Petition: Say NO to charges at Villiers Road tip!
Sign the petition at: https://www.change.org/p/royal-borough-of-kingston-end-the-charges-at-villiers-road-tip-kingston-upon-thames Kingston Council are proposing a number of changes to VILLIERS ROAD TIP , which will further increase fly tipping in our borough. They plan a new “fair use” policy which restricts the number of visits a resident can make and a CHARGE of £5 per bag for non-household waste. Non-Household waste is defined as rubble and hardcore, but also house fixtures and fittings, such as carpets and tiles, and also sheds and fencing/ timber. These are the things a resident might have to
Free lunches for Kingston’s vulnerable children this half-term
We stand with Marcus Rashford MBE in his fight to ensure that no child goes hungry during the school holidays. We are incredibly disappointed that neither the government nor Kingston Council are pledging to support children from poorer families across Kingston during the October Half Term. If they won’t look out for struggling families, we will. No child should ever go hungry. If your child is in receipt of Free School Meals, we will be offering a free lunch consisting of a sandwich, snack and drink,
Save the Kingfisher Leisure Centre
KINGSTON campaigners Bob Tyler and Deepa Veneik are calling for the Council to come clean on the situation affecting the leisure centre. Almost one year on since the Council initially took the decision to close the centre, Kingston's residents are still in the dark as to when the problems will be fixed. The Kingfisher Leisure Centre is a crucial amenity for local residents and families in Kingston Town Centre, with its closure forcing residents to use the already overcrowded Malden Centre or go out of borough
REVEALED: Kingston planning chief proclaims residents ‘shouldn’t participate’ in Planning Decisions
LISTEN to Mike Kiely's views on Resident Planning above, taken from the BBC World Tonight on Radio 4, 27/04/2020 KINGSTON Council has long had a reputation amongst residents for being a soft-touch on development, with controversial high-rise schemes including Tolworth Tower, The Old Post Office, Eden Walk and New Malden’s Multi-Storey Car Park being approved in recent years. Residents have long complained at successive Development Control Committee meetings of how they feel the Council is acting on behalf of developers, rather than residents - a claim