News in Kingston

KINGSTON MP Sir Ed Davey has said he is worried that people are disrespecting the Queen by opposing the monarch's decision to give Tony Blair a senior knighthood.

It was announced that the former Prime Minister would be made a "Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter" in the Queen's New Year Honours.

A remarkable insight into life in Britain in the 'Roaring 20s' is to be offered by a new exhibition at the National Archives in Kew.

It forms part of a series of events that will shed new light on an era – often misrepresented as a time of boom and plenty – to coincide with the publication of the 1921 census today.

Looking for something to do in Kingston this weekend? We've got you covered.

Every Thursday we bring you our pick of at least 3 events happening in and around our town on Friday evening, Saturday or Sunday.

A man in his late 20s has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent following a fight in Surbiton on Monday evening.

Hadley Knight, 28, was charged by police yesterday and remanded in custody to appear in court today (5 January).

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KINGSTON charity Crossroads Care has thanked locals for giving generously to their 'Show an Act of Kindness' Christmas appeal.

The charity, which provides respite care and support to carers in Kingston and Richmond, delivered more than 50 Christmas hampers to vulnerable older carers over the festive period.

A boy from Twickenham will be completing a 12 day fundraising effort today with a trumpet solo outside Kingston Hospital.

Nelson Fraser, aged 8, who lives on Eel Pie Island, has been performing outside hospitals across the festive season to raise money for the children's charity Barnado's.

Novak Djokovic is pathetic and will rightly face criticism for taking advantage of an exemption in Covid-19 rules to avoid being vaccinated ahead of the Australian Open.

The 20- time major champion has been condemned for his distrust of vaccines and his alternative approach, which appears to rely on the supposed healing power of water and positive thinking.

With the new year upon us, we at Kingston Nub News decided to look back on five feel-good local news stories from 2021.

1. Award for Kingston man who kept borough's newspaper for the blind going through lockdown

Kingston's Cambridge Road Estate will be bulldozed for huge tower blocks with 2,000 homes.

Kingston Council and Countryside Properties will transform the estate in Norbiton, Kingston and build 2,170 homes by 2033.