News
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International Day of People with Disabilities - Spotlight on Kingston Association for the Blind
The International Day of People with Disabilities takes place every year and is a chance to celebrate the diversity of our communities and learn from each other.
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Kingston Council celebrates National Tree Week 2021
We are celebrating National Tree Week (27 November to 5 December), the UK’s largest annual tree celebration. This marks the start of our winter tree planting season (November to March each year).
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Housing Landlord Services drop-in Community Hub pilot for residents launched at the Hook Centre
Kingston Council has launched a Community Hub trial, where residents can drop in for advice from the Housing Landlord Services team on housing matters, at the Hook Centre in Chessington.
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Mayor opens new community cafe in Latchmere Recreation Ground
The Mayor of Kingston formally opened a new community cafe in Latchmere Recreation Ground on Thursday 11 November.
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Kingston set to benefit from 500 local jobs and new creative hub as council signs agreement with John Lewis
The council has appointed Town Square Spaces Ltd (TownSq) as managing operators of the new affordable workspace and Creative Youth to deliver cultural enterprise and events on the Kingston Riverside.
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Statement on the adjourning of Planning Committee (23 November)
Last night’s Planning Committee was adjourned due to unforeseen technical difficulties of a complex nature.
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Kingston’s vital financial lifeline for self-isolating residents like Surbiton’s Ditta given green light to continue
When Ditta was told by NHS Test and Trace that she had to self-isolate, a worrying question burned in her mind: What was she going to do about money?
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Kingston Council celebrates Living Wage Week
The council became an accredited Living Wage Employer in 2019 and sees the living wage as a way to improve the lives of its residents.
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Kingston Remembers - images from Remembrance Day and Sunday
This Remembrance Sunday (14 November) and Armistice Day (11 November), Kingston paused to remember those who have died in conflict.
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Council leader encourages residents to help shape Kingston’s new leisure centre
Leader of Kingston Council Andreas Kirsch is urging people across the borough to have their say on early proposals for Kingston’s new community leisure centre and civic space.
