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• Richmond Council promotes fostering in Teddington

  By  alisond2010 at 17:09 on 30/07/10

  

  I stopped at the Broad Street traffic lights this week to take the photo of the advertising banners put up by Richmond Council that promote the Council’s fostering campaign. The banners are up on posts throughout Teddington and yesterday I also spotted them in Twickenham too.  The council seem to be seriously campaigning for fostering help for children. I was interested to find out more because of the many banners around...

• Driving and parking in Teddington

  By  alisond2010 at 19:37 on 26/07/10

  

  Today saw Day 1 of the temporary traffic lights on the Upper Teddington Road causing some delays going to and from Kingston.  As previously reported, repairs to the railway bridge will take 15 weeks and please remember that there will be 5 full weekend road closures which will cause delays travelling to and from Kingston and Hampton Court.  What’s the answer to this?  Stay in Teddington! Parking in Marks and...

• Richmond Council budget slashed – and how they spend what’s left

  By  alisond2010 at 13:41 on 25/06/10

  

  News has been announced that Richmond Borough Council will lose £1m off their budget.  This means Richmond has to tackle the third highest borough budget cut across the UK.  This is part of the Chancellor’s budget cuts. Difficult decisions now have to be made, with the new leaders of Richmond Council and residents concerned about exactly how these savings are going to be made. The council will meet on Tuesday,...

• Traffic chaos predicted for Teddington

  By  alisond2010 at 17:42 on 23/06/10

  

  Major work is planned for Hampton Wick railway bridge next month. This will mean that the roads around the main route to and from Hampton Court, Hampton Wick and Kingston (Upper Teddington Road) will cause queues and delays.  Fortunately, this is after the Hampton Court Flower Show which brings additional traffic to the area. Network Rail plan to begin the work in late July and a public meeting will be held tomorrow,...

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