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16 August 2024 Kingston Adult Education praised in latest Ofsted report Kingston Adult Education, Kingston Council's adult education service, has once again been recognised as a good provider in their latest Ofsted inspection.
07 August 2024 Statement from the Mayor of Kingston on unrest around the country The Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames condemns unrest taking place around the country and reiterates commitment to standing together with all communities.
07 August 2024 Kingston celebrates a summer of sport and fun with the launch of free ParkPlay Kingston Council is launching its first weekly ParkPlay on Saturday 17 August at the Sunray Community Centre in Tolworth. ParkPlay is two hours of FREE active community games for people of all ages.
06 August 2024 Kingston Council launches WhatsApp channel Kingston Council has launched its first WhatsApp Channel offering those who live, work, study or visit the borough another convenient way to find out what’s going on in their local area.
01 August 2024 Council takes action to boost housing supply by buying and building homes for vulnerable residents Kingston Council is boosting the supply of homes in the borough by purchasing 50 properties to be used as temporary accommodation and building homes for vulnerable residents.
23 February 2023 Kingston Council joins the national effort to pay tribute to Ukraine On Friday 24 February, Kingston Council will join the rest of the UK in a national one-minute silence to pay tribute to the bravery of Ukrainians and mark one year since the invasion of the country.
17 February 2023 A broken toaster, calculator and teddy bear take a trip to the library… A community Repair Café has opened at Kingston Library, helping residents save money, reduce waste and tackle climate change.
14 February 2023 Council cuts herbicide use by almost 80% to help protect Kingston’s biodiversity Kingston Council has achieved a 76% reduction in herbicide use since 2019 by shifting to manual weed management in the borough’s parks and green spaces, and by reducing the amount used on streets.
13 February 2023 Updates to parking services approved Kingston is set to see a range of updates to parking and enforcement services, including enhanced monitoring of School Streets and rollout of a fully mobile parking payment system across the borough.
09 February 2023 Leader's statement on earthquakes in Turkey and Syria Leader of Kingston Council Andreas Kirsch has issued a statement following the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.