Tell us what you think of the website Welcome to your brand new Council website. This is a beta version, not yet live to residents. We'd love to know what you think. Find out more and give us your feedback Hide
20 March 2023 Local heroes celebrated at Mayor’s Community Awards The annual Mayor’s Community Awards ceremony took place on Friday 17 March, recognising and celebrating residents who have dedicated themselves to helping others in Kingston.
23 February 2023 Kingston Council joins the national effort to pay tribute to Ukraine On Friday 24 February, Kingston Council will join the rest of the UK in a national one-minute silence to pay tribute to the bravery of Ukrainians and mark one year since the invasion of the country.
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.
30 January 2023 Kingston’s Korean heritage to take centre stage as borough declares International Kimchi Day Kingston’s celebrations of its Korean heritage are set to get even bigger this year as the council prepares to declare 22 November as Kimchi Day.
24 January 2023 Nominate your local superstar for Mayor of Kingston’s Community Awards Do you know someone who’s gone above and beyond to help their community?
16 December 2022 Kingston Council was proud to celebrate UK Disability History Month Kingston Council was proud to take part in this year's UK Disability History Month campaign.
16 December 2022 Kingston becomes a ‘City of Sanctuary’ as we commit to supporting communities Kingston Council and community unite to support vulnerable families as borough commits to becoming part of the ‘City of Sanctuary’ network.
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.