News in Kingston

A KARATE student with a rare genetic disorder will do 100 press-ups in a row this weekend to raise money for Kingston and Richmond Crossroads Care Saturday Club.

Seventeen-year-old Milan is a member of the club for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND) and will complete the challenge to support Children's Mental Health week.

KINGSTON restaurants and venues have won almost a third of this year's Time and Leisure Food & Culture awards.

A Rose Theatre production, two Surbiton restaurants and Kingston riverside's new mystery cocktail bar were among the winners from the borough, which together scooped five out of the sixteen general awards.

A TWENTY mile per hour speed limit is being rolled out across most roads in Surbiton neighbourhood this month.

The 20mph limit will legally be in force from 7 March and work to install new signage and road markings has started taking place.

A RARE opportunity to become the manager of Richmond Park is now open for applications.

The role involves looking after the day-to-day operations of the 2,500-acre park, known for its stunning flower plantations, winding hills and herds of deer.

KINGSTON upon Thames has many local charities for residents to get involved in and businesses to support but one firm is going above and beyond to help the borough thrive.

Holland Hahn & Wills, a financial planning business in Hampton Wick - just over the bridge from the town - has long supported volunteer groups and social enterprise in Kingston.

A body was found in the Thames in Kingston yesterday (6 February).

The body of an unknown woman was pulled from the river near Canbury Gardens at around 8am.

Work is due to start today (Monday) to improve the outdoor seating area and pathways by the popular Pheasantry Café in Bushy Park's Woodland Gardens.

A viewing platform will also be built for the increasing number of bird watchers and nature lovers which this area of the park attracts.

TWO magnificent Shire horses have been carrying out vital conservation work in Bushy Park this week.

The creatures, which are rarer than pandas, are working with two handlers to manage the park's reed-beds.

NEW Malden's publicly-owned swimming pool at the Malden Centre will temporarily close for two and a half weeks this month.

This is so that essential maintenance work can be carried out on the centre's ceiling tiling, Kingston Council have said.

ACCLAIMED play 'A Monster Calls' is coming to Kingston's Rose Theatre this Spring.

The award-winning family show will run from late March to early April 2022 before transferring to the Bristol Old Vic where it had its premiere.