Kingston is set to become one of the 67 areas chosen for mass testing of Covid-19 the health secretary Matt Hancock announced last week.
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Free school meals required: Quarter of Kingston children in poverty
Local businesses in Kingston stepped up over half term to offer free meals to vulnerable children. Twenty-seven per cent of children in Kingston live in poverty according to statistics provided by Trust for London, seven per cent higher than the national average.
Richmond CEOs walk marathon for residents affected by Covid lockdown
Four charities in Richmond walked a marathon to raise awareness and money for their services which help the vulnerable.
Educating Rita: Heartwarming return to live theatre at The Rose
Educating Rita – the comeback show for The Rose theatre.
The show must go on: Educating Rita comes to Kingston’s Rose Theatre
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s advice to people in the arts may have been to get another job, but here in Kingston, the show must go on with Educating Rita’s 40th-anniversary tour.
COMMENT: Sporadic mental health support is worse than none at all
Mental health month, which runs throughout October, prompts the usual ‘check-in with your friends’ discussions and posts across social media. However, it never lasts. One
