A planning proposal that put a community garden in Kingston at risk has been rejected by Kingston Council.
Plans to demolish the former care home Fiddlers Green, Shalston Villas, to make way for a development of flats would have impact wildlife and community conservation efforts, local residents said.
It has been almost five years since the local council found that over half of women and girls in Kingston did not ask for help when they found themselves in danger.
Since then, more bars and pubs have adopted the ‘Ask for Angela’ scheme, which allows people to discreetly ask for help in venues using the code word ‘Angela’. Local participants included The Antelope, The Waggon and Horses and nightclub Pryzm.
Kingston Council’s planning committee has granted permission for the demolition of existing buildings at 22 Gloucester Road to make way for a three-storey co-living development.
The approved plans will see the site redeveloped into a 34-unit co-living accommodation with a basement, as well as additional landscaping, cycle storage, rubbish facilities and a disabled parking bay.
Ahead of her live performance this summer in Kingston, we listened to the Boygenius musician’s latest solo record.
After three years since her last performance in Kingston, Lucy Dacus returns following the release of her new album, Forever is a Feeling.
Tamil is one of the world’s oldest languages, primarily spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka. It is also one of the most spoken languages in Kingston upon Thames.
Puthandu, or Tamil New Year is marked by reflection, hope, worship and traditional dishes, such as Mango Pachadi, which combines sweet, sour, bitter and spicy flavours to reflect different life experiences.
New data from data.police.uk show that violence and sexual crimes in Kingston are up compared other types of crime in the borough.
Meanwhile, crimes, such as bicycle theft, arson and possession of weapons, are down.
Ofwat, the water industry regulator, has confirmed the cost of water bills will increase on average by 26%.
New parking charges, announced in February, have been implemented, with motorists seeing parking prices triple to £3.90 in some places, including Fairfield road, Ashdown Road and Old London road.
Kingston’s Banquet Records is known not only for its wide selection of music, but also for organising gigs and events in and around the area.
This year marks the 20th Anniversary of their transition from Beggars Banquet to Banquet Records, after being taken over by current owners Jon Tolley and Mike Smith.
Experts believe AI with the capacity to function without human assistance is set to happen, and soon.
With China’s development of AI tool DeepSeek for a fraction that it cost US AI companies, AI is becoming a more common tool for the technology industry to use.
