News in Kingston

Becky Beston, the mother of Archie Beston, who was tragically killed in Kingston last year, has organised a march to commemorate her son one year after his death.

Family, friends and other members of the community met at Castelnau Recreation Ground, a place where Archie used to play football with his friends, on Sunday for the "Arch March" and went on to release pink balloons on Richmond hill in celebration of his life.

Hospitality can get back serving - at least outside - from April 12th.

That is in just five weeks time before a complete reopening takes place in May.

COVID-19 continues to dominated our lives but a little bit of normality resumed this week.

Children went back to school from Monday and it is not long until the next unlocking on March 29th.

Kingston Council has successfully secured £320,000 of funding to help with the ongoing financial support for our leisure operator.

The money is being granted by Sport England as part of its National Leisure Recovery Fund, which was launched in December 2020.

Antiques Roadshow is heading our way - and residents have been invited to put their most precious items on display.

An episode of the hugely popular BBC programme will be held at "stunning" Ham House.

Three bikes were stolen in Surbiton last week.

A white GT Aggressor was one of the three bikes recently stolen from the unit at an address on King Charles Road.

A donation rail has been set up by volunteers in Kingston to help people in need of warm clothes.

Kingston Take One Leave One (TOLO) was started in February by Kingston Grammar teacher Anna Edwards, 35, to offer items such as coats and hats to anyone who needs them.

A mysterious new cocktail bar is coming to Kingston this Spring and Nub News was able to sit down with the owner, Nick Robinson, to find out more.

In the heart of Market Square sits the historic Griffin Centre, a grade II listed building that formerly served as the Griffin Hotel in the early to mid 19th century.

In normal times the budget is a big deal but it reached new heights this year.

The past 12 months have seen an unprecedented amount of government involvement in everyday life, ironically enough from a party that would instinctively want a smaller state.

The Guildhall building will be lit up in purple from 7-9pm on Monday 8 March to mark International Women's Day 2021.

Councillor Alison Holt, Member Sponsor for the Women's (+A) Network at Kingston Council, said: "We are proud to be part of International Women's Day. Almost 60% of our workforce is female, and there are many women in senior leadership positions throughout the council.