The Kingston Echo
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Bits of news from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
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It looks like Ramos restaurant is planning to open in Turks Boatyard - the white wooden building on Kingston riverside between Canbury Gardens and John Lewis (it's been empty since its Slug and Lettuce days 20 years ago)
September 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
It looks like Ramos restaurant is planning to open in Turks Boatyard - the white wooden building on Kingston riverside between Canbury Gardens and John Lewis (it's been empty since its Slug and Lettuce days 20 years ago)
Petersham playground in Richmond Park is set to (finally) reopen on Saturday. Nearly everything in it looks new, and looks like a lot more wood used than the old equipment.
April 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Petersham playground in Richmond Park is set to (finally) reopen on Saturday. Nearly everything in it looks new, and looks like a lot more wood used than the old equipment.
The aftermath of the Kingston bingo hall fire - pics here from Sunday afternoon vs Monday morning. All roads reopened. thekingstonecho.substack.com/p/monday-updat…
March 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The aftermath of the Kingston bingo hall fire - pics here from Sunday afternoon vs Monday morning. All roads reopened. thekingstonecho.substack.com/p/monday-updat…
The fire at Kingston's historic derelict bingo hall is now under control, London Fire Brigade says. More pics and a potted history of the building here: thekingstonecho.substack.com/p/fire-at-ki...
March 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The fire at Kingston's historic derelict bingo hall is now under control, London Fire Brigade says. More pics and a potted history of the building here: thekingstonecho.substack.com/p/fire-at-ki...
According to Transport for London the roadworks are listed to end on Sunday. 🤞
February 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
According to Transport for London the roadworks are listed to end on Sunday. 🤞
Bus services in Kingston still being hammered by the lane closures on the one way system. No progress update from council, so not sure if there's been much any creative thinking to mitigate the problem (for example traffic wardens directing traffic &/or temporarily making Birkenhead Avenue one way)?
February 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Bus services in Kingston still being hammered by the lane closures on the one way system. No progress update from council, so not sure if there's been much any creative thinking to mitigate the problem (for example traffic wardens directing traffic &/or temporarily making Birkenhead Avenue one way)?
No updates on Kingston Council's website for more than 48 hours...
www.kingston.gov.uk/roadworks-ma...
www.kingston.gov.uk/roadworks-ma...
February 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
No updates on Kingston Council's website for more than 48 hours...
www.kingston.gov.uk/roadworks-ma...
www.kingston.gov.uk/roadworks-ma...
The Thames at Teddington lock.
February 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The Thames at Teddington lock.
Sainsbury's is looking to open at Kingston station, which means it'll be going head to head with the busy little Tesco just across the road.
February 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Sainsbury's is looking to open at Kingston station, which means it'll be going head to head with the busy little Tesco just across the road.
Kingston Hospital plans for expansion of 'virtual wards' where you're admitted to hospital, without being in hospital. Full story: open.substack.com/pub/thekingsto…
February 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Kingston Hospital plans for expansion of 'virtual wards' where you're admitted to hospital, without being in hospital. Full story: open.substack.com/pub/thekingsto…
Park Road in North Kingston has been taped off by police and is completely closed between Kings Road and New Road (incl pedestrians and cyclists). New Road also taped off.
January 30, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Park Road in North Kingston has been taped off by police and is completely closed between Kings Road and New Road (incl pedestrians and cyclists). New Road also taped off.
That part of the A3 is not having a lot of luck with utilities at the moment.
January 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
That part of the A3 is not having a lot of luck with utilities at the moment.
Travel news in Kingston: A section of Coombe Lane West has been closed 👇
January 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Travel news in Kingston: A section of Coombe Lane West has been closed 👇
The new Unilever development in Kingston is looking pretty close to finished. Still no sign of any work on the redevelopment of Eden Walk across the road (hopefully that's worked out well for those who took on 'short term' leases back in the mid twenty tens)
January 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The new Unilever development in Kingston is looking pretty close to finished. Still no sign of any work on the redevelopment of Eden Walk across the road (hopefully that's worked out well for those who took on 'short term' leases back in the mid twenty tens)
The contractors came prepared to close a cycle lane... but didn't realise that it was North Kingston, so they'd struggle to find a cycle lane that could be closed.
December 23, 2024 at 8:26 PM
The contractors came prepared to close a cycle lane... but didn't realise that it was North Kingston, so they'd struggle to find a cycle lane that could be closed.
The 2024 primary school SATS tables have been released today by the Department for Education. Another good set for Kingston's primaries - www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/schools-by-t...
December 13, 2024 at 12:50 PM
The 2024 primary school SATS tables have been released today by the Department for Education. Another good set for Kingston's primaries - www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/schools-by-t...
An interesting looking new shop - vintage, antiques and curiosities - has opened on Kingston's Park Road.
December 5, 2024 at 8:57 AM
An interesting looking new shop - vintage, antiques and curiosities - has opened on Kingston's Park Road.
Schools thread: It looks like Kingston council has belatedly accepted that the numbers of pupils in primary schools is not going to be rocketing up. And instead has been going down, sharply. (See below for how out of step with the rest of London's the previous predictions were)
December 1, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Schools thread: It looks like Kingston council has belatedly accepted that the numbers of pupils in primary schools is not going to be rocketing up. And instead has been going down, sharply. (See below for how out of step with the rest of London's the previous predictions were)
This is how it had looked for the last few years (and been judged not to be a priority in terms of road safety)
November 27, 2024 at 9:10 AM
This is how it had looked for the last few years (and been judged not to be a priority in terms of road safety)
Kingston road safety news - the confusing/dangerous old bus lane markings on London Road between the Park Road roundabout and the railway bridge have finally been fixed. Took a few years & probably only done now after ex-cllr @jontolley.bsky.social put highways boss on the spot at a council meeting.
November 27, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Kingston road safety news - the confusing/dangerous old bus lane markings on London Road between the Park Road roundabout and the railway bridge have finally been fixed. Took a few years & probably only done now after ex-cllr @jontolley.bsky.social put highways boss on the spot at a council meeting.
The road closures causing gridlock for buses/cars in Kingston even during the height of August. The Park Road work is scheduled to finish this weekend - the one way system closure outside Tiffin School now seems listed to last until 26 August.
August 14, 2024 at 9:24 PM
The road closures causing gridlock for buses/cars in Kingston even during the height of August. The Park Road work is scheduled to finish this weekend - the one way system closure outside Tiffin School now seems listed to last until 26 August.
Having said that, there's the same overly tall poles on the new zebra crossing in Elm Road (side note - is this the shortest zebra crossing in England?) #kingston #kingstonuponthames #kingstononthames
August 9, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Having said that, there's the same overly tall poles on the new zebra crossing in Elm Road (side note - is this the shortest zebra crossing in England?) #kingston #kingstonuponthames #kingstononthames
Not sure Kingston Council ordered the correct sized poles for the newish zebra crossing in Latchmere Lane...
August 9, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Not sure Kingston Council ordered the correct sized poles for the newish zebra crossing in Latchmere Lane...
All Saints Church in Kingston is more than 900 years old, and still looking good.
May 25, 2024 at 9:35 AM
All Saints Church in Kingston is more than 900 years old, and still looking good.
Can't help feeling that there must have been a safe way for the roundabout at Park Road/Kingston Hill junction in Kingston to have stayed open while work is done in Manorgate Road.
May 25, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Can't help feeling that there must have been a safe way for the roundabout at Park Road/Kingston Hill junction in Kingston to have stayed open while work is done in Manorgate Road.