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18 April 2023 Swift progress being made on revised programme for community leisure facility A new roadmap to the delivery of Kingston’s new community leisure facility will be presented at the council’s Place Committee on 20th June 2023.
14 April 2023 Council partners with London Festival of Architecture to launch ‘A Gateway to New Malden’ Design Competition Kingston Council has partnered with the London Festival of Architecture (LFA), to launch an exciting new design competition that will support New Malden’s high street recovery.
21 March 2023 University students generate exciting ideas for the town centre Kingston University students demonstrated their creativity by proposing a range of innovative solutions to revitalise Kingston town centre.
17 February 2023 A broken toaster, calculator and teddy bear take a trip to the library… A community Repair Café has opened at Kingston Library, helping residents save money, reduce waste and tackle climate change.
14 February 2023 Council cuts herbicide use by almost 80% to help protect Kingston’s biodiversity Kingston Council has achieved a 76% reduction in herbicide use since 2019 by shifting to manual weed management in the borough’s parks and green spaces, and by reducing the amount used on streets.
15 November 2022 Climate Emergency Centre opens in town centre The space, run by Kingston Hive, will help educate and empower residents to tackle climate change.
01 September 2022 Kingston Council launches Sustainable September to tackle climate change and increase environmental awareness Today sees the start of Sustainable September, a month of activities hosted, supported and promoted by Kingston Council to get people talking about climate change and inspire them to take action.
11 March 2022 Council agrees Climate Action Plan to help Kingston become carbon neutral by 2038 Kingston’s Climate Action Plan, setting out the council’s plans to help move the borough to becoming carbon neutral by 2038, has been approved at Place Committee (10 March).
26 November 2021 Kingston set to benefit from 500 local jobs and new creative hub as council signs agreement with John Lewis The council has appointed Town Square Spaces Ltd (TownSq) as managing operators of the new affordable workspace and Creative Youth to deliver cultural enterprise and events on the Kingston Riverside.
15 November 2021 Council leader encourages residents to help shape Kingston’s new leisure centre Leader of Kingston Council Andreas Kirsch is urging people across the borough to have their say on early proposals for Kingston’s new community leisure centre and civic space.