Kingston has one of the lowest number of reports of fly-tipping of any London borough, according to the latest data from DEFRA (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).
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Residents air concerns over proposal to store alcohol from home garage
Kingston Council is considering an application made by owner of Carbonite Drinks Ltd. to store drinks within his Kingston residence.
Owner Dai John Hughes made the application in February, expressing an interest in selling alcohol for his business, Carbonite Drinks Ltd
Watch: Campaign group protests university’s animal testing
The animal rights group, Vivisection Exposed, protested Imperial College London in early March, for the university’s use of animal testing.
Hate crime falls but faith-related offences on the rise in Kingston
Kingston has reported its lowest rate of hate crime in four years, according to data from the Met Police.
In 2024, there were 305 hate crime offences reported in the borough, a nearly 18% decrease from the previous year.
Despite this, the rate of faith-related hate crime in Kingston has risen for the second year in a row, increasing by over 68% since 2021.
Anti-Muslim hate crime on rise in London
Tell MAMA, an independent organisation that tackles cases of Islamophobia, has recorded the highest number of anti-Muslim hate cases in 2024 since its founding.
The highest number of Islamophobic cases reported to Tell MAMA were in Greater London, almost doubling from 1,028 in 2023 to 1,819 in 2024.
Watch: London Games Festival celebrates 10th anniversary at Trafalgar Square
The Trafalgar Takeover for the London Games Festival celebrated Black, Asian and minority industry professionals and had interactive arcade games re-imagined for families to enjoy.
The festival aimed to bring together families, gamers and those interested in the gaming industry to enjoy physical creations of famous arcade games, such as Tetris and Pacman, play new indie games in the Lounge and explore the BAME exhibition of industry figures called Ensemble.
Watch: Development that threatened community gardens rejected by council
A planning proposal that put a community garden in Kingston at risk has been rejected by Kingston Council. Plans to demolish the former care home
“It’s a tick box exercise”: Kingston pub staff on the ‘Ask for Angela’ scheme
It has been almost five years since the local council found that over half of women and girls in Kingston did not ask for help when they found themselves in danger.
Since then, more bars and pubs have adopted the ‘Ask for Angela’ scheme, which allows people to discreetly ask for help in venues using the code word ‘Angela’. Local participants included The Antelope, The Waggon and Horses and nightclub Pryzm.
Review: Lucy Dacus, Forever Is A Feeling
Ahead of her live performance this summer in Kingston, we listened to the Boygenius musician’s latest solo record.
After three years since her last performance in Kingston, Lucy Dacus returns following the release of her new album, Forever is a Feeling.
Tamil New Year: Inside the local school keeping the ancient language alive
Tamil is one of the world’s oldest languages, primarily spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka. It is also one of the most spoken languages in Kingston upon Thames.
Puthandu, or Tamil New Year is marked by reflection, hope, worship and traditional dishes, such as Mango Pachadi, which combines sweet, sour, bitter and spicy flavours to reflect different life experiences.
