News in Kingston

Finalists revealed for new Kingston business awards

By Ellie Brown - Local Democracy Reporter

14th Dec 2021 | Local News

The launch of the awards earlier this year (Image: Kingston borough business awards)

INSPIRING Kingston businesses and community groups have been revealed as nominees in the new Kingston borough business awards.

The awards, launched earlier this year, seek to celebrate the resilience and determination of the local business community over the period between April 2020 and August 2021 - a difficult time due to covid-19 restrictions and uncertainty.

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Kingston: Anti-terror bollards to be put on Hampton Court Bridge

By Ellie Brown - Local Democracy Reporter

9th Dec 2021 | Local News

What the bollards and raised kerb will look like

Anti-terror bollards will be installed on Hampton Court Bridge after counter terrorism police identified it as a potential place for an attack.

Elmbridge Borough Council's north area planning sub committee meeting last night (December 7) approved a listed building consent application for a raised kerb on the bridge as well as 150 black bollards on the pavement to prevent a car deliberately driving onto it.

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Plans to build new 76-bed care home in Kingston criticised

By Ellie Brown - Local Democracy Reporter

9th Dec 2021 | Local News

A birds-eye view of the proposed care homes in Chessington, Kingston upon Thames (Image: Frontier)

Plans for a huge 76-bed care home in Kingston upon Thames have been slammed by locals as they say it's trying to be like the BBC's Call the Midwife drama.

Frontier Estates submitted plans for the build to replace five family sized homes on King Edward Drive in Chessington, but residents say it will 'scar' the area.

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