Excitement as schools open for all pupils
From excitement to anxiety, having spent the last few months homeschooling due to the pandemic, what are children looking forward to the most?
Controversial plan to appoint free speech champions for universities may redress concerns of deplatformed speakers
The free speech champions will monitor and impose sanctions on universities that silence speakers whose views are deemed offensive or insensitive.
Council tax in Kingston to rise by 4.99 per cent
Council tax in Kingston will rise by 4.99 per cent in April, translating to an average weekly increase of £1.55 per household, after a budget was approved at the full council meeting on February 25.
How Netflix made hay out of lockdown crisis
While most businesses have been experiencing profit slumps and stagnation during this dormant year, Netflix again became one of those lucrative companies that never let a crisis go wasted.
Surrey County Council launches new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion action plan
Surrey County Council has adopted a new five-year action plan that it hopes will address issues of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) throughout the county.
Poll reveals Kingston residents want Boris Johnson out
Boris Johnson still has a lead in popularity amongst voters in the UK, indicates survey data released by YouGov, but among the majority of Kingston residents, he is not the popular choice for PM.
Kingston charity seeks new location as council says current building is not safe
Fircroft Trust had leased a building on Ditton Road in Surbiton from the council for more than 40 years and CEO Kay Harris said the council’s decision that the building was unsafe, made last July, was untimely.
Weekly London coronavirus cases decrease by half in some boroughs
London has seen a bigger drop in weekly Covid cases than other regions, with some boroughs seeing their infection numbers halved.
Kingston Council invests in ‘happy spaces’ for the borough
Kingston Council has partnered with Kingston First to add two new green spaces to the borough, with the aim of improving mental wellbeing
Seething Wells Filter Beds at risk of losing site of nature conservation importance status
An independent review of wildlife sites in Kingston has found that the Seething Wells Filter Beds are at risk of losing their designation as a site of nature conservation importance, due to a decline in ecological value.
