Waitrose is extending its green token charity scheme to online shoppers in a move that will see it donate £100,000 a year to good causes.
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Council’s Family Information Service lands national award
A Kingston Council service that provides information and advice to parents and carers has recieved a national award. The Kingston Families Information Service (FIS) was deemed a
Youth Offending Service excels at keeping public protected
A report examining youth offending work in Kingston has found that its team keeps the public safer than any other area in London. The report, the result of
Surbiton pensioners face gas cuts until Christmas
Surbiton pensioners in council-owned sheltered accommodation face a cold Christmas as a six week gas cut continues. Residents in Vine Close have been without gas
Extreme weather forces Kingston market to close
Extreme weather forced Kingson’s German Christmas market to close several hours early on Thursday – one of the busiest shopping days before Christmas. The market offers
Kingston Council agrees council tax freeze
Kingston council agreed a freeze on council taxes next year, but warned that residents could face a five per cent rise in 2013. Kingston Council has agreed
Surrey Libraries Face Closure
Eleven public libraries in Surrey are facing closure following council budget cuts that will force them to be run solely by volunteers. The decision comes
Kingston Hospital’s ‘obstetric trauma’ is more than twice the national average
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has over twice the national average number of obstetric trauma.
Success signals second round of strikes
Wednesday’s strike action, which saw hundreds of local public sector workers take to Kingston’s streets, could be intensified in January. Organisers estimate the march, which
Rail re-zoning campaign full steam ahead
Liberal Democrat MP Edward Davey has announced plans to reignite his push to have Kingston and Surbiton rail stations re-zoned into zone 5. Edward Davey
