News in Kingston

A 21-year-old disabled woman in Kingston has been trapped on her mum's sofa for three months and claims she was told to wait seven years for a council house.

Mollie Harman lives with her parents and brother in Kingston but has been forced to sleep on the sofa downstairs as she has to climb the stairs with her bum to reach her room.

KINGSTON MP Sir Ed Davey has said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson "has to go" after a series of scandals over parties held at 10 Downing Street during lockdown.

Sir Ed, the leader of the Liberal Democrat party, told American news channel CNN that the PM had broken the rules, been "caught out" and lied to Parliament.

AN ELECTRIC bike shop is among three new businesses set to open in Kingston town centre.

The store, a branch of high-end cycling and triathlon shop Sigma Sports, will be opening in the marketplace in the former Edinburgh Woollen Mill premises.

KINGSTON councillors are calling on the borough council to declare no confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson, following a week of scandals over parties held in the grounds of 10 Downing Street.

Green Councillor Sharron Sumner has tabled a motion calling on the leader of Kingston Council, Andreas Kirsch, to write to the PM asking him to resign.

A PARADE, dancing and a Tamil heritage exhibit are some of the celebrations due to take place in New Malden this Saturday (22 January).

The event, part of Tamil heritage month in London, will also mark Kingston's twinning with the Sri Lankan city Jaffna in 2016 with a new plaque near the border with Merton.

IT'S rare to find the rock superstar Steve Hackett at his home in Teddington.

The pandemic has forced such changes. But working from home, for a such a prolific writer and musician as Steve, has not held him back.

200 THOUSAND POUNDS worth of jewellery has been stolen from the home of a vulnerable Surbiton resident by two male burglars who posed as builders.

The men wore high visibility jackets and said they had received reports of water leaks in homes in the area.

THE Liberal Democrat leader says he "can't even remember" an alleged Chinese agent who gave him a £5,000 donation in 2013.

Sir Ed Davey, MP for Kingston and Surbiton, was energy secretary at the time and had just visited China but says "there's completely no link whatsoever."

DO you know someone making a positive difference in Kingston?

Nominations are now open for the Mayor of Kingston's Community Awards 2022, which celebrate our residents who have given up their time to help other people and the community.

As a father of two, I know how important swimming is. Whether it's for family fun and a splash or the need for children to learn how to swim for their own safety, swimming is fantastic - and for my disabled son, it's easily the best exercise he can enjoy.

So when Kingston's Kingfisher Leisure Centre was forced to close back in 2019, as the roof was in danger of falling in, it was hugely frustrating.