News in Kingston

Kingston Libraries has made a successful bid for £9,000 of DCMS funding available through The Reading Agency to set up and run Reading Friends in Kingston.

As part of its continuing work to keep residents and communities connected, Kingston Council will use the funding to launch a new service that allows those who are isolated or at risk of loneliness to benefit from the borough's library services.

The jobs market can be tough out there right now - luckily here at Kingston Nub News we are here to help.

Every week we will be showcasing a job opportunity in the Kingston area.

In October last year, Dr Kate Kenyon and a small group of volunteers from Sewing4Kingston formed RBKares (Royal Borough of Kingston Cares).

The group got to know many of the Care Home staff in the borough after distributing fabric face coverings, hair scrunchies, laundry bags and scrubs to them.

Much-loved actress and national icon Joanna Lumley - like Nub News - shares a love of visiting and highlighting local communities across the country and has just launched her new TV series doing just that.

Nub News is delighted to help spread awareness of her series, 'Joanna Lumley's Home Sweet Home - Travels in my Own Land' which is on ITV.

For those who hate shopping for Valentines gifts, lockdown can be a relief.

But if you still want to show someone you love them, without resorting to a default of online chocolates & champagne, there are alternatives .

If you've been on Twitter this week you won't have been able to escape that viral video.

If you are not aware a video of a Handforth Parish Council meeting getting widely out of hand has taken the internet by storm.

Kingston Nub News is always on the look out to get people from the community involved in writing for us.

We want to deliver stories that matter to the people - so we want people from the community getting involved.

This weekend snow is forecast once again.

Sunday is scheduled to be the day where snow will come down in Kingston.

Love them or hate them, the green parakeets which have colonised swathes of South West London are flourishing in lockdown.

Two people who definitely love them are local artists Sarita Keeler and Raph Thomas.

Last week's tragic news that over 100,000 people in our country have now died due to coronavirus was a dreadful milestone for everyone. As the UK's death rate remains one of the world's highest, and continues to rise so sharply, it is both a moment for reflection and a reminder of the need to stick to the restrictions.

There is some good news despite all this – with the success of the vaccination roll out. And inspiration from many sources, whether it's the amazing dedication of our NHS and care workers, the brilliance of the scientists or the celebration of the life and example of Captain Sir Tom Moore who sadly died this week.