News in Kingston

Help raise money for a Kingston children's charity by taking part in a Captain Tom 100 fundraising challenge this bank holiday.

Momentum children's charity supports families across South West London, Surrey and West Sussex whose children are facing cancer or a life-challenging condition.

A key area for biodiversity in Kingston upon Thames has featured in a Parliamentary debate as an example of why stronger powers for local authorities may be needed.

The historic Seething Wells filter bed site in Surbiton was used as a case study by Liberal Democrat peer Lord Jonathan Oates in yesterday's House of Lords debate on the Environment Bill as it entered its 6th day at Committee Stage last night (7 July).

Plans for a new leisure complex in Kingston town centre have been revealed by Kingston Council.

Designs for a replacement of the existing Kingfisher leisure centre have been put on a new website with information about the project and a survey for residents.

The old Richmond Park keeper's hut at Kingston Gate has been converted into a small coffee kiosk after decades of disuse.

The new outlet opened to customers yesterday (6 July) after a period of renovations and staff training, and will have a trial run of 12 to 18 months.

You don't see many members of the Royal family in lycra, especially in Bushy Park.

But, Sophie, The Countess of Wessex , cut a sporty and confident figure as she took to the saddle yesterday (6 July) to lend her support to a big charity cycle ride.

Kingston residents have reacted with shock after a giant sword and 4 knives were recovered by police in south west London.

In a Facebook post this morning (7 July), Kingston police revealed that officers from the south west Basic Command Unit found the weapons after stopping 2 men who had recently entered the region.

Bushy Park playground will close for repairs next week, the Royal Parks have announced.

In a statement on social media, the Royal Parks said: "The playground in #BushyPark will be closed for safety improvement works 5th-7th July.

Two more primary schools in Kingston are set to get School Streets this autumn, Kingston Council has announced.

In a statement last week, the Council confirmed that it had approved a trial of new School Streets for St John's School in Portland Road, Kingston town and Christ Church School in Pine Gardens, Surbiton, though this is subject to an enhanced Equality Impact Assessment.

Kingston Council has teamed up with the Institute of Zoology to monitor hedgehog activity in the borough's gardens and nature reserves, and almost 50 residents have volunteered to help by setting up wildlife cameras in their back gardens.

Volunteers for the study will receive cameras that use infrared motion sensors to detect the movement of animals and trigger the recording of a video.

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