News in Kingston

Carys Williams was the first volunteer back on site at Kingston Hospital.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, life has been very different for Carys and for the other volunteers who give their time to support the hospital.

We're more than halfway through June and it's almost time for the Summer Solstice!

This twice-yearly event occurs when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt towards the sun, making it the day with the longest period of sunlight.

Anyone aged 18 and over can get their first Pfizer jab in Kingston today (Friday 18 June) as part of a mass vaccination event at Kingston University.

The vaccinations will be available at the University's Penrhyn Road campus from 1-7pm.

Adults aged 23 years-old and above have been invited to get their first Pfizer jab at a walk in centre in Kingston this week.

The clinic is hosted by Kingston University at its Galsworthy building on Penrhyn Road.

Rainbows abound in June as people across the UK celebrate Pride month.

To mark the occasion, artists at South-West London art collective 1of1Design have produced new work and are taking commissions for personalised gifts for loved ones.

Kingston parkrun is now set to return later than hoped following news that the government's roadmap out of lockdown has been delayed by another month.

The parkrun charity has said that it aims to re-start its 5k races on Saturday 24 July, rather than June 26 as originally planned.

A new walk-in vaccination centre has opened in Kingston, as residents in South London are urged to get their second covid jab.

The Hawks Road Clinic is offering second does of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to anyone aged 40 and over this week, and first doses to over-40s who have not had the vaccine .

Three children's play areas in Kingston upon Thames have re-opened with brand new features as part of a million-pound scheme to improve the borough's parks.

Sir Francis Barker Recreation Ground, RAF Chessington Playground and Athelstan Recreation Ground have all been revamped over the past three months, with details of their completion announced by Kingston Council last Friday (11 June)

Harrison Ford, star of Indiana Jones and Star Wars, recently dropped into a bike store in Hampton Wick, just over Kingston bridge, to the amazement of staff and customers.

The Hollywood legend, 78, has been filming Indiana Jones in the North of England but took a break out of his busy schedule to visit Sigma Sports on Wednesday (9 June) this week.

A dispersal zone covering much of Kingston riverside was put in place yesterday evening (Fri 11 June) after reports of anti-social behaviour.

A boy was assaulted on Penrhyn Road and left with serious injuries and there were also reports of underage drinking by a large gathering of youths.