News in Twickenham

Greenacre Financial Services have welcomed the chancellor's decision to extend the stamp duty holiday and the reintroduction of 95% mortgages.

Managing Director Greg Stanworth said of yesterday's budget announcement: "It is excellent news that the chancellor is extending the Stamp Duty holiday and is a big a win for the property industry and home buyers.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today revealed his budget in the House of Commons.

The budget aims to provide support during what will hopefully be the final stage of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nine local community projects, including four in Twickenham, have been awarded £304k in the fourth round of Richmond Council's Community Fund.

The Community Fund comes from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), a tax collected by the Council and paid by developers.

COVID-19 case numbers vary across the Twickenham area.

This is according to the latest government data

WE know it's a difficult time in the job market at the moment, but Nub News is here to help.

Our Jobs section is full of vacancies in the Twickenham area, but here is our top pick for this week, working as a Project Officer for TCV.

OVER 2,000 Richmond upon Thames parents who applied for a secondary school place for their children will have received the outcome of their application yesterday (Monday March 1).

This year, the parents/carers of 2,264 children applied for a place – compared with 2,142 in 2020.

YESTERDAY morning, the Golden Globes announced their film and TV winners of 2021, virtually presenting the awards to celebrity guests from the comfort of their living rooms.

But here at Nub News, there was one show we were particularly rooting for: Ted Lasso - the American sitcom that takes place in Richmond and Twickenham.

THE West London Adult Sibling Support Group will be launching virtually this month, to help support adults who have siblings with disabilities.

Sibs is a nationwide charity that was set up in 2001 in response to demand from parents and professionals in the children's sector for information on how to support siblings of disabled children.

It's been a frustrating year for Nina Jackson, Music Manager of iconic music venue the Half Moon Putney.

Before the epidemic restrictions, her job involved booking bands, comedians, and music industry speakers to provide seven-day-a-week live entertainment on a stage often frequented by the Rolling Stones.

The Thames flooded paths in Twickenham this weekend as the full moon brought in extremely high tides.

Locals were scrambling for pavement near the White Swan pub on Saturday afternoon.