News in Kingston

HARLEQUINS is delighted to announce the launch of a new event at Twickenham Stadium to start this summer, building on the massive demand for tickets to see Harlequins play, with every league match at The Stoop being sold out this season for the English champions.

The Gallagher Premiership tie between Harlequins and Gloucester Rugby on Saturday May 21 will be played at Twickenham Stadium, 15:00 kick-off. The match is the penultimate round of the season and with both sides battling for places in the coveted top four play-off spots, the match could be crucial.

DAFFODILS are in bloom in Home Park despite it still being over a month until Spring 2022 officially starts.

The stunning yellow flowers pictured above can be seen in the Royal Park, just to the right hand side of the Kingston Gate.

Looking for something to do in and around Kingston this weekend? Here are our picks of the events and activities you won't want to miss:

SUNDAY: Watch the LVI Superbowl Live! at the Albion, Kingston

A FREE space for young people to get support, take part in wellbeing sessions or just chill out has opened in Kingston marketplace.

The new 'Youth Zone' is located on the first floor of Market House (KT1 1JS) and available for 12 to 25-year-olds who live, study or work in the boroughs of Kingston or Richmond.

A KARATE student with a rare genetic disorder will do 100 press-ups in a row this weekend to raise money for Kingston and Richmond Crossroads Care Saturday Club.

Seventeen-year-old Milan is a member of the club for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND) and will complete the challenge to support Children's Mental Health week.

KINGSTON restaurants and venues have won almost a third of this year's Time and Leisure Food & Culture awards.

A Rose Theatre production, two Surbiton restaurants and Kingston riverside's new mystery cocktail bar were among the winners from the borough, which together scooped five out of the sixteen general awards.

A TWENTY mile per hour speed limit is being rolled out across most roads in Surbiton neighbourhood this month.

The 20mph limit will legally be in force from 7 March and work to install new signage and road markings has started taking place.

A RARE opportunity to become the manager of Richmond Park is now open for applications.

The role involves looking after the day-to-day operations of the 2,500-acre park, known for its stunning flower plantations, winding hills and herds of deer.

KINGSTON upon Thames has many local charities for residents to get involved in and businesses to support but one firm is going above and beyond to help the borough thrive.

Holland Hahn & Wills, a financial planning business in Hampton Wick - just over the bridge from the town - has long supported volunteer groups and social enterprise in Kingston.

A body was found in the Thames in Kingston yesterday (6 February).

The body of an unknown woman was pulled from the river near Canbury Gardens at around 8am.