Benjamin Kelsey

3 weeks ago | kingstoncourier.co.uk | Benjamin Kelsey

Kingston has one of the lowest number of reports of fly-tipping of any London borough, according to the latest data from DEFRA (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs). Figures reveal a decline in reports of fly-tipping with 4,363 incidents reported in 2021/22 down to 2,935 in 2023/24 despite an increase in the issue across the capital over the past decade.

4 weeks ago | kingstoncourier.co.uk | Benjamin Kelsey

A planning proposal that put a community garden in Kingston at risk has been rejected by Kingston Council. Plans to demolish the former care home Fiddlers Green, Shalston Villas, to make way for a development of flats would have impact wildlife and community conservation efforts, local residents said.