News in Teddington

Royal Parks staff said they were "staggered" after finding an entire sofa set dumped in Bushy Park this summer, amid a shocking rise of litter in London's parks.

The colourful sofa suite was left jammed between a mature oak tree in the park and took time and money to remove, the charity said, in a blog posted to their website last Thursday (5 August).

Popular Teddington doughnut shop Olly's Donuts will be spreading joy to customers for the last time this weekend as head chef and founder Oliver Tyrwhitt pursues other opportunities.

Olly's Donuts, an artisan doughnut shop run by Olly and his wife Wai, received rave reviews from locals after it opened during lockdown last year.

The rate of Covid-19 infections in Richmond borough is falling steadily, following a sharp rise in early and mid-July.

The number of new cases of the virus in Richmond upon Thames has declined for the second week in a row, going from 670 on 24 July to 514 on 31 July.

A local videographer has made a stunning film of Teddington, inspired by his love for the town and its recent award from the Sunday Times.

Ben Matthews, 35, released a a compelling film of Teddington featuring its many attractions on YouTube last week.

Since indoor venues have been allowed to reopen their doors we have seen a host of events going on throughout Teddington and across the country.

You can find all sorts of events, from concerts to art classes to canoeing taster sessions, on our newly revamped What's On section.

Aston Villa players have been at Teddington's Lensbury Club this week as part of their pre-season training camp, Nub News can reveal.

The Premier League squad, including England player Jack Grealish, have been prepping for this weekend's friendly against Sevilla at the Teddington hotel and leisure centre.

Teddington MP Munira Wilson has slammed planned boundary changes that could see Teddington's parliamentary constituency change shape.

The proposals would put half of the Twickenham town Whitton into two 2 different constituencies, as part of a shake-up of electoral boundaries in England by the government-sponsored Boundary Commission.

A council boss has said Richmond Park is "not a petting zoo" after members of the public were caught feeding and stroking deer.

It comes as Royal Parks Police officers took to Twitter to warn park users for getting too close to deer and encouraging their children to feed them and breaking branches off protected trees – breaching park rules.

Welcome to Monty's Spin On, Nub's new opinion column by English cricketing legend Monty Panesar.

In today's column, Monty talks about his choice to opt out of the Kashmir Premier League.

Adults in Teddington can get their Covid-19 jab at Twickenham Stadium this week, no appointment needed.

Twickenham Stoop, home to Harlequins FC, will be offering walk-in Oxford AZ jabs and Pfizer vaccines to eligible over-18s every day until Sunday 8 August.