News in Kingston

An appeal for the public's help in finding a 14-year-old with links to Kingston has been issued.

Kingston Police said Ashton Melin was last seen at his home in Feltham on 30 March.

More bus strikes are set to hit London today and many routes in Kingston will be affected.

Drivers employed by London United, a subsidiary of RATP group, are striking over cuts to pay and changes to their contracts.

I wrote my first article for Nub News in April 2020 as we were in the midst of the first lockdown.

It was an incredibly uncertain time as we were just getting to grips with the new COVID world.

Now more than ever with only outside gatherings allowed the weather forecast is crucial.

So what will the weather be like this weekend? Well Nub News is here with the forecast:

Plans for a new office and residential development in Kingston which will see consumer goods giant Unilever establish a new headquarters in the town centre have been approved by Kingston Council.

Proposals for the site, submitted by developer Cube Real Estate, comprise two-interlinked office buildings, car parking designed for electric vehicles and a new residential building set within landscaped gardens adjacent to the restored historic Hogsmill River.

There will be no criminal action over the sad death of a popular seal pup at Hammersmith Bridge.

The harbour seal pup nicknamed Freddie Mercury was a common and popular sight in the River Thames in Richmond.

South West London based artists Kate Winskill and Raph Thomas are responding to the demand from local householders to brighten up the walls they have spent so much time hemmed in by!

With three of their pop up galleries closing in March, the duo are making appointments to deliver art to give customers the chance to see what works in their walls.

To mark World Autism Awareness Week (29 March – 4 April), local disability charity Ruils is launching a recruitment drive, to increase the number of Befrienders working for its SEND Befriending service, which supports children and young people in Kingston and Richmond with disabilities and additional needs, such as autism.

In a typical year, the service provides around 10,000 hours of support to local disabled children and young people in the boroughs of Kingston and Richmond. It currently relies on a team of around 70 paid befrienders, however with a long waiting list of families wanting support for their child, the charity needs many more Befrienders to help fulfil this need.

A Kill the Bill protest took place in Kingston last weekend, despite warnings from police that it would breach social distancing guidelines.

Around 150 protestors gathered in the town centre on Saturday 27 March to demonstrate against the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill, marching to Fairfield Park where they gave speeches and remained for two hours.

VILLAGE fetes and other local events are the experiences we are most looking forward to when government restrictions are lifted, according to a poll seen by Nub News.

The finding comes in a survey of more than 2,000 consumers for #wecreateexperiences, a campaign being launched today (March 30) by One Industry One Voice, a group representing the UK's events industry.