The Lib Dem motion on the Eden Quarter Development Brief was discussed at Full Council this week. A deputation was also heard from the non political group, Kingston Residents Association, who were in support of the Lib Dem motion and also raised their own concerns. The Lib Dem motion called for three things: 1. to […]

Kingston Borough’s  long serving Chief Executive, Bruce McDonald, has been asked to leave the Council. Speaking about Bruce McDonald’s time on the Council, Liberal Democrat Group Leader, Councillor Liz Green said, “I was taken aback by the news as it was totally unexpected! I am disappointed to learn Bruce McDonald has gone, he had huge respect […]

Kingston Council is consulting residents on its Air Quality Action Plan, to try and tackle the problem of air quality across the borough.  The consultation includes 17 action points which residents are asked if they agree or disagree with, but many are about limiting the effect of further growth in population, not actively improving air quality.  Some, like […]

On Tuesday 10th November, Surbiton Neighbourhood ran its first community forum on the theme of Smarter Streets. Around 40 local residents met together with local Councillors and partners to discuss various aspects of improving our area. It was great to meet with residents interested in making Surbiton an even better place to live, work or […]

Kingston Pound is going from strength to strength with 2 new announcements: New design competition for printed Kingston Pound Kingston Council to accept Kingston Pound for business rates The competition to design the printed Kingston Pound has been launched.  Kingston pound invite everyone, no matter what age, to create a design that can be incorporated into […]

After several consultations and more than a year, work on the new cycle lanes for Portsmouth Road from Surbiton to Kingston is due to start this month. Kingston Council was one of 3 London Boroughs to win millions of funding from London Mayor, Boris Johnson, for mini-Holland projects to dramatically improve cycling infrastructure in the borough.  […]

Unprecedented attention has been given over the last few weeks to Chancellor George Osborne’s announced cuts to welfare benefits, in particular cuts to Tax Credits. The Prime Minister David Cameron promised not to cut Tax Credits before the General Election and the Government has now been dealt a major blow after the House of Lords […]

Kingston Council’s Surbiton Neighbourhood will be holding an open community forum on ‘smarter streets’ on Tuesday 10th November. The event, at Dysart School starting at 7.30pm, will be interactive, asking residents to discuss themes such as 20mph limits, air quality, parking, cycling and walking and street clutter. As local Councillors, we value residents and visitors […]

Meyer Bergman, a UK real estate investment firm, has confirmed that it has purchased the former Government offices site in Tolworth from Tesco. A housing development scheme featuring 700 new homes had recently been submitted for the site by Spenhill, Tesco’s planning and development arm. Following the announcement to the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday […]

Old Malden Councillor Mary Clark has resigned from the Conservative Group at Kingston Council it was announced Monday 12 October, but she will remain on the Council, sitting as an independent Member. It was a shock when Councillor Mary Clark was ousted by her colleagues as co-chair of Maldens and Coombe Neighbourhood committee last week. We […]