Kingston Council to invest £1.2m in extra police resources
Elizabeth Stromme
Kingston Council has announced that it will invest in 12 more police officers to enforce night time safety in the town centre. The decision to invest £1.2m in extra police…
Elizabeth Stromme
Two men charged in wake of Surbiton homophobic attack
Authorities have charged two men after a homophobic attack outside the KFC restaurant on Brighton Road, Surbiton, early Saturday morning on November 1, last year. Alan Banks, 26, from Kingston,…
Kingston resident charged with manslaughter after drugs death
A Kingston man has been charged with manslaughter after a father of four died of a suspected drug overdose. 43-year-old William Boots died inside a flat in Perry Court, on…
The Royal Life Saving Society UK calls for measures to prevent drunken river deaths
The UK Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) UK is calling for action to be taken in wake of six young people’s river deaths in the past 12 months. The numbers…
Kingston lecturer addresses the Bosnian Genocide on BBC 2 Holocaust Memorial Day show
Kingston University’s Dr Marko Attila Hoare was one of the specialists asked to participate on the BBC 2’s Holocaust Memorial Day programme on January 27. Dr Hoare, who is an…
Kingston University students petition against VP Student Life
A petition has been handed in to the Student’s Union to trigger a vote of no confidence against the VP Student Life. In December 2014, Kingston University students created the…
Why are we still writing about the gender pay gap in the 21st century?
New figures from the Oxford Career Service show that women are less likely to find a job within half a year of graduating, and receive a lower salary than their…
Terminally ill boy becomes Kingston’s youngest police officer
The Metropolitan Police have made a dying seven-year-old’s dream come true by making him Kingston’s youngest ever recruit. Malachi Tyler, who suffers from an incurable brain tumour, has always wanted…
New Malden drug dealer jailed
Kingston Crown Court has sentenced a man caught in possession of cocaine with street value of over £25,000 to jail. Mark John, of Egmont Road, New Malden was sentenced to…
Porn gives ‘unrealistic expextations’ so why are UK youths using porn as sex education?
New figures from the National Union of Students (NUS) show that porn is still the number one source young adults go to when they want to learn about sex. This…