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24 November 2021 Statement on the adjourning of Planning Committee (23 November) Last night’s Planning Committee was adjourned due to unforeseen technical difficulties of a complex nature.
18 August 2021 The Power of Storytelling: Giving communities a voice Kingston Council's Library Service has been awarded an Arts Council grant of more than £40,000 to create community connections, develop story exchange skills and produce exhibitions and books.
22 July 2021 Kingston Libraries shortlisted for The MJ Achievement Awards 2021 Kingston’s Library Service has been announced as a finalist in the Digital Transformation category for their work to engage a wider audience through a new digital library offer.
29 June 2021 Kingston Council and Network Rail win funding to kickstart transformation of Tolworth Station and surrounding area A cross-borough partnership of six local authorities chaired by Kingston Council has been awarded £2 million of funding to ignite plans to transform a number of places across South West London.
01 April 2021 Plans for Unilever’s global headquarters approved by Kingston Council Plans for a new office and residential development in Kingston which will see consumer goods giant Unilever establish a new headquarters in the town centre have been approved by Kingston Council.
16 March 2021 Beyond Shelves: How a pandemic is challenging libraries to reach out to new audiences Kingston Libraries, working with Libraries Connected and second year students from Kingston School of Art, have created a programme of events entitled “Beyond Shelves”.
16 February 2021 Putting libraries at the heart of Kingston communities The second phase of Reimagining Kingston Libraries - a transformational review which aims to place libraries at the heart of the community - begins after approval at committee.
12 February 2021 Council Statement on Fircroft Trust The council has provided a statement following conversations with The Fircroft Trust about structural building concerns identified at Ditton Road.
09 February 2021 Six new Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation proposed for Kingston Following an independent review of the borough’s Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs) last year, six additional wildlife areas have been formally recommended to receive SINC status.
08 February 2021 Kingston Libraries granted £9,000 for Reading Friends Kingston Libraries has made a successful bid for £9,000 of DCMS funding available through The Reading Agency to set up and run Reading Friends in Kingston.
