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24 April 2023 Lights, camera, conservation action! A new wildlife camera network is coming to Kingston to help better understand and protect the borough’s most elusive residents.
20 April 2023 SMART project to save local hospitality businesses up to £6,000 a year while tackling climate change Up to 27 businesses in Surbiton will be taking part in a pilot project which will help them cut their business costs and greenhouse gas emissions related to food waste.
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.
24 June 2022 New Malden Village by-election results Voters in the New Malden Village by-election have elected Mark Durrant (Liberal Democrats), Dongsung Kim (Liberal Democrats), and Lesley Anne Heap (Liberal Democrats) as their ward councillors.
06 May 2022 The Liberal Democrats keep Kingston in 2022 local elections The local election results for the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames are in.
31 March 2022 Make sure your voice is heard in May's local elections On Thursday 5 May Kingston’s residents have an opportunity to have their say on who represents them.
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).
