News in Teddington

Many readers will be aware of the debate on the future of Elleray Hall - a social lifeline for many of Teddington's older people.

Briefly, the council proposes to build a new centre on the small North Lane car park and fund this via an affordable housing development on the site of the existing hall.

The Duchess of Cambridge has the platform to highlight society's biggest issues and why that's more important than ever before.

DANIELLE STACEY

WEEK FOUR:

Jeremy Thompson is a former Sky News presenter in his 70s.

Jeremy Thompson is a former Sky News presenter in his seventies. He is documenting how the coronavirus lockdown is impacting his everyday life in a personal diary.

Monday March 30

Wednesday 25 March

Some friends around my age report back on their first trip out to "oldies' hour" at the supermarket.

Teddington's ex Sky News anchorman Jeremy Thompson shares his COVID-19 diary under lockdown

Four weeks ago, as Spring sprung at the beginning of March, life was very normal. The Coronavirus was a "Chinese thing", thousands of miles away and not of huge concern to the UK. I was looking forward to the Cheltenham Festival, a holiday in Japan in May, spending time with the family, and the birth of our second grandson in June.

A month on and tens of thousands are dead worldwide, global economies have been shredded and there is no definitive end in sight.

I understand what an incredibly difficult time it is. Therefore, I wanted to write to update you on useful information and let you know what I am doing as your MP.

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