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
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“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.
Sexual offences spike despite being ‘safe’ borough
New data from data.police.uk show that violence and sexual crimes in Kingston are up compared other types of crime in the borough.
Meanwhile, crimes, such as bicycle theft, arson and possession of weapons, are down.
Water and energy bills to rise this year
Ofwat, the water industry regulator, has confirmed the cost of water bills will increase on average by 26%.
Motorists criticise parking charge hikes
New parking charges, announced in February, have been implemented, with motorists seeing parking prices triple to £3.90 in some places, including Fairfield road, Ashdown Road and Old London road.
Watch: A trip inside the iconic Banquet Records
Kingston’s Banquet Records is known not only for its wide selection of music, but also for organising gigs and events in and around the area.
This year marks the 20th Anniversary of their transition from Beggars Banquet to Banquet Records, after being taken over by current owners Jon Tolley and Mike Smith.
Kingston residents praise Nationwide for surprise £50 payout
Several Kingston residents have expressed thanks to the building society Nationwide after receiving payments of £50 directly into their accounts this month.
The ‘Big Thank You’ payments, which began from 12 April, saw the company give over £600m back to more than 12m members as part of its ongoing ‘Fairer Share’ scheme.
National Literacy Trust survey shows 40% drop in boys’ reading enjoyment
Reading for pleasure is on the decline in the UK — but it’s boys and young men who are switching off the fastest.
According to a recent National Literacy Trust, a UK based literacy charity’s survey, just one in three children (34.6%) said they enjoy reading, and only one in five (20.5%) read daily. These are the lowest figures recorded since the trust started measuring in 2005.
