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Following recent Government announcements, all Kingston primary schools are closed for most pupils.
Secondary schools across Kingston have agreed a timetable for reopening.

Kingston Council is totally baffled by the government’s decision to open Kingston’s primary schools next week - despite the borough having some of the highest COVID-19 rates in the country.

This is in addition to the grants already available. Kingston Council has already paid out £32 million of grants this year to local businesses impacted by the periods of restrictions and lockdowns.

Following the introduction of Tier 4 restrictions across London, Kingston Council's Director of Public Health, Iona Lidington, is encouraging everyone to follow the new rules and keep each other safe

Voluntary sector organisations can now submit project bids for up to £50,000 to create support programmes across the borough through Kingston's Coronavirus Winter Support Fund.

As cases of Covid-19 increase dramatically in Kingston, people across the borough are encouraged to take extreme care in the run up to the festive period.

From Wednesday, Kingston - along with all other London boroughs - will enter Tier 3 restrictions.

Kingston Council has launched its new website, providing a new look and feel, improved features and faster search, as well as greater accessibility for users with visual impairments.

Rates of COVID-19 are rising in Kingston and across the capital, and there is a possibility that London will be placed in Tier 3 with stricter restrictions from 16 December.

The council has secured £9.5m in funding from the GLA to support this scheme which will provide new build housing for over 100 households who are in housing need and on the council’s Housing Register.