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2025 is set to be a landmark year for Kingston upon Thames as the Royal Borough announces a major, diverse six-month cultural festival opening in May. 

Kingston Council is facing stark choices as it continues to confront the financial crisis facing local authorities and seeks to protect essential services.

Kingston Council has reappointed Veolia as waste and recycling collection, street cleansing and winter gritting contractor for the next eight years.

Over the past couple of months, Kingston Council has been working closely with local volunteering groups to restore a number of local ponds around the borough.

A new team of uniformed environmental enforcement officers is out on patrol across the Royal Borough of Kingston to help keep the streets and riverside clean and pleasant for residents and visitors.

The Mayor's Charitable Trust has been selected as the ‘Charity of the Year’ for the 2024 Uber Boat by Thames Clippers Kingston Half Marathon and 10k.

Residents are encouraged to take part in a month-long campaign, aimed at helping people understand and adapt to the challenges climate change brings.

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.

A community Repair Café has opened at Kingston Library, helping residents save money, reduce waste and tackle climate change.

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.