KINGSTON Council has been caught giving almost £17,000 in ‘emergency response’ Coronavirus grants to care homes that haven’t been registered with the CQC for over eight years… and are almost 100 miles away. At the height of the pandemic, Kingston… Continue reading
Coombe Monthly was placed on hiatus over three years ago, in January 2017. Since then, much has changed. Local press in Kingston has declined more than I would ever have considered possible at the start of 2017; Kingston needs a voice to share the… Continue reading
Our Democracy and Chinese Affairs reporter LADY DAVENTRY investigates after hearing complaints that Councillor Jaesung Ha hasn’t been representing New Malden at the Council… Councillor Jaesung Ha was elected to represent New Malden in May 2018, the first Korean in… Continue reading
Marie Rosenthal is to leave her role as Monitoring Officer at the end of August after a grand total of 129 days in the role. The role of the Monitoring Officer is to ensure the Council is following due process and… Continue reading
Kingston Lib Dems are in chaos after refusing to back down on controversial changes to parking permits in the borough, instead announcing an amended scheme which has been blasted by residents as ‘hap-dash and ill-thought-out’. The proposals would have resulted in a… Continue reading
KINGSTON Council have refused to deny that the newly-appointed ‘interim interim CEO’, Gill Steward, who is on a six-week contract with Kingston Council, lied about her qualifications when applying for the role. Gill Steward, who until recently was Chief Executive… Continue reading
A Surbiton councillor has criticised a ‘lack of core liberal values’ as she announces her resignation from the Liberal Democrat group. Sharron Sumner, who represents the Alexandra ward, covering parts of the Berrylands and Tolworth, said she is leaving the group… Continue reading
