Kingston lunchtime briefing: weather report and our trivia quiz answer
Welcome to the Kingston Nub News briefing, bringing you local weather, travel news and events in our town today.
The answer to yesterday's trivia quiz is at the end so skip there if that's why you're here!
Local weather report
Kingston will be cloudy today but temperatures are due to be warmer with highs of 19° in the afternoon. Sunset now before 6.30pm as those short winter days grow closer. Reminder that the clocks go back this month.
There are also 2 flood alerts in place near Kingston - from the stretch of Teddington Lock to Putney and a separate one for Trowlock Island.
Footpaths and low lying roads expected to flood around 4.15pm today and water could cover the area for one to two hours before and after. Cyclist commuters and walkers may want to take a different route.
Today's sunrise: 07:11
Today's sunset: 18:26Traffic and travel
Motorists: Roadworks and temporary traffic signals in Tolworth, New Malden and Worcester Park. Specifically:- the A240 Ewell Road from Red Lion Road to Elgar Avenue
- the A2043 Kingston Road near the library in New Malden- the Manor Drive at Manor Way in Worcester Park.
Trains: Twickenham lines will be closed all weekend for engineering works and Weybridge, Woking, Guildford, Winchester and Andover will also be closed all day Sunday for maintenance work. See the SWR website for details of replacement buses.
Are you a Kingston business? Make sure you join our FREE local list to help spread the word! Just click the "Nub It" button and we'll do the rest.
Supermarket opening times
Waitrose & Partners: 8.30am–8pm
Tesco Express: 6am-11pmAldi: 8am–10pm
Sainsbury's: 7am–9pmAsda: 8-9pm
Kingston Food Centre: 6:30am–11pmLongdan Express: 10am–8pm
Sainsbury's Sury Basin: 7am–10pmEvent of the day
Book club at Kingston WaterstonesThe first book club of the year at the bookshop and anyone welcome to come along. The group will be discussing Sally Rooney's Beautiful World, Where Are You. Takes place in the Waterstones Cafe at 7pm.
Also check out Kingston Arts Festival for a great selection of local events this weekend celebrating our borough's creative talent.
Other useful links:
The latest Kingston properties including our picks of the week.
Kingston area jobsMotoring news from the BBC's Ginny Buckley.
Kingston trivia quiz ANSWER
Yesterday we asked, True or false: Kingston upon Thames has one of the oldest bridges in the UK.
Now Nub News can reveal the answer is TRUE but it may not be the bridge you're thinking of!
Hidden away on the high street, Kingston's Clattern Bridge over the Hogsmill river dates back to 1175.
While not as old as Exmoor's Barle Bridge - believed to have been built in 1066 - Clattern Bridge is still much more ancient than Kingston's Thames bridge which was constructed in the early 1800s.
Clattern Bridge was possibly named after the 'clattering' of horses hooves over it and replaced an even older Saxon bridge when it was constructed. The Council widened it in the 1850s.
There's a fascinating story behind the bridge and you can read all about it here.
New kingston Jobs Section Launched!!
Vacancies updated hourly!!
Click here: kingston jobs
Share: