News in Twickenham

A piece by Twickenham-based Lisa Johnston of Winemusing.com - enjoy. ðŸ·

There is no better time to discover English Wines. The selection on our local winestore shelves is growing each month. Plus, with the focus on local tourism, English wineries are not only popular destinations. Some are world class.

Much-loved actress and national icon Joanna Lumley shares a love of visiting and highlighting local communities across the country and has just launched her new TV series doing just that.

Nub News is delighted to help spread awareness of her series, 'Joanna Lumley's Home Sweet Home - Travels in my Own Land' which is on ITV.

"It started as a four-pint conversation." After making his dreams a reality a now clear-headed Kevin Jones and his Eel Pie Records co-owner Phil Penman are shooting for the title of 'best independent retailer' in the UK.

Twickenham residents will be familiar with the impeccable music selection and superior pukka bean coffee served up at the record store in Church Street.

Have you visited Twickenham's new Mediterranean supermarket yet?

The store on Heath Road opened late last year and is packed with tasty food drawn from Turkish and other Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cultures.

The famous Naked Ladies in the gardens of York House are receiving a renovation ahead of visitors returning after the pandemic.

Specialist cleaning to the stonework on the listed statues is being carried out and the pool below them is being drained and cleaned.

A new mural has appeared on the side of a wall and the artist dubbed the 'Banksy of Hampton Hill' has told us all about it.

The mural has been well received by locals. One person said: "Thank you for making our high street that bit brighter, we all love it!"

We go behind the scenes at a doctor's surgery in Twickenham which is delivering coronavirus vaccinations at a rate faster than one every minute.

Doctors from the West Twickenham primary care network delivered 1,800 Pfizer vaccines at the Acorn Group Practice in Holly Road in its first week as a vaccination centre.

It looks like Twickenham will be waking up to a blanket of snow tomorrow morning.

Light snow has been forecast to fall from 3am on Saturday (January 16), turning into heavy snowfall by around 8am.

The members of Slimming World Twickenham and Isleworth are continuing to enjoy a successful and fulfilling, healthy lifestyle throughout the numerous lockdowns.

Not willing to put their health on the backburner they have been attending virtual support meetings and have continued to share ideas, food learning and support each other.

Period drama Bridgerton has taken Netflix by storm in recent weeks.

The show has been streamed more than 60 million times since arriving on Netflix less than a month ago on Christmas Day.