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Plans approved for 34 riverside flats and offices on Kingston High Street

By Charlotte Lillywhite - Local Democracy Reporter

11th Jul 2024 | Local News

Only two of the new apartments will be affordable, offered under shared ownership. (Photo: GM London/Architecture Initiative via Kingston Council)

The project will only include two affordable flats, offered under shared ownership, as an independent review states the scheme cannot provide any more units.

'We were losing the will to live' says family stuck in Travelodge for 11 months

By Charlotte Lillywhite - Local Democracy Reporter

11th Jul 2024 | Local News

Russel Harland, 50, stayed in a hotel room for 47 weeks with his wife and 14-year-old daughter. 'How can politicians and council workers not be embarrassed?' (Photo: Facundo Arrizabalaga/MyLondon)

The family has sinced been moved into a two-bed flat in Surbiton, with no flooring, broken locks, no working oven and an initially unsafe boiler.

What’s on in Kingston: Canbury concerts, Beatles tributes, Kingston Regatta, and more!

By Oliver Monk

11th Jul 2024 | Local News

There are so many events in and around Kingston to help get you in the summer mood, regardless of the weather. (Photo: Oliver Monk)

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here’s the Editor’s top picks of events and activities in the local area.

Hampton Wick school playground gets the greenlight after long planning battle

By Oliver Monk

10th Jul 2024 | Local News

Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School has had its playground improvement plans approved after first submitting the designs on 15 March last year. (Photo: Google Maps)

Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School first submitted its proposals to Richmond Council on 15 March 2023, but some residents initially objected to the plans.

Over 2,100 London bus workers set to strike over pay cuts and scheduling disputes

By Cesar Medina

10th Jul 2024 | Local News

Unite the Union's London bus staff demand 'reasonable pay offer' from multi-billion pound RATP Group (credit: Oliver Monk).

Unite the Union has revealed that over 2,100 RATP bus workers in south, central and west London are "now poised to strike." .

Surbiton pub included in top 50 UK beer gardens

By James Smith

10th Jul 2024 | Local News

Niku in Surbiton has made the top 50 (image via Google Maps)

Niku Bar on Ewell Road has been included in the exclusive list by online guide DesignMyNight.

‘We solve problems’: Meet the Kingston physio keeping locals moving

By Oliver Monk

9th Jul 2024 | Advertisement Features

Physio & More on Richmond Road, Kingston, has helped thousands of local residents in its 14 years of business. (Photo: Physio & More)

Nub News spoke to Clinical Director of Physio & More, Ben Wilde, to find out why more residents are visiting his Richmond Road practice than ever.

Construction shaft in Ham Lands scrapped in latest Teddington DRA plans

By Oliver Monk

9th Jul 2024 | Local News

Thames Water has updated its Teddington DRA proposal to no longer use construction shafts in green spaces like Ham Lands following its public consultation in autumn 2023. (Photo: Oliver Monk)

The company has proposed a new construction method for the controversial Direct River Abstraction scheme, reducing the amount of disruption to locals in Ham.

Road closures planned for Hampton Wick High Street and Hampton Court Road

By Cesar Medina

9th Jul 2024 | Local News

Richmond Council is due to resurface the carriageway in Hampton Wick High Street and Hampton Court Road (credit: Richmond Council).

Richmond Council will carry out carriageway resurfacing works in Hampton Wick High Street and Hampton Court Road.

Tolworth station artworks vandalised three times in five days

By Oliver Monk

9th Jul 2024 | Local News

Ten frames in Tolworth station have been pulled open and the artwork inside them destroyed by unknown vandals over the weekend. (Photo: The Community Brain)

The Community Brain, the Kingston-based non-profit behind the project, says the displays were most recently vandalised yesterday evening, Monday 8 July.

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