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Dine-and-dasher who hit Kingston riverside pub pleads guilty to over £350 in unpaid bills

By Charlotte Lillywhite - Local Democracy Reporter

21st May 2024 | Local News

Mr Hogg left an unpaid bill of £173.35 at The Bishop in Kingston. (Photo: Ollie G. Monk)

Teddington resident Simon Hogg racked up nearly £350 in unpaid bills after fleeing from both The Bishop in Kingston and La Familia in Hampton Hill.

Boy with special educational needs left without therapy after council delays

By Charlotte Lillywhite - Local Democracy Reporter

21st May 2024 | Local News

The main Guildhall building in Kingston. Archive image. (Photo: Oliver Monk)

The boy, X, was left without specialist therapy for a full academic term after delays from Kingston Council, causing ‘avoidable frustration and uncertainty’.

Witness appeal launched after bus driver is arrested for Eden Street collision

By Oliver Monk

21st May 2024 | Local News

A woman was hit by a bus along Eden Street in Kingston on Monday morning, 20 May. Archive image. (Photo: Oliver Monk)

Met Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit is appealing for witnesses following an incident on Monday, 20 May, along Kingston's busy shopping street.

Network Rail completes £6.7m Surbiton station refurbishment

By Charlotte Lillywhite - Local Democracy Reporter

20th May 2024 | Local News

Sir Ed Davey and Mayor of Kingston Liz Green open the upgrades, part of a congestion relief scheme at Surbiton station. (Photo: Network Rail)

The improvements include an extended footbridge, a new staircase, and eight new ticket gates, hoped to tackle Surbiton station's overcrowding issues.

BREAKING: Woman hit by bus on Eden Street in Kingston

By Oliver Monk

20th May 2024 | Local News

Eden Street in Kingston is closed to traffic both ways. Archive image. (Photo: Oliver Monk)

Kingston’s Eden Street is blocked to traffic while police attend the scene of a bus colliding with a female pedestrian.

‘The community is very supportive’: Meet the owner of Marna, Kingston’s latest café

By Oliver Monk

19th May 2024 | Local News

Owner Burcu Bodur outside Marna, Kingston’s latest specialty coffee shop. (Photo: Oliver Monk)

Ex-digital marketer Burcu ‘Jenny’ Bodur, who trained at Surbiton coffee shop Feeka, opened her Old London Road coffee shop on 27 April.

Five jobs available near Kingston right now

By Oliver Monk

18th May 2024 | Local News

Here is a list of job opportunities that are currently available in and around Kingston. (Photo: Oliver Monk)

Here is a list of job opportunities that are currently available in and around Kingston upon Thames.

Council delays leave Kingston man without an oven or boiler for over a month

By Charlotte Lillywhite - Local Democracy Reporter

17th May 2024 | Local News

Guildhall complex's main building in Kingston. (Photo: Charlotte Lillywhite/LDRS)

The resident, who was being housed in temporary accommodation rented from a private landlord by the council, says he spent an extra £530 due to the breakages.

New mural honours Surbiton’s automotive history ahead of upcoming Mini Cooper festival

By Oliver Monk

17th May 2024 | Local News

Roo Art and Surbiton locals working on the mural on Sunday, 12 May. (Photo: The Community Brain)

Roo Art was joined by the Surbiton community in preparing for The Community Brain’s upcoming Mini Day, also known as Mini Moments Festival, on Saturday, 18 May.

Plans to demolish old care home could see 45 new council homes

By Charlotte Lillywhite - Local Democracy Reporter

17th May 2024 | Local News

Kingston care home Murray House shut in 2018 due to falling demand. (Photo: Oliver Monk)

The council has proposed the demolition of Murray House on Acre Road in North Kingston, which closed in 2018, to make room for much-needed social housing.

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