News in Kingston

A STUDENT at Kingston University who died when a passenger plane was shot down in Iran will be honoured with a new scholarship in her name.

The the Niloufar Ebrahim Scholarship in Memory of Flight PS752 Victims will support an outstanding international Masters student to study at the University.

TRAIN services linking Shepperton with London are set to be temporarily cut to just two trains per hour - one in each direction - on weekdays.

The reduced service, down 50% on pre-pandemic levels, is part of a wider cutback on trains across the South Western Railway (SWR) network and will be put in place on January 17.

South West London MPs have reacted to the most recent Number 10 Downing Street party scandal with one slamming Boris Johnson as a "disgrace."

It comes as the Prime Minister is facing calls to explain whether he attended a "bring your own booze" party in the Downing Street garden in 2020 during the first lockdown.

HAMPTON Court Palace will be hosting a five-day Tudor joust to celebrate the Queen's Royal Jubilee this year - and you could help organise it.

Historic Royal Palaces, the charity which looks after the palace, are looking for an Events Support Assistant to join their team on a temporary 6-month contract starting in March 2022.

AFC Richmond's coach Ted Lasso has been spotted in disguise eyeing up the talent at the FA Cup clash between non-league Borehamwood and League One's AFC Wimbledon.

The fictional football coach in the Apple TV+ series, played by award-winning actor Jason Sudeikis, was caught out by eagle-eyed sports photographer Tom Jenkins at the Saturday (8 January) afternoon cup-tie fixture which Borehamwood won 2-0 in a giant-killing result.

A MAN who was taken to hospital with a head injury following a fight in Surbiton is no longer in a life-threatening condition, police have said.

The man, who is in his early 30s, was treated at the scene of the fight on Victoria Road last Monday evening (3 January).

FOUR MORE Kingston playgrounds are set to get upgrades this year as part of a £1.3 million Kingston Council scheme to improve the borough's parks.

A zip wire, trampolines, inclusive playground equipment and a new toddler area are some of the planned additions.

HAMPTON Court Bridge will be partly closed for three months from January 24 for roadworks.

Lane closures will be put in place and some traffic disruption is expected, Surrey County Council has warned.

A NEW branch of the restaurant chain LEON has officially opened in Kingston town centre.

The latest restaurant to open in Kingston, LEON is located on Clarence Street next to shoe shop Schuh.

LOVE Richmond Park, or simply want to spend more time in nature in 2022?

Why not try a self-guided or guided walk of the nature reserve on Kingston's doorstep.