News in Kingston

OVER 100 trees including valuable 'veteran' oaks were lost in Richmond and Bushy Parks due to Storm Eunice.

All of London's Royal Parks were closed during the storm which hit the UK last Friday (18 February), causing chaos across the country with trees blocking roads and railway lines.

MORE details of Kingston's first ever International Film Festival (KIFF) have been revealed, including the eight prize categories that the festival's panels will be judging and cash prizes on offer for the winners.

KIFF was announced last year and counts Four Weddings and a Funeral director Mike Newell plus acting royalty Vanessa Redgrave among its patrons.

THE Vicar of St Luke's Parish Church in Kingston has been forced to turn off the church bell and clock because of its erratic chiming.

The church clock, which dates back to 1892 has been temporarily stopped at 1.25 following complaints about its unreliability and inaccuracy in correctly chiming the hours at the right time.

Live updates as Storm Eunice hits Kingston - 18 February

1. 15pm:

   Saturday parkruns in the Kingston area have been cancelled.

A MASSIVE tree has been felled by Storm Eunice in Teddington, temporarily blocking a main road.

The tree was blown over on Park Road A309 just in front of the Adelaide pub, at about 10.30am this morning.

A SEAL has been photographed lounging at a lock near Kingston amid a rise in the number of seal sightings on this stretch of the river.

The long-muzzled visitor - believed to be a harbour seal - was spotted by Environment Agency staff member Kathryn Renshaw at Teddington Lock on Saturday 19 February.

A STRIKING period home in one of Kingston borough's conservation areas has gone on sale.

The 4-bedroom property, named 'The Old School House,' comes with feature fireplaces, latticed windows and exposed beams.

TRAINS from Kingston and across the SWR network are expected to be disrupted today as Storm Franklin blasts the UK.

A yellow weather warning for most of England has been issued by the Met Office and is in place until 1pm.

KINGSTON parkrun will not be taking place tomorrow due to safety concerns, as Storm Eunice continues to batter London and the South East.

Gusts of over 40mph have been forecast to hit the town around midday tomorrow (19th February) - a lower speed than today's strong winds but still higher than usual.

ALL South-Western Railway services have been cancelled until at least 6pm today (18 February) due to disruption from Storm Eunice.

Thirty trees have fallen on the line and the network has been hit by gusts of more than 90mph.