Melissa Osborne reports as Kingston Council requests funding from Rishi Sunak.
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Kingston Council teams up with charity to combat period inequality
Kingston Council has announced it will be working with charity Bloody Good Period to tackle period inequality in the workplace. It has joined the charity’s
Kingston libraries and council celebrate Black History Month
Libraries in Kingston are celebrating Black History Month 2021 with new displays, and are encouraging local readers to explore work by Black writers. All seven
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.
Introduction of cashless parking met with criticism in Kingston
Residents in Kingston and the surrounding areas have criticised Kingston Council’s plans to change the way people pay for parking.
Kingston Council cancels plans to name footpath after WW1 veteran due to slave trade links
Kingston Council has decided against naming a footpath after war veteran General Everard Baring because of his family links to the slave trade.
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 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.
