“I don’t want to be a model, I want to be a role model”: Epsom’s first hijabi Ms GB finalist
Taslimah Rassool, an actress and model in her late thirties from Epsom, is the first hijabi finalist for Ms Great Britain. Three years ago, Rassool
Kingston Council and NHS pool £4.3m to improve health across the borough
Kingston Council and the NHS have created a new fund designed to help local residents live healthier lives. The fund was made possible by pooling
FUSEBOX: Kingston charity launches new creative space for young performers
Kingston-based charity Creative Youth has launched a six-month pilot of FUSEBOX, a new space for young artists to showcase their work. Located underneath John Lewis,
The Humane League leads protest to ban caged hens
The Humane League took to the streets outside Parliament on Sunday 2 April toprotest against the roughly ten million hens currently kept in cages in
Kingston above legal limit of pollution, study finds
A new study has ranked Kingston upon Thames in the 1O worst areas in the country for air pollution, with nitrogen dioxide rates above the
ULEZ expansion in Kingston: what do local residents think?
The London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is set to expand into Outer London on August 29, with Kingston affected as part of the decision.
New NHS autism training initiative to upskill hundreds of psychiatrists
More than 1,000 psychiatrists across Britain are set to receive updated training to improve their understanding and support of people with autism. This new training
New dementia-friendly café comes to Kingston Library
A new dementia friendly café comes to Kingston Library with an interactive music session performed by professional musicians
New data reveals the appalling state of Kingston’s Hogsmill River
New data from The Rivers Trust has shown that Thames Water continued to dump raw sewage into Kingston’s rivers, totalling 75 hours of waste released.
Kingston housing costs fuel area’s affordability crisis
The expense of living in England remains a hot topic of conversation across the country. Understandably, mortgage and rent costs are two of the greatest
