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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.
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.
