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Magnificent and rare shire horses have returned to Bushy Park, offering historic horse-drawn carriage rides to Teddington residents for one month only.

The Royal Park's two majestic shire horses, led by traditionally dressed drivers, will be pulling a Charabanc through the park's picturesque avenues at weekends this August.

Teddington has seen a boom in interest in self-build financing since the start of the pandemic, according to a local property finance expert.

Local mortgage advisers Greenacre Financial Services have noted a rise in the number of people wanting to move further out from central London and build their own space.

All garden waste collections in Richmond borough, including Teddington, have been suspended for the second week in a row as bin collectors have had to self-isolate.

Council bosses say they will now prioritise household waste/food collections with missed collections being recovered within two working days – but garden waste will remain uncollected "until further notice".

A Teddington disability charity has been awarded $50,000 worth of funding in a global charity competition.

Ruils , which supports adults and children with disabilities and the elderly across Richmond borough, was one of 9 charities given cash prizes in the Janus Henderson Foundation 's 2021 Charity Challenge competition.

Teddington residents can now enjoy BBQs down by the river with an Australian twist every Friday.

Antipodea, the new restaurant down in Strawberry Hill's Radnor Gardens, is now running its BBQs every Friday (weather dependent!) from 5pm until 9pm.

The leader of a community bid to buy Udney Park playing fields has confirmed that the group have made an offer to the developers who own the site.

Jonathan Dunn, a local resident who heads the Udney Park Community Fields Foundation, revealed yesterday (30 July) that a 7-figure bid has been made to Quantum, who bought the former Imperial College playing fields at Udney Park in 2015.

Article contributed by Teddington Residents Group.

For more information on the Council's plans for Elleray Hall and the Teddington reaction to them, scroll down to the bottom of this article.

Piece contributed by Jack Fifield

As someone who cycles both for leisure and transport in the Richmond borough, I welcome the council's plans for a new protected cycleway along Strawberry Vale.

Teddington's main waste and recycling centre has now reopened but is still operating at a reduced capacity following a huge fire last month.

Booking is now essential at Townmead Road Re-use and Recycling Centre, and visitors arriving without a booking will be turned away. There is also no pedestrian access to the site.