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29 March 2023 Kingston secures £250k libraries grant to improve the Hook Centre facilities and boost community creativity Kingston Council has landed a grant of over a quarter of a million pounds to improve library and community services in the south of the borough.
08 March 2023 Council committed to leisure centre Kingston Council remains committed to building a new swimming and leisure centre in Kingston town centre.
29 November 2022 Shaping the future of Kingston - planning the next 20 years Kingston’s communities have an important opportunity to shape the appearance and character of where they live and work by giving their views on a vision for the borough.
27 October 2022 Court supports Kingston’s demands for maintenance of Seething Wells site Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court has ordered Cascina Limited, owner of Seething Wells Filter Beds, to carry out overdue maintenance work to the site and contribute £12,000 to the council’s legal fees.
28 July 2022 Kingston strengthens its protection of shops More extensive planning controls to protect shops from being converted into housing has been confirmed and will take effect from 1 August 2022.
14 February 2022 Transform Kingston programme reaches major milestone as planning application for new leisure complex submitted Residents are a major step closer to seeing a new community leisure facility in the heart of Kingston as Kingston Council gives the scheme committee approval and the planning application is submitted.
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.
