A mother from Worcester Park was able to save her son’s life by taking him for a preemptive heart screening just before the first lockdown began.
Category: Features
10 female music artists who have defined 2020
Artists have persisted through this challenging year. Here is a list of the top 10 female artists who have been succeeding throughout this testing year.
How volunteers are doing essential work to help refugees
Charities and volunteers are helping Moe and other refugees, not only through the pandemic, but through the longest wait of their lives.
10 Christmas Specials to revisit this year
Here is the Courier’s pick of 10 classic British Christmas Specials to revisit this year.
20 best books of 2020
This year has provided us all with that extra bit of spare time at home and what better way than to escape the world and lose ourselves in the narratives of others and a good book? But what were the literature highlights? Take a look at the Kingston Courier’s must-read books from this year.
Water, a balanced diet and sleep: tools for boosting the immune system
Eating healthily is one of the best ways to maintain a strong immune system during the pandemic, according to nutritionists.
A look back at the top songs of 2020
This year has not exactly been the best year for, well, anything really. However, the music industry, despite everything, has had artists producing some incredible songs to lift our spirits.
How vegans and vegetarians can keep their bones healthy
A new study has linked a vegan diet with increased risk of bone fractures. Here is how you can ensure your bones maintain optimum health.
Vintage shopping: Kingston’s shop that sells the past
On London Road in Kingston, just off the hustle and bustle of the market, there is a vintage shop called Antiques. It looks bijou from the outside, but it is like a Tardis inside with a vast three-storey emporium of vintage items. Since 1996, it has been “selling the past” with more than 80,000 stallholders and around 10,000 antiques – from jewellery and collectables to furniture.
The Kingston Cycling Campaign: Boosting bicycle use in the local area
Cycling infrastructure in Kingston has improved massively since 2014, when Transport for London awarded the borough with a £32 million grant to encourage bicycle riding.
