Leader of Kingston Council Caroline Kerr resigns
Liberal Democrat councillor Caroline Kerr announced on Monday night that she was resigning as leader of Kingston Council after 18 months in the job. Kerr
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“I am fearful to put the heating on”: Kingston residents struggle with Universal Credit cut
Kingston residents are struggling to cope with the conclusion of the Universal Credit ‘uplift’, which ended on 6 October. Universal Credit is a scheme for
“Shameful” closure of Kingfisher Leisure Centre ignites tension at council meeting
26 Kingston councillors voted against delaying the demolition of Kingston’s Kingfisher Leisure Centre and were heckled by members of the public at a council meeting
Chessington South by-election candidates share top priorities in the “forgotten end of the borough”
Key candidates in the upcoming Chessington South and Malden Rushett by-election have outlined their top priorities as polling day creeps closer.
Kingston residents question local road safety
Kingston residents have raised concerns that roads in the borough are in poor condition and not safe for cyclists.
Councillors warn that Kingfisher Leisure Centre renovations will take far longer than council predicted
Kingston council promised to deliver a brand-new leisure complex by autumn 2024 after the Kingfisher leisure centre was closed in 2019, but councillors have warned that this completion date is unrealistic.
Cumberland House residents bemoan loss of parking due to new development
Residents at the Cumberland House Estate on Kingston Hill have to find somewhere else to park after Kingston Council issued a notice stating residents’ cars were no longer allowed on the site from March 14.
Kingston Council hopes to launch England’s first ‘poo-powered’ heating scheme
Kingston Council is teaming up with Thames water in the hope of launching a low carbon ‘poo-powered’ heating scheme.
Kingston residents group calls on councillor to explain involvement in racist incident
The Kingston Independent Resident’s Group has called on a Lib Dem councillor, who is also a swimming teacher, to explain her involvement in a racist incident at the Malden Centre leisure complex in 2019.
Eden Campus: Developers reduce height of Kingston town centre project but drop affordable housing
The developers of the Eden Campus, a new building complex on Eden Street in Kingston town centre, have agreed to have its height reduced from 22 to 16 storeys as a result of pressure from local councillors.
