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New sign in Kingston
August 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
New sign in Kingston
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Kingston police will be back at Norbiton Station this Friday 8 August from 1-2pm for more free bike security marking.
August 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Kingston police will be back at Norbiton Station this Friday 8 August from 1-2pm for more free bike security marking.
Important news for anyone who uses Berrylands station 👇
Berrylands station wood platform repairs to close the station for several months
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/ber...
Berrylands station in southwest London will have to close for several months next year to repair its wooden platforms.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/ber...
Berrylands station in southwest London will have to close for several months next year to repair its wooden platforms.
Berrylands station wood platform repairs to close the station for several months
Berrylands station in southwest London will have to close for several months next year to repair its wooden platforms.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
April 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Important news for anyone who uses Berrylands station 👇
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We've increased resources at the scene of the fire in #Kingston to help us tackle the blaze effectively.
Around 150 firefighters and 25 fire engines are now on the scene london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/20...
Around 150 firefighters and 25 fire engines are now on the scene london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/20...
March 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We've increased resources at the scene of the fire in #Kingston to help us tackle the blaze effectively.
Around 150 firefighters and 25 fire engines are now on the scene london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/20...
Around 150 firefighters and 25 fire engines are now on the scene london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/20...
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#Kingston
Richmond Road and other roads to the north of the station are currently closed off due to a fire at the old bingo hall
Please avoid the area including the pavements to allow @lfb-kingston can deal with it
Unsure if SWR trains are affected
Richmond Road and other roads to the north of the station are currently closed off due to a fire at the old bingo hall
Please avoid the area including the pavements to allow @lfb-kingston can deal with it
Unsure if SWR trains are affected
March 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#Kingston
Richmond Road and other roads to the north of the station are currently closed off due to a fire at the old bingo hall
Please avoid the area including the pavements to allow @lfb-kingston can deal with it
Unsure if SWR trains are affected
Richmond Road and other roads to the north of the station are currently closed off due to a fire at the old bingo hall
Please avoid the area including the pavements to allow @lfb-kingston can deal with it
Unsure if SWR trains are affected
M25/A3 junction closed this weekend for bridge demolition –causing lengthy delays through Hook and Chessington 🚗 🚙 🚗
Closed again 22 & 23 March!
Closed again 22 & 23 March!
March 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
M25/A3 junction closed this weekend for bridge demolition –causing lengthy delays through Hook and Chessington 🚗 🚙 🚗
Closed again 22 & 23 March!
Closed again 22 & 23 March!
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Long queues to leave Sainsbury's car park, caused by too many cars and utility works by Thames Water on Richmond Road. Guessing this will be pretty standard if developers of Canbury Place get to close Kingsgate Road to traffic.
February 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Long queues to leave Sainsbury's car park, caused by too many cars and utility works by Thames Water on Richmond Road. Guessing this will be pretty standard if developers of Canbury Place get to close Kingsgate Road to traffic.
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Swedish outdoor and transportation business Thule opened its shop in Kingston this week, at the north-west corner of the market place. For cyclists they sell child bike seats, bike trailers for kids and dogs, panniers and bike racks to fit on cars.
February 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Swedish outdoor and transportation business Thule opened its shop in Kingston this week, at the north-west corner of the market place. For cyclists they sell child bike seats, bike trailers for kids and dogs, panniers and bike racks to fit on cars.
Motorcycles 🏍️ riding across the Market Place in Kingston are SO dangerous. It’s strictly not allowed. And yet so many do it. Aren’t the cameras working? Time to clamp down.
February 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Motorcycles 🏍️ riding across the Market Place in Kingston are SO dangerous. It’s strictly not allowed. And yet so many do it. Aren’t the cameras working? Time to clamp down.
There’s a surprise. The wonderfully effective Lib Dem council continues to run services into the ground and charge us the max increase every year. And when do we get a pool so our kids can learn to swim?! Good luck.
Kingston residents face 4.99% council tax hike, plus other local stories in Love Kingston including £543k to fix potholes, ‘disbanding’ of Royal Parks Police, action to stop ‘park and ride’ commuters in Richmond Park, free pizza at PizzaExpress, and more. Sign up for free.
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Kingston residents face 4.99% council tax hike
#28: Kingston Council meeting to discuss 2025/26 budget, Kingston to receive £543k funding to fix potholes, £500k for Tolworth Court Farm Fields rewilding project, Met Police actively considering ‘dis...
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February 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
There’s a surprise. The wonderfully effective Lib Dem council continues to run services into the ground and charge us the max increase every year. And when do we get a pool so our kids can learn to swim?! Good luck.
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Sainsbury's is looking to open at Kingston station, which means it'll be going head to head with the busy little Tesco just across the road.
February 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Sainsbury's is looking to open at Kingston station, which means it'll be going head to head with the busy little Tesco just across the road.
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Surbiton railway station to get refurbished waiting rooms
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/sur...
Network Rail and South West Railways are planning to revamp the indoor waiting rooms at Surbiton station, improving the seating areas and providing automatic opening doors.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/sur...
Network Rail and South West Railways are planning to revamp the indoor waiting rooms at Surbiton station, improving the seating areas and providing automatic opening doors.
