News in Kingston

A 69-year-old-man stuck in a first floor flat because vandals batter the elevator says he wants to be moved to "Buckingham Palace or Battersea Dogs Home."

Stuart Smethurst has lived in his New Malden flat in Kingston since 2008 and said he "might just die before anything gets done."

KINGSTON Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage girl was assaulted at the riverside in the early hours of this morning (13 January).

The police have shared the following appeal on social media: "On Thursday 13th January, shortly after 01:41am, a 16 year old girl was assaulted at Kingston Riverside, near the Ram Public House.

RESIDENTS near a site approved for a nine-floor tower block in Kingston say it will blight their homes, cut out precious light and lead to hundreds of people 'looking down at us.'

The plans to build the flats in Kingston have been given the green light but locals said it would overshadow their gardens – and they would be forced to keep their house lights on all day.

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FRIDAY: Orlando Weeks at St John's Church

CUTS in rail services that are due to come into effect next week are being driven by a shortage of trains, according to industry experts.

South Western Railways (SWR) recently issued a statement blaming reductions in services across its London Metro services from Monday 17 January on a lack of staff due to absences caused by Covid.

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2021 MAY have been a challenging year, especially for care homes, but at Signature at Coombe Hill Manor in Kingston upon Thames there are many reasons to be cheerful.

Below, the care home looks back on some of the more uplifting moments from the past year which show the vitality of its residents and determination of its staff.

THIS month, Teddington RNLI Lifeboat Station celebrated its 20th anniversary.

Set up to provide 24/7 cover on a stretch of the Thames including Kingston after a government inquiry into a tragedy on the river, the station is unique among the four on London's river as it is crewed and run entirely by volunteers.

SCHOOL is back for 2022 in Kingston and term dates have been released.

These show when state schools in the local area will be off for holidays.

EFFORTS to protect insects including the globally threatened Stag Beetle got a boost yesterday thanks to a team of dedicated volunteers at Bushy Park.

The conservation heroes gave up their time to built loggeries - structures made out of sunken logs - which provide minibeasts and bugs with a key food source.