New Lidl stores opens in Kingston
Nancy Lama
With 776 locations across England, Lidl returned to Kingston in a new location on January 19. Known for their slogan “Big on Quality, Lidl On Price”, Lidl is a welcome…
January 2023
UCU strike: ‘This is staff and students versus the bosses’
Munir Sulaiman
General Secretary of the University and College Union (UCU) Jo Grady made a rallying call for support this week for the one-day university strike action to take place on February…
Kingston river suffers from sewage dumped by Thames Water
William De Sousa
Thames Water has continued to dump raw sewage into Kingston’s Hogsmill River with discharges lasting more than 20 hours in the last few days. The last recorded discharge of sewage…
Kingston plants 500 trees with help of nature-loving residents
Ollie Auguste
Kingston Council is in the process of planting 500 trees this winter in locations chosen by residents. One hundered and fifty local people responded to the council’s Winter Tree Planting…
International Liberty Association raise awareness for Iranian protest in Kingston
Lara Hassan
The International Liberty Association (ILA) was active in Kingston town centre this week raising awareness of protests for women’s rights in Iran. Demonstratons have been ongoing in Iran since the…
Winter Love Island is back
Leah Kellman
The much anticipated winter Love Island is returning to our TV screens next week to cure our winter blues but the most watched series on ITV has made some exciting…
Top things to do this week
Feeling worse for wear after an indulgent Christmas? January is usually the quietest time of year in Kingston, but not to worry, we’ve rounded up the best events in town…
Jan Goodey: ‘Courageous’ KU lecturer is a ‘government scapegoat’
Charlie Evans
Kingston University lecturer and Writers Rebel member James Miller has said “courageous” imprisoned lecturer Jan Goodey has been made a scapegoat by the government. More than 100 public figures have…