News in Teddington

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Today's story is one for all the budding gnat-uralists out there, as only six years ago a new species of fly was discovered right here in Teddington's Bushy Park!

Amateur dipterist Peter Chandler was studying fungus gnats he'd found in the park's Waterhouse Woodland Gardens, when he observed that the gnats' genitals were different to those of the species common in Britain, Grzegorzekia collaris.

Teddington's riverside restaurant The Wharf and its generous customers have raised over £800 for the local football club Hearts of Teddlothian FC through its unique fund-raising partnership with the Richmond community lottery, Get Lucky Local, it was announced yesterday (7 June).

The lottery and the popular restaurant joined forces to launch a new initiative by inviting customers to add £1 to their restaurant bill and the Wharf agreed to match the sum to purchase 1056 lottery tickets for the big lottery draw last Saturday.

Teddington's Park Lane Stables have released an update on their move to new premises in Petersham after new photos emerged giving a first look into the stables' temporary home.

In a post on Facebook today, the stables said transition to their new location has been smooth and the horses are happy.

A Teddington children's theatre company has announced it will be performing at Kingston's Rose Theatre this summer after a tough year for small businesses and the arts industry.

Dragon Drama have run improvisation workshops for infants, children and teenagers in the Teddington and Hampton Wick area for almost 30 years and have famous patrons including Colin Firth, Dame Judi Dench and rising theatre star Grace Molony.

Plans to change the electoral boundary of the constituency Teddington is in have been revealed (8 June).

Twickenham, which is currently represented by Munira Wilson MP, could change shape in 2023 if the proposals from the Boundary Commission for England are approved.

The founders of one of Teddington's favourite restaurants, OneOneFour is launching an exciting new venture, a distillery on the riverside at Kingston, Nub News can exclusively reveal today.

Sam Berry and his wife Alex are planning an 'innovative and creative spirits brand and distillery in the heart of Kingston."

An 82-year-old railway worker in South West London is retiring after almost seven decades of service at London Waterloo station

Don Buckley is believed to be the UK's longest-serving railway employee and joined the team in 1953 aged just 14 years old.

A year-long e-scooter trial has been launched in Richmond upon Thames as part of a bid to reduce air pollution and congestion across London.

You can find a scooter, begin and end your journey in six London boroughs today, these are: Richmond, Ealing, Canary Wharf, The City of London, Hammersmith and Fulham and The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Teddington artists at 1of1Design want to use YOUR unwanted bubble wrap and packaging as they seek a more sustainable way of selling art at their new pop-up gallery .

The South-West London art collective is calling on any organisation that is inundated with packaging from deliveries to let them know, so they can collect it and use it to securely wrap up their art for customers.