News in Teddington

Morning Teddington and welcome to our breakfast briefing for Friday 26 November.

Read on for the weather forecast, a travel update and our pick of the weekend's events.

A new COVID-19 PCR test centre will open near Teddington next month.

The centre will be based at the games area on Bramble Lane in Hampton, near the White House Community Centre.

A man from West London has been charged with terrorism offences and will appear at Westminster Magistrates court today (23 November).

Mohammad Zubair Khan, 21 (12.07.00), was charged yesterday with eight counts of dissemination of terrorist material, contrary to Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006.

A NEW national happiness ranking has named Teddington's borough as the second happiest place in the UK.

Results of a study by Rightmove show Richmond upon Thames is second only to Hexham in the UK happiness league - and first in London.

Looking for something to do in Teddington this weekend? We've got you covered.

Every Thursday we bring you our pick of at least 3 events happening in our town on Friday evening, Saturday or Sunday.

Christmas may be a time to celebrate with family and friends, but for many across the borough it's one of the most isolating and lonely times of the year.

Many people have no-one to exchange a gift with and no time to spare in which to cook a Christmas meal.

TWO adorable reindeer will be making a magical pre-Christmas detour to Teddington for the big Lights Up celebration this Thursday.

The pair, named 'Prancer' and 'Dancer' will be at Hamptons Estate Agents on the High Street and children can come to pet and feed them and take a few selfies (or 'elfies') if they wish!

EXCITEMENT is building for Teddington Lights Up which is set to transform Teddington's town centre into a hub of seasonal cheer tomorrow evening (25 November.)

Organisers Teddington Together say the 2021 event will be bigger and better than ever with more traders taking part and Stanley Road joining in with the celebrations.

The Duchess of Cornwall has sent a personal good luck message to the three young women with links to Lady Eleanor Hollis (LEH) in Hampton who set off later this month to row 3000 miles across the Atlantic to raise money for cancer charities.

The Duchess learned of their 'ExtraOARdinary' challenge last month and was so impressed she sent a letter to the trio, Charlotte Irving, who rowed at LEH and Abby Johnson, a rowing coach at the school and Kat Cordiner, who is fighting a personal battle against cervical cancer.

Cycling collisions in Richmond borough rose by almost 50% last year, according to official figures.

The sharp rise from 104 to 153 is likely to represent the tip of the iceberg as most incidents go unreported to the police.