News in Kingston

Credit: Powerjam

In an effort to encourage local young people to stay creative and productive over lockdown, Powerjam, the local not-for-profit band project, is offering young songwriters and bands ages 12-17 the chance to win a professional recording and release worth £1,000!

Residents of Kingston, Richmond, and Hounslow boroughs are invited to send in demos of their original songs to: [email protected]. No entry fees.

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A CGI of what the new development could look like (Image: Meadow Partners)

A new application for Kingston's iconic Tolworth Tower site has been submitted to the council, and could see up to 499 new homes built.

Tolworth Tower was designed by legendary architect, Richard Seifert and built in 1964 on the site of a former Odeon cinema. It is considered a brutalist, modernist icon and remains outer London's tallest building with 22 storeys, ascending to 265 feet.

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