News in Kingston

A short and scenic, tree-lined stretch of road on the perimeter of Richmond Park has closed for three weeks to allow breeding toads to begin their annual 'pilgrimage' to the opposite side of the road.

More than ten bright red ROAD CLOSED signs, barriers and bright yellow warning signs blocked off the road this morning, bamboozling motorists who were caught by surprise at the closure and unaware of the unusual reason.

AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD boy who walked the length of every street in Kingston borough in the first year of covid-19 lockdowns has been recognised for his "amazing achievement" by Kingston's Mayor.

Matty Dixon, now aged 9, completed his tour of the borough on Christmas Eve 2020 and has since taken on nearby areas Long Ditton and Hinchley Wood.

SHANE Warne was rightly regarded as the Einstein of cricket.

When he famously said "Monty you have played one test match 33 times", many people, not least the media, thought he was spot on.

London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), backed up by daily charges for polluting vehicles, is set to be expanded to the whole of London.

The move could come into effect by the end of next year, with a fee of £12.50 a day for older polluting vehicles which account for around one in five of those on the road.

LIFEBOAT crew from Teddington helped rescue a skip lorry driver from his vehicle after it fell in the Thames yesterday afternoon.

The man was left stranded in his cab as cold water reached up to the side window, preventing his escape from the truck which had toppled into the river at Twickenham.

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A CHURCH in Surbiton has become a hub for donations of urgently needed supplies after local women ran out of space in their homes to collect them.

Two ante-rooms in St Mark's Church on Surbiton Hill are now being used to store vital items such as medicine, baby food, nappies and personal hygiene products, as part of a London-wide effort to provide relief to the people of Ukraine.

KINGSTON'S MP Ed Davey has called Russia's invasion of Ukraine "the darkest day for our continent since 1945" and is urging the West to stand with the invaded country.

Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrat party, condemned the attack by Russia yesterday (24 February) on the Eastern European country.

THE BARON OF HAMPTON and influential Evening Standard owner Lord Lebedev has publicly called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.

Lebedev, who lives in a private mansion in Home Park named the 'Stud House,' has spoken out after critics slammed his seeming reluctance to speak out on the subject.

PEOPLE in Kingston borough who want to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a street party this summer are being invited to send their applications in to the Council.

This year, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 70 years of reign - the longest of any monarch in the UK - with an official anniversary on February 6.