News in Teddington

16 and 17-year-olds living in Teddington are now able to get their first COVID-19 jab at a mass vaccination clinic at the Harlequins Rugby Stadium in Twickenham.

This week, until Sunday 22 August between 8.45am – 7pm, younger people can walk into the Stoop to have their first jab.

A new specialist bereavement charity for people in Teddington will launch next month.

Called space2grieve, the charity has a team of highly trained bereavement specialists who will offer free and confidential bereavement support for adults, children and families in Richmond borough.

New banners warning of the dangers of swimming at Teddington Lock have been put up by the Environment Agency.

The giant red banners state: "DO NOT SWIM OR JUMP IN THE WATER HERE. Severe risk of DROWNING or LIFE-CHANGING INJURY."

Morning trains from Teddington to London are set to be cut by 50%, a South Western Railway (SWR) consultation shows.

The document, revealed today (17 August), shows the company intends to keep peak Surburban AM trains from Teddington to the capital at pandemic levels of 2 per hour, though this does not include the Shepperton loop.

A cyclist suffered life-changing injuries after a car crash on a road near Hampton last weekend.

The victim, now recovering in St George's Hospital, collided with a car on Lower Hampton Road in Sunbury on Sunday 15 August.

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Brentford manager Thomas Frank has sent a message to young Teddington fan Woody O'Rourke after an image of the pair embracing went viral last weekend.

The photo of Woody, 8 and Frank celebrating after Brentford won their game against Arsenal gained over 100,000 likes on Twitter and and a video of the two now has more than 8 million views.

A Teddington boy made headlines last week after featuring in a heart-warming photo with Brentford FC manager Thomas Frank.

Woody O'Rourke has been a super-fan of Brentford F.C. since attending their first game in 2018.

Teddington Cricket Club (TCC) was bowled over this weekend after scooping £1032 through a partnership between Richmond's community lottery GET LUCKY LOCAL and the Wharf restaurant.

Their cash boost was the result of 2000 tickets bought by The Wharf riverside restaurant as part of a unique initiative between GET LUCKY LOCAL and The Wharf, whereby diners donated an additional £1 to their bill over the month of July and the restaurant generously matched the donation.

Families in Teddington say they are "suffering" at the hands of grocery delivery firms, as a third one is set to be approved in their area.

Quick Commerce Ltd, who own the delivery app Zapp, are applying for a 24/7 licence to operate from a premise on Princes Works, Princes Road, near Fulwell.