, Charlotte Irving and Abby Johnston, known as 'Team ExtraOARdinary,' are competing against 35 others in the gruelling Atlantic Talisker Whisky Challenge, a rowing race of more than 3,000 miles from the Canary Islands to Antigua and Barbuda.

RICHMOND residents should consider carrying on wearing masks in public places after Plan B measures are lifted next week, Council leader Gareth Roberts has said.

He described current covid-19 case rates in the borough as "incredibly high" despite a fall of almost half in the area's infection rate compared to a month ago.

SCENES for a Batman prequel TV series will be filming in Richmond Park today (20 January), limiting the number of parking spaces available.

The series, called 'Pennyworth,' is now in its third season and stars Jack Bannon in the title role.

A wooden bench that is designed to promote calm and quiet reflection has arrived in the Borough courtesy of Netflix.

It has been donated by the streaming giant to mark the launch of the third series of the Ricky Gervais series After Life.

As many as 3,000 people across the borough of Richmond are living with Long COVID, according to health chiefs.

It has been argued by some that the rise in Covid infections related to the Omicron surge is not a cause of concern because many suffer minor symptoms and soon recover.

TEDDINGTON's MP Munira Wilson has said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson "has to go" following a scandal over parties held in the grounds of 10 Downing Street during the May lockdown.

Wilson made the comments on Twitter last Thursday, after Johnson admitted to Parliament that he had attended a gathering on the 20th May 2020 against government guidance, though claimed he thought he was attending a work event within the rules.

Looking for something to do in and around Teddington this weekend? Here are our picks of the events and activities you won't want to miss:

SATURDAY: Hogarth House Party at the Hogarth pub.