Retail workers face unprecedented levels of abuse
Recent figures from a yearly crime survey have shown a staggering 50% rise in retail workers facing violent and abusive incidents – with 1,300 such
Residents angry about council ‘ignoring’ petition against King Charles Road closure
A group of residents have expressed their anger and frustration after the council postponed hearing their petition to open King Charles Road again. The chair
Bishop of Kingston hosts Lent pilgrimage for climate change
Staff and church-goers from across the Southwark Dioceses carried out the second of five eco-pilgrimages across south London and Surrey to raise awareness of climate
Kingston councillor working for George Galloway on Rochdale by-election says role is ‘perfectly legitimate’
Cllr James Giles, who leads the Kingston Independent Residents Party on the Kingston Council, has said that his role as a “strategic campaigns consultant” for
Free dental care pop-up comes to Kingston as NHS waiting lists rise
On two days last week the Cambridge Road Estate welcomed a mobile dental unit run by Dentaid, a charity dedicated to providing dental services to
Embroidery community project commemorates Ukraine invasion anniversary
Ariadne’s Thread, a local embroidery group for Ukrainian refugees, hosted an exhibition of tapestries and sewing projects for the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion
HPV vaccine combats cervical cancer in women
No girls who received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine when they were 12 or 13 have developed cervical cancer as women, a Scottish study published
Life is about risk and reward – so I venture out for a ‘sound bath’
I lie back as the gong is struck, its resonance washes over me like the tender lapping of a Mediterranean wave against a silky shore.
Women in STEM: Kingston-born Dr Frances Balkwill is a role model who makes science more accessible and fun
Dr Frances Balkwill is a professor and an inspiring figure in STEM who is making a difference in both research and making science more accessible.
Battersea Arts Centre celebrates 50 years with set of special events
Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) has committed to even more diversity and accessibility on the occasion of its golden anniversary. Alongside a diverse range of artists,
