News in Teddington

Photo of Libby Jackson, Exploration Science Manager, of the UK Space Agency. (Photo by Michael Cockerham)

Libby Jackson, the Exploration Science Manager of the UK Space Agency, says a space exercise machine invented in Teddington may offer a 'long term solution' to the exercise challenges faced by astronauts in space.

Her comments come as Teddington inventor and pilates instructor John Kennett prepares to test his pioneering 'jumping' machine via a series of zero-gravity flights in France.

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Inventor John Kennett and the team in France where the space equipment tests will take place this week

TEDDINGTON is at the centre of a massive scientific breakthrough which could revolutionise the way future astronauts exercise in space, Nub News can reveal today.

Local pilates teacher John Kennett, whose studios are at 135 High Street, has invented a 'jumping' machine which helps astronauts counter muscle loss and bone density during space flight and his invention will be tested in spaceflight conditions for the first time in France this week.

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Teddington: Celebrities react with joy at Park Lane Stables news

By Ellie Brown - Local Democracy Reporter

5th Nov 2021 | Local News

Park Lane Stables will soon be returning to Teddington (Credit: Park Lane Stables)

CELEBRITIES and Teddington community groups have reacted with joy at news that Park Lane Stables will soon be returning home.

Actor Rob Brydon and impressionist Rory Bremner, key figures in the original campaign to save the stables, took to social media to express their delight after the RDA charity announced a sale has been agreed on their bid to buy back their home.

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Teddington police station will soon be going on sale (Image: Ellie Brown)

Teddington police station will soon be sold off to the highest bidder after a plea by MP Munira Wilson to save the station was rejected.

The building, which closed as a public-facing police station in 2017 but remained an administration base for officers, is due to go on the market imminently despite fears from residents that this could impact crime in the area.

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Breaking: Park Lane Stables set to return to Teddington home

By Ellie Brown - Local Democracy Reporter

5th Nov 2021 | Local News

Park Lane Stables could soon be back in Teddington. Pictured: Woody and Frenchie the horse (Image: Park Lane Stables)

Park Lane Stables is on the brink of returning home to Teddington after finally agreeing a price to buy back their original home, Nub News can sensationally reveal today.

Nub News understands a sale price has been agreed between solicitors in recent days and the necessary funds have been deposited with the Stables' solicitors in preparation to proceed to exchange as soon as possible.

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From left to right: Get Lucky Local co-founder Mark Taylor, and John Hamblin and Linda Duberley from the Victoria Foundation at the Wharf cheque presentation

ANOTHER local good cause has been helped thanks to the partnership between Teddington's popular Wharf restaurant and the community lottery, GET LUCKY LOCAL.

The riverside restaurant invited diners to donate an additional 1 pound to their bills for the month of September and then generously matched the donation to buy tickets for the lottery.

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