News in Kingston

Molesey sports club Imber Court has cancelled its annual fireworks for 2022 after a display on Friday that left some attendees fearing for their lives due to crushes and bottlenecks caused by dangerous overcrowding.

It is the first time in 52 years that the club has cancelled the fireworks event which is popular with Kingston residents and billed as 'Surrey's largest display.'

A SPACE-THEMED light trail will be illuminating Hampton Court Palace this December as part of a tantalising menu of Christmas events at the palace - with the popular ice skating and Christmas Festive Fayre also set to return.

Visitors to the royal site near Bushy Park will be swept up in a "whimsical world of planets and stars" in a new installation inspired by the palace's astronomical clock.

Kingston and Surbiton MP Ed Davey has called for a sewage tax that could raise £70 million to protect London rivers from sewage spills.

The Lib-Dem leader said the money would be raised from taxing the profits of Thames Water, which made £433 million pre-tax profit in 2020.

Morning Kingston and welcome to our breakfast briefing for Monday 8 November.

Read on for the weather this week, traffic news plus what's on in our town today.

GOOD morning Kingston, and welcome to our Sunday morning recap of local news over the past week.

Here's our selection for Sunday 7 November including rare birds, historic cottages and two poignant displays of remembrance around the borough.

Climate change is high on the agenda this week, with international leaders gathering in Glasgow to negotiate steps to avoid catastrophic global warming.

Closer to home, Kingston Council unveiled its Climate Emergency Draft Action Plan last month and is seeking feedback on its proposals to cut emissions across the borough - and become carbon neutral by 2038.

The annual Port of London Draw-Off is now under way on the Thames, exposing much of the river bottom from Richmond through to Teddington Lock.

Here Richmond's 'man of the river', Keith Arthur, a presenter of Tight Lines on Sky Sports and an expert on all things fishing, offers a fascinating insight into the unusual creatures, including aquatic invaders from the Far East, that lurk beneath the murky waters.

A financial planner based in Kingston has been elected to the board of directors of the leading global industry body for his profession.

Amyr Rocha-Lima, partner at Kingston financial planning firm and Nub News sponsors Holland Hahn & Wills, will now sit on the non-executive board of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI).

Morning Kingston and welcome to our breakfast briefing for Friday 5 November.

Read on for the weather this weekend, traffic news plus our unmissable weekend events.

A new vegan market, believed to be the first of its kind held in Kingston borough, took place in Old London Road yesterday.

The Halloween-themed vegan market the street known for its quirky and independent charm close to traffic as traders set up stalls selling locally made, sustainable and ethical produce.