KINGSTON North’s new MP Sarah Olney has denounced claims that her election was assisted by party propaganda disguised as an independent local newspaper delivered to
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Council clocks up £43,000 repair bill
Council chiefs spent over £43,000 last year on trying to tell the public what time it is. The clock on top of County Hall on Penrhyn
‘Room at the inn’ for homeless man as local angel intervenes
Tim Ward is better known to townspeople as ‘Tim the Tramp’ and usually dwells in the Cloisters, the covered walkway between Eden Walk and Church
Mystery surrounds removal of Kingston billionaire’s knighthood
One of Kingston’s most enigmatic residents has been stripped of a knighthood he received in Antigua in 2014 . In November 2014, billionaire businessman Nadhmi Auchi,
Child sex abuse ‘cover-up’ debunked by Courier investigation
Allegations that the Government tried to stop a local newspaper from reporting on a paedophilia scandal at Elm Guest House have been cast into doubt by
Kingston faces loss of four shops including BHS, Austin Reed and budget supermarket Lidl
KINGSTON Town centre may lose four key stores after major high street chains announced shop closures. Lidl supermarket in Fairfield West, just off Eden Street,
Kingston Samaritans launch £105,000 fund-raising campaign to help refurbish new building
THE KINGSTON Samaritans has launched a fundraising campaign to raise £105,000 to help them move into a new building. The local branch of the helpline,
No Kingston events planned for Mental Health Awareness Week
Kingston locals have been left “shocked” at the lack of events taking place during this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week. Over 120 events are currently due
Junior doctors at Kingston and Tolworth Hospitals picket on day two of all-out strike against Hunt’s contract
On Wednesday this week, junior doctors came out in force at Kingston Hospital and Tolworth Hospital to protest against Jeremy Hunt’s new contract. The strike
James Berry reluctantly backs Conservative Britain Stronger in Europe campaign
Kingston and Surbiton MP James Berry has joined the Conservative’s Britain Stronger in Europe campaign to stay in the European Union (EU). He said: “I