Surbiton railway station to get refurbished waiting rooms
Network Rail and South West Railways are planning to revamp the indoor waiting rooms at Surbiton station, improving the seating areas and providing automatic opening doors.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Surbiton railway station to get refurbished waiting rooms
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/sur...
Network Rail and South West Railways are planning to revamp the indoor waiting rooms at Surbiton station, improving the seating areas and providing automatic opening doors.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/sur...
Network Rail and South West Railways are planning to revamp the indoor waiting rooms at Surbiton station, improving the seating areas and providing automatic opening doors.
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Park Road in North Kingston has been taped off by police and is completely closed between Kings Road and New Road (incl pedestrians and cyclists). New Road also taped off.
January 30, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Park Road in North Kingston has been taped off by police and is completely closed between Kings Road and New Road (incl pedestrians and cyclists). New Road also taped off.
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#Kingston
Part of Park Road, by the former pub and next to the school, has been cordoned off by the police
This area was a hive of police activity on Tuesday evening
We hope it’s not serious but please be aware
Part of Park Road, by the former pub and next to the school, has been cordoned off by the police
This area was a hive of police activity on Tuesday evening
We hope it’s not serious but please be aware
January 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
#Kingston
Part of Park Road, by the former pub and next to the school, has been cordoned off by the police
This area was a hive of police activity on Tuesday evening
We hope it’s not serious but please be aware
Part of Park Road, by the former pub and next to the school, has been cordoned off by the police
This area was a hive of police activity on Tuesday evening
We hope it’s not serious but please be aware
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Kingston Hospital tells people they are ‘very busy’. — Nextdoor - Nextdoor
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Kingston Hospital tells people to ‘stay away’ as they are ‘very busy’.
Plus other stories in this week’s Love Kingston newsletter including: Surbiton train station a hotspot for bike thefts, Kingston 2025 cel...
nextdoor.co.uk
January 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Kingston Hospital tells people they are ‘very busy’. — Nextdoor - Nextdoor
nextdoor.co.uk/p/HYBYRwSQNt...
nextdoor.co.uk/p/HYBYRwSQNt...
Winter mist descending over the Thames in Kingston this evening after another cold day ❄️
January 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Winter mist descending over the Thames in Kingston this evening after another cold day ❄️
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Travel news in Kingston: A section of Coombe Lane West has been closed 👇
January 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Travel news in Kingston: A section of Coombe Lane West has been closed 👇
Local weather stations reporting -6°C this morning in Kingston. Very icy! Promises otherwise to be a sunny but very cold day ahead 🥶
January 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Local weather stations reporting -6°C this morning in Kingston. Very icy! Promises otherwise to be a sunny but very cold day ahead 🥶
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The new Unilever development in Kingston is looking pretty close to finished. Still no sign of any work on the redevelopment of Eden Walk across the road (hopefully that's worked out well for those who took on 'short term' leases back in the mid twenty tens)
January 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The new Unilever development in Kingston is looking pretty close to finished. Still no sign of any work on the redevelopment of Eden Walk across the road (hopefully that's worked out well for those who took on 'short term' leases back in the mid twenty tens)
Happy New Year to all our friends in Kingston & beyond! 🎉
January 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Happy New Year to all our friends in Kingston & beyond! 🎉
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📢 Big news for Surbiton and Kingston commuters – South Western Railway will be the first operator to be nationalised in May 2025 🚊
www.ft.com/content/9090...
www.ft.com/content/9090...
South Western Railway set to be first train operator nationalised by Labour
UK government plans to bring all lines under public control under ‘Great British Railways’ brand
www.ft.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:04 PM
📢 Big news for Surbiton and Kingston commuters – South Western Railway will be the first operator to be nationalised in May 2025 🚊
www.ft.com/content/9090...
www.ft.com/content/9090...
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River very high today!
November 29, 2024 at 3:34 PM
River very high today!
Richmond and Bushy Parks *closed* all day Sun 24 Nov due to storm. Hampton Court 10km run also postponed.
#stormbert
#stormbert
#RichmondPark closed on Sunday because of the storm.
November 24, 2024 at 8:36 AM
Richmond and Bushy Parks *closed* all day Sun 24 Nov due to storm. Hampton Court 10km run also postponed.
#stormbert
#stormbert
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this is welcome - with caveats about protecting public events in the space
Kingston First spends too much bandwidth on running this area which, imo, doesn’t represent good value to BID payers (I pay three lots of levy)
Kingston First spends too much bandwidth on running this area which, imo, doesn’t represent good value to BID payers (I pay three lots of levy)
New company to run Kingston's Ancient Market
A new company will be taking over Kingston's Ancient Market Place as part of the council's plan to revive it.
kingston.nub.news
November 22, 2024 at 8:54 PM
this is welcome - with caveats about protecting public events in the space
Kingston First spends too much bandwidth on running this area which, imo, doesn’t represent good value to BID payers (I pay three lots of levy)
Kingston First spends too much bandwidth on running this area which, imo, doesn’t represent good value to BID payers (I pay three lots of levy)