Stress drove man to import cannabis
A man who claimed the stress of caring for his mother drove him to import nearly a kilogram of cannabis has received a nine-month suspended prison sentence.
 
Judge  Nicholas Price QC also gave Leonard Darnley, 48, of Garden Avenue, Mitcham, 200 hours of unpaid work.
 
Mr Darnley, said: “It was for my own personal use.
Kingstonian’s Ryman League play-off bid over

Kingstonian slumped to a disappointing 1-0 home defeat to Hastings United on Monday night at Kingsmeadow in the Ryman Premier League.

Estate Agent to Catwalk King for local teen

A 19-year old estate agent from Kingston will swap showing properties to show off his skills on the catwalk as he vies for the title of 'Top Model UK' at the Men's Final tomorrow in London Hilton Metropole.

Kingston sixth happiest place to live in Rightmove survey

Kingston is the sixth happiest place to live in the United Kingdom, a survey has discovered.

A new home for English Gypsies and Irish Travellers

The local council has started planning the reallocation of the English Gypsies and the Irish Travellers that are temporarily settled in Swallow Park, Tolworth and Clayton Road. 

Rose Theatre Artistic Director to leave

The Artistic Director at the Rose Theatre, Stephen Unwin, has announced that he is to leave his role.

Surbiton's wacky parade draws hundreds of people: video

Hundreds of people braved cold weather on Sunday and flocked to the streets of Surbiton to take part in a wacky parade which marked the annual Seething Festival 2013.

Man pulled from Thames in Kingston dies

A man in his 50s who was pulled from the River Thames by the police forces yesterday afternoon at Kingston Bridge has died.


More items allowed in recycling dustbins

Kingston residents can now add more items to their green recycling box.

Proposed NHS cuts protested by local groups

Campaigners fighting to closure of two A&Es, two maternity units and one children’s ward in South West London staged a demonstration yesterday.

News

Estate Agent to Catwalk King for local teen

A 19-year old estate agent from Kingston will swap showing properties to show off his skills on the catwalk as he vies for the title of 'Top Model UK' at the Men's Final tomorrow in London Hilton Metropole.

Business

Kingston thrives despite national high street decline

Customers are flocking to Kingston’s high street despite a dismal outlook for retail businesses across the UK, a new report has shown.

Politics

Kingston Council is "morally bankrupt" and "reckless" says Tory Councillor

A Kingston conservative councillor has lambasted the Royal Borough as a “morally bankrupt” and outdated 18th century administration with a “reckless” attitude to spending.

Lifestyle

Red Nose Day in Kingston

Want to do your bit for Comic Relief and enjoy yourself at the same time? Fancy tucking into a poverty-busting Pizza Rosso? Laugh your way to raising some cash for charity? We round-up some of the best Red Nose Day events in the Kingston area.

Arts & Ents

In the House

Unsettling, creepy and…funny? It doesn’t sound likely but François Ozon’s new film about authorship, obsession and voyeurism manages just that.

Sport

Surrey FA :10-point plan to tackle football racism "sensitive matter"

Surrey FA has been unable to comment on the 10-point plan to tackle football racism put forward by the Society of Black Lawyers (SBL).