News in Twickenham

To celebrate its 50th birthday Costa Coffee has launched a special deal to offer customers a hot drink for 50p.

New and existing Costa Coffee Club App members will be able to pick up their favourite hot drink for 50p in the Twickenham store from tomorrow.

It'll take more than a bit of snow to put us off heading to the pub this week.

Here's where you can still find seats around Twickenham:

This nail, beauty and tanning salon in East Twickenham is recruiting.

Blush in Richmond Road says it has experienced and junior beauty therapist positions available.

Seven of the main libraries in Richmond borough reopen today.

In addition to offering click and collect, from Monday April, 12 the seven libraries will be offering a limited 15-minute browsing and borrowing service.

This photo shows Twickenham's MP receiving her first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

Munira Wilson was given the jab by Dr Naomi Gardner at the Acorn Group practice in central Twickenham.

The London Bus Museum has announced it will be going ahead with the historical 'Route 65 Running Day' event this Sunday.

The event will comprise of two parts, the first being a free bus service from Ealing to Leatherhead and the second will be a road run with historic vehicles travelling along the 65-bus route.

Twickenham residents have shown their disappointment after the branches on a large fallen tree were chopped off.

The tree can be found off London Road near Twickenham Station, at the start of the River Crane walk.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has died today aged 99 the Palace has announced.

Twickenham MP Munira Wilson sent her condolences on Twitter: "Very sad news. My thoughts and prayers are with the Queen and the rest of the Royal Family at this time."

The coronavirus pandemic led to the virtual disappearance of mortgages that only required a 5% deposit. But the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced on March 3 an initiative during his Budget 2021 speech that would see the return 95% mortgages for first-time buyers and home movers across the UK.

The announcement is tremendous news for first-time buyers looking to get on the property ladder at a time when, for many, owning a home may seem an impossible dream as they would otherwise not be able to find a large deposit to secure a mortgage deal.

Update from police at 11am: "Many thanks to all those who shared the appeal for information about twin sisters Poppy and Lily Myers who were reported missing from Twickenham.

"The girls were found safe and well in the past hour by officers from the South West Missing Persons Unit.