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.
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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 to use AI to make transport decisions
Kingston Council is working with an artificial intelligence (AI) company to monitor what people and vehicles do when they enter the town centre.
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.
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.
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.
Mother launches #GetVinnieGrounded campaign to demand safe housing for disabled son from Kingston Council
Kelly Jones claims that Kingston council have left her family in overcrowded housing since the beginning of 2017, despite her ongoing pleas for a disability friendly living space to accommodate her son’s needs.
Kingston Council announces regeneration plans for Guildhall
Kingston Council has revealed ambitious plans to revamp the Guildhall complex along with the Guildhall itself and to give up the administration spaces to be converted into offices and homes.
Kingston Council: Proposals for extra councillors rejected in boundary review
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) has rejected a proposal to increase the number of councillors on Kingston Council.
