News in Kingston

A doctor at Kingston Hospital has won funding to develop a new service for Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients.

Dr Rishi Goel, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Lead for IBD Services at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, will be given between £10,000 and £30,000 to pilot a new digital portal which IBD patients can use to self-manage their care.

An astonishing 13 candidates have been nominated by the Official Monster Raving Loony Party to run for a seat on Kingston Council in the upcoming Chessington South Ward by-election.

The Casual Count of Corinthian, Rev. Robbie the Radical Recyclist and Kingstonian Newt are three of the candidates known collectively as the 'lucky 13' from the Lucky Rover Pub in Chessington.

The London Bus Museum has announced it will be going ahead with the historical 'Route 65 Running Day' event this Sunday.

The event will comprise of two parts, the first being a free bus service from Ealing to Leatherhead and the second will be a road run with historic vehicles travelling along the 65-bus route.

Shops, hairdressers, gyms, and outdoor hospitality are all now back open for business in Kingston.

And the town centre and high street were thriving today, with shoppers queuing up to get into much-missed outlets such as TK Maxx and John Lewis.

A new lifestyle store opened in Kingston this week after relocating from Soho.

Mr Mullan's General Store is located at 39 Old London Road and owned by John Mullan, founder of popular hair and grooming salon Stone Hair.

A teenager who went missing from her home in Kingston this morning has been found.

Kingston Police issued an appeal for information on the whereabouts of Safiya Islam, 17, earlier today.

Kingston police have released an appeal to find Safiya Islam, 17, who went missing from her home in Kingston this morning.

Safiya is 5ft 5, has long blonde hair and is of average build.

To celebrate its 50th birthday Costa Coffee has launched a special deal to offer customers a hot drink for 50p.

New and existing Costa Coffee Club App members are now able to pick up their favourite hot drink for 50p in any of the five Costa Coffees in Kingston town centre.

With the roadmap out of lockdown moving along at pace, we're all looking forward to getting together again.

Many people in Kingston are now planning events and at Kingston Nub News we are keen to spread the word and help make them a success!

At the end of my first week as editor of Teddington and Kingston Nub News, I thought I'd take inspiration from my predecessor Cameron and tell you a bit about myself.

First, I'll take a look at my connections to both places.