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  • Cobham man, 65, killed at Teddington station

    A man from Cobham was killed after being hit by a train at Teddington station on Easter Monday. British Transport Police (BTP) and paramedics attended on the afternoon of Monday, March 21, where the 65-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

  • Fire badly damages kitchen in Hampton

    A kitchen was badly damaged after a fire at a Hampton flat in the early hours of this morning. Firefighters were called at 5.34am today to the first floor property in King's Paddock. The property had been evacuated of all residents by the time

  • New book places Cyril Smith at Barnes 'abuse house'

    Posthumously exposed paedophile Cyril Smith was a visitor to Elm Guest House in Barnes, which is the centre of a police investigation into historical allegations of abuse, a new book into his life has claimed. The former MP for Rochdale, who died

  • Work begins on £1m dementia day centre

    Building has started on a new day centre for people with dementia. Funded by Richmond Council, the Department for Health and Homelink, Homelink Day Centre in Whitton will be completely rebuilt at a cost of more than £1m to provide care for those

  • Detroit-born Melissa Greener making Twickfolk appearance

    Twickfolk will get another infusion of Nashville sound this year with the return of folk artist Melissa Greener to the Cabbage Patch pub. Last year the self-described “folk crooner” opened for Canadian folk singer Stephen Fearing, and it seems

  • Foggy Weather & Local Triathlon

    Monday 21st April. 400 entrants, ranging from beginners to international athletes, took part in the first of 4 sprint triathlons for 2014 starting at Hampton Open Air pool. I marshalled the event and attached is an amazing foggy early morning image looking