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  • Kingston Council to install 100 new electric charging points
    News

    Kingston Council to install 100 new electric charging points

    12/04/202112/04/20216 min read Alexander G Gilham
  • News News Feature Politics

    Chessington South by-election candidates share top priorities in the “forgotten end of the borough”

    07/04/202110/04/20218 min read Marcus Wratten
  • News

    NHS launches new ‘heart to heart’ campaign to start discussions about blood and organ donation

    02/04/202107/04/20215 min read Lynn
  • News

    London women sceptical about government’s new plan to keep women safe

    01/04/202101/04/20213 min read Maria Volpe
Comment News

COMMENT: Women deserve compassion, not handcuffs

19/03/202119/03/20216 min read Jasmine L Patterson
Arts and Entertainment Comment Opinion

COMMENT: Oprah with Meghan and Harry is a brutally honest take on their lived experience

14/03/202114/03/20214 min read Chloe L Wright
Comment Sport

COMMENT: It’s time for boring Palace to move on from Roy Hodgson

12/03/202112/03/20215 min read Liam J Moran
Comment

COMMENT: Slave trade statues are not torn down ‘on a whim’

21/01/202106/04/20214 min read Daisy Stephens

Features

News News Feature Politics

Chessington South by-election candidates share top priorities in the “forgotten end of the borough”

07/04/202110/04/20218 min read
Features News

What effect has Covid had on our working lives?

01/04/202101/04/20216 min read
News News Feature

Almost three-quarters of women in the UK have been sexually harassed, survey finds

31/03/202131/03/20216 min read
Education News News Feature Video

Kingston’s unplaced children highlight the need for new secondary school in the borough

30/03/202130/03/20217 min read
Covid-19 Features Health Podcast

Over half of students say their mental health has deteriorated during Covid-19

28/03/202112/04/20211 min read
Features Health

Anti-diet activists fight for a weight inclusive society

26/03/202127/03/20217 min read
News Feature

Threatening a person with revenge porn to become a criminal offence

24/03/202124/03/20213 min read
News Feature

Controversial plan to appoint free speech champions for universities may redress concerns of deplatformed speakers

08/03/202108/03/20215 min read
Entertainment Environment Features Health Science

Review: Underrated ‘Dark Waters’ revealed shocking reality of chemical pollution

23/02/202123/02/20213 min read
ONS data shows young people and some ethnic minority groups most hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine
Covid-19 Health News

ONS data shows young people and some ethnic minority groups most hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine

01/04/202112/04/20215 min read Lynn

A survey from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown that young people and ethnic minority groups are more hesitant to receive the Covid-19

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International Transgender Day of Visibility marks 12th anniversary
News

International Transgender Day of Visibility marks 12th anniversary

01/04/202106/04/20211 min read Chloe L Wright

The Government estimates between 200,000 and 500,000 people living in the UK are transgender. The recent census will hopefully provide more clarity on these figures.

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Kingston residents question local road safety
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Kingston residents question local road safety

31/03/202131/03/20213 min read Maria Volpe

Kingston residents have raised concerns that roads in the borough are in poor condition and not safe for cyclists.

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Kingston Heritage Service launches Our 100 Histories to improve representation
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Kingston Heritage Service launches Our 100 Histories to improve representation

31/03/202107/04/20213 min read Ellie Ng

Kingston Heritage Service (KHS) has launched a new project, Our 100 Histories, aimed at improving representation in its collections and helping all Kingston residents feel represented in the borough’s history. 

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UK artists struggle because of Coronavirus
Arts and Entertainment News Video

UK artists struggle because of Coronavirus

31/03/202131/03/20212 min read Maria Volpe

Since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic, theatres, cinemas and all kind of performing art venues have closed down, and some of them have not had the chance to reopen yet.

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Almost three-quarters of women in the UK have been sexually harassed, survey finds
News News Feature

Almost three-quarters of women in the UK have been sexually harassed, survey finds

31/03/202131/03/20216 min read Ellie Ng

Nearly three-quarters of women in the UK have experienced at least one form of sexual harassment in their lifetime, according to a survey by YouGov.

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Kingston’s unplaced children highlight the need for new secondary school in the borough
Education News News Feature Video

Kingston’s unplaced children highlight the need for new secondary school in the borough

30/03/202130/03/20217 min read Sharmeen Ziauddin

The number of children in Kingston without an allocated secondary school place on National Offer Day, March 1, has increased substantially this year.

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3.2 million households got pets during the pandemic, research shows
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3.2 million households got pets during the pandemic, research shows

30/03/202130/03/20212 min read Alex Frampton

Animal welfare specialists have expressed concern for pets as Coronavirus restrictions are lifted, after research from the Pet Food Manufacturers Association (PFMA) found 3.2 million UK households got domestic creatures since the start of the pandemic. 

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Traffic jams in Kingston produce emission levels 76 per cent higher than national average
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Traffic jams in Kingston produce emission levels 76 per cent higher than national average

29/03/202129/03/20214 min read Jasmine L Patterson

Drivers in Kingston spend an average of 12,534 hours in traffic delays in a lifetime and produce more than 18,000 kg of carbon emissions per car.

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Over half of students say their mental health has deteriorated during Covid-19
Covid-19 Features Health Podcast

Over half of students say their mental health has deteriorated during Covid-19

28/03/202112/04/20211 min read Sophie L Locke-Cooper

Over a half of students have said their mental health has deteriorated according to a National Union of Student’s survey, due to the government extending periods of lockdown. 

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Kingston’s Antiques’ Vintage Fashion

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The Kingston Cycling Campaign

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How will Berrylands Nature Reserve be maintained through lockdown?

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How Kingston Outreach is helping locals through lockdown

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Shepperton artist inspired to create prints during lockdown

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