Kingston breakfast briefing: Free jazz concert at the Rose Theatre

By Ellie Brown - Local Democracy Reporter 2nd Nov 2021

Trees line Kingston's Fairfield Road (Image: Ellie Brown)
Trees line Kingston's Fairfield Road (Image: Ellie Brown)

Morning Kingston and welcome to our breakfast briefing for Tuesday 2 November.

Read on for the weather today, traffic news plus our Tuesday trivia quiz!

Also in case you missed it: 2 new School Streets are now in place in Kingston borough, limiting when traffic can drive through - click here to find out more.

Sunrise and weather

Today's weather: Sunny and dry but colder than it has been. Highs of 11° from 1-4pm.

Today's sunrise: 06:56

Today's sunset: 16:33

Traffic report

Delays and queueing:

- Hook: Delays of five minutes and delays increasing on A243 Hook Road Northbound between Hook Road and Brook Road. Average speed five mph.

Plus severe delays of ten minutes and delays easing on A2043 Malden Road Northbound between Woodbine Lane and South Lane. Average speed five mph.

- Worcester Park: Severe delays of ten minutes and delays easing on A2043 Malden Road Northbound between Woodbine Lane and South Lane. Average speed five mph.

- Tolworth: Delays of four minutes and delays easing on A240 Tolworth Broadway Northbound in Ditton Hill. Average speed five mph.

- Richmond: Very slow traffic on A316 into town from A312 Hampton Road East (Apex Corner) to A307 Kew Road (Richmond Circus). Queueing up to each of the roundabouts, and over Twickenham Bridge. Travel time is 35 minutes.

Plus severe delays of 23 minutes and delays increasing on Whitton Road Roundabout Eastbound between A316 Chertsey Road and A316 Lower Mortlake Road (Richmond Circus). Average speed five mph

- Hampton Court: Slow traffic on A308 Hampton Court Road Eastbound from Kempton Park to Hogarth Way.

Plus severe delays of ten minutes and delays increasing on A308 Hampton Court Road Eastbound in East Molesey. Average speed ten mph.

What's on in Kingston

Jazz band at the Rose Theatre

FREE event at the Rose Theatre's cafe.

Come and hear the Terence Collie Quartet play a mix of well-known standards and jazz classics.

Every first Tuesday of the month, from 1-2pm.

Supermarket opening times

Waitrose & Partners: 8.30am–8pm

Tesco Express: 6am-11pm

Aldi: 8am–10pm

Sainsbury's: 7am–9pm

Asda: 8-9pm

Kingston Food Centre: 6:30am–11pm

Longdan Express: 10am–8pm

Sainsbury's Sury Basin: 7am–10pm

Useful links

- Looking for a home in Kingston? Visit our Property section for the best & most unusual houses and flats in our town.

- For local vacancies check out our Kingston area jobs page

- Car-lovers don't miss Ginny Buckley's column which has the latest motoring news

Trivia quiz question

Who is the most searched-for person from Kingston on Wikipedia?

Come back tomorrow for the anwer!

     

New kingston Jobs Section Launched!!
Vacancies updated hourly!!
Click here: kingston jobs

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