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Rules waived on registering births 0
- News
- 27th March 2020
Parents won’t be penalised if they haven’t registered the birth of their child within 42 days. Kingston Council is waiving the rules during the coronavirus crisis. “Birth registration appointments and Notice of Marriage appointments have been cancelled,” said a spokesman for Kingston Register Office. “Please be assured that parents will not be penalised in these
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Guildhall coup! Leader ousted 4
- News
- 26th March 2020
There’s been a coup at the Guildhall. As the prime minister was ordering the coronavirus lockdown of the nation, Liz Green was being unseated as Kingston Council leader. A councillor for 18 years and local Liberal Democrat leader for seven, Cllr Green was challenged, and narrowly defeated, by former ITN reporter Caroline Kerr, who became
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Playgrounds close in social distancing clampdown 0
- News
- 26th March 2020
Playgrounds in Surbiton, normally full of boisterous and excited children, have fallen silent after Kingston council’s decision to close them all on Monday. “Following the government’s announcement on social distancing and the need to stay indoors, we have decided to close children’s playgrounds in parks and housing estates,” said a Kingston Council spokesperson who added
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Sam calls time on Operation Cobra 0
- Food, News
- 25th March 2020
Operation Cobra has ceased. The takeaway and delivery service launched five days ago by Surbiton restaurateur Sam Berry to feed stay-at-home customers during the coronavirus crisis came to an end yesterday following the PM’s address to the nation on Monday night. “We have made the difficult decision to close down our three beloved restaurants until
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Mel’s unveiled as new star 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 24th March 2020
A rare and welcome glimmer of good news on the sporting front… Chelsea Women have pressed ahead and announced a new marquee signing, even though she won’t kick a ball in anger until August at the earliest. With the remaining months of the Women’s Super League set to be abandoned to coronavirus, the Blues have
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You can invest in coffee shop’s future 0
- Food, News
- 23rd March 2020
Coffee on the Corner, the dog, cyclist, and family-friendly coffee house, has temporarily shut up shop because of the coronavirus crisis. But you can invest in its future by buying coffee vouchers valid for 12 months after the shop reopens. Coffee OTC, opened in July last year at the corner of Beaconsfield Road and King
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