06 September 2025 His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh takes royal salute at Kingston’s River Cultures Festival A spectacular flotilla of 70 boats welcomed His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh to Kingston today to celebrate the 1100 anniversary of the crowning of Athelstan, the first King of England, right here in the town.
05 September 2025 Kingston 2025 Active for All Sports Day: A Celebration of Sport, Community and Wellbeing Surbiton’s Alexandra Recreation Ground provided the perfect location for this year's Kingston 2025 Active for All Sports Day, organised by the council’s Active Kingston team. An estimated 400-500 local residents came together to enjoy a packed day of free sport, fitness, and community activities.
03 September 2025 Kingston River Cultures Festival Ahoy! Kingston is set to welcome residents and visitors to the river for a fun filled, free festival celebrating the relationship between Kingston’s communities and the river this September.
18 April 2024 Local projects funded to help tackle climate change Kingston Council has funded nine local projects as part of its Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprise Green Grant programme.
16 April 2024 Funding secured to transform and restore Fishponds Park in Surbiton Local nature haven Fishponds park in Surbiton is being restored thanks to funding from Kingston’s Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy.
25 May 2023 Construction begins on Kingston’s largest social housing programme in a generation Construction is underway on the first of over 2,000 new, sustainable homes as part of the major regeneration of Cambridge Road Estate in Norbiton.
18 May 2023 Kingston’s proposed District Heat Network named as ‘key growth project’ for the future of London Kingston Council is continuing its work with Thames Water to create England's first district heat network to use waste heat from sewage treatment.
17 May 2023 New Mayor to support two local organisations that help champion addressing inequality and supporting vulnerable residents Councillor Diane White has been appointed 189th mayor of the Royal Borough of Kingston at Annual Council on 16 May.
16 May 2023 Kingston Trading Standards investigations help keep borough safer for communities A rogue used car dealership in New Malden has been put out of business and its victims fully compensated thanks to a successful investigation by Kingston Council Trading Standards.
12 May 2023 Kingston’s new Council Plan makes ‘Greener, Fairer, Safer, Together' pledge for 2023-2027 Kingston Council’s new strategic plan has been launched with the commitment of making our borough ‘Greener, Fairer, Safer, Together’.
