News in Teddington

The level crossing at Strawberry Hill station near Teddington will be closed every night this week starting this evening (16 August.)

The crossing between Wellesley Road and Tower Road will be closed between 11pm and 6am, affecting drivers, pedestrians and cyclists who use the crossing late at night.

A tree in Bushy Park was spray-painted with graffiti by unknown vandals last night (15 August).

A yellow tag around the trunk was found this morning, above a pile of litter that had been left at the base of the tree.

Garden waste collections in Teddington are returning after a month of suspended collections due to bin collectors isolating.

Collections for garden waste have been suspended since July 17 due to shortages of bin men who were 'pinged' by the NHS Track and Trace App.

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Richmond Council has congratulated all A-Level and GCSE students in the borough following the receipt of their results this week in what has been an extraordinary two years for pupils across the country.

Many exams and assessments were cancelled this year due to the pandemic, and teachers awarded students' grades based on their work - including mock exams under full exam conditions for some.

There were joyful scenes at Teddington School and Hampton High this week as sixth formers celebrated their A-Level results.

Overall, 42% of the sixth form's entries were awarded A* or A, just below the UK average of 44.8% as grades across the country saw a record high.

This article has been contributed by Councillor Michael Wilson, Equality, Communities and the Voluntary Sector Lead Member on Richmond Council

The planning application for the reprovision for Elleray Hall has just gone live (21/2533/FUL).

Three big cats have been reported in Teddington's borough of Richmond Upon Thames since 2015, the Met Police have revealed.

Police have disclosed numbers of reported sightings across all London boroughs, with Richmond Upon Thames coming second only to Barnet and Westminster, each with four sightings.

A new show from the producer of Fleabag will be premiering at a theatre near Teddington this autumn.

Leopards, a thriller exploring issues of sex, power and consent, will be performed at The Rose Theatre just over the bridge in Kingston from 2 to 25 September.

Parents and carers of young people in Teddington are invited to attend a Q&A session organised by Richmond Council at the end of the month.

The session will cover the impact of Covid-19 on the return to schools in September as well as the vaccine roll-out to 16 and 17-year-olds.