The Kingston Courier strives to bring you high quality reporting on news from Kingston upon Thames and the surrounding area. We are a team of 25 enthusiastic and progressive journalists with specialisations varying from culture and politics to sports and health. All members of the team work to ensure our coverage is inclusive, diverse and representative of our audience.
First formed in 2009, the Kingston Courier has been a trusted source of information to the local community for over a decade. We aim to bring important and often solemn news to our readers, whilst also ensuring that our publication can be a source of positivity and bring a smile to your day.
If you have a news story and would like to contact us please email the editorial team at thekingstoncourier@gmail.com.
The team
Editor – Kieran Kelly
Deputy editors – Liv Jones, Danai Nesta Kupemba
Chief sub-editor – Naveen Gharyal
Sub-editors – James Hogg, Melissa Osborne, Miranda Dunne
News editor – Hannah Gravett
Comment editor – Sam Groves
Features editor – Abigail Bamford
Politics editor – Joe Quiruga
Health editor – Kate Byng-Hall
Sport editor – Christian Mayes
Culture editor – Chloe Sladden
Podcast editor – Sasha Bains
Beyond Kingston editor – Jasmin James
Social media – Aysha Gilmore, Frances Stebbing, Jacobien van der Kleij
Reporters – Ciaran Nerval, Emma Curzon