Kingston’s virtual Christmas market begins
A Kingston NHS worker has created an online Christmas market to support local businesses during the second lockdown.
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Kingston coronavirus cases total 341 this week
Two people have died in Kingston within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test, the latest government figures revealed.
Free school meals required: Quarter of Kingston children in poverty
Local businesses in Kingston stepped up over half term to offer free meals to vulnerable children. Twenty-seven per cent of children in Kingston live in poverty according to statistics provided by Trust for London, seven per cent higher than the national average.
Golf clubs to remain in lockdown despite petition of 250,000 signatures
A petition asking for golf clubs to be removed from a list of venues to shut due to Covid-19 has been rejected by the Government despite gaining over 250,000 signatures.
Homeless man found dead in Kingston town centre
A man believed to be homeless died outside a supermarket in Kingston town centre on the morning of November 11.
Evacuation style plan to get students home in time for Christmas
Universities will give out allocated dates to students travelling back home safely for Christmas.
BioNTech/Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine 90 per cent effective in trials
The UK Health Secretary announced plans to roll out the new coronavirus vaccine, made by Pfizer and BioNTech, from as early as December 1, after preliminary trials showed 90 per cent effectiveness in patients.
#WeMakeEvents campaigns for government support for the live events industry
Voluntary group #WeMakeEvents staged a week of Covid-compliant demonstrations in Parliament Square to campaign for government support of the live events industry, which has been brought to its knees by Covid-19.
Christian Churches criticise lockdown ban on religious services
Christian organisations and local clergy in Kingston are concerned that that the new lockdown ban on communal worship could damage mental health and well-being, especially of the most vulnerable.
Kingston’s Council and British Legion branches cancel Remembrance Sunday commemorations
Kingston Council and local Royal British Legion branches have cancelled the commemoration events that usually mark Remembrance Sunday across the borough.
