Awards celebrate Kingston’s night-time economy
The ‘overall winner’ on the night was town centre favourite, The Kings Tun, while the Kingston Street Pastors picked up the award for ‘outstanding contribution to the night time economy.’ Woody’s was crowned Kingston’s ‘best independent venue’, Hippodrome won ‘best... Read More →
Small Business Saturday – December 3
Small Business Saturday UK aims, as the name suggests, to promote small businesses. It is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to ‘shop local’ and support small businesses in their communities. The day itself... Read More →
Festive season underway in Kingston
The festive season is well underway in Kingston with the seasonal market open and a bustling schedule of events in the run up to Christmas. Visit Kingston has compiled a list of activities and celebratory events: Eden Walk Letter to... Read More →
Primark opens temporary store
Primark is expected to open a new store in Eden Walk at the end of the month. The company will move into the former BHS store while its existing premises in Eden Street are extended and refurbished. The budget clothes... Read More →
Limited places for next breakfast briefing – book now
Places are limited for the next Kingston breakfast briefing on Friday 25th November 2016 – book now. Entitled ‘The Opportunity for Business and Retail in Kingston’, the event runs from 8am – 12 noon at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Kingston... Read More →
100 new homes on cards for New Malden?
Up to 100 new homes could be built above a gym and shops in New Malden. Pegasus Group is drawing up plans for a 5-10 storey building (no more than 36m high) in Blagdon Road. It would retain the retail... Read More →
Astronaut and chemist open Kingston University’s new science and technology facilities
Giving people of all ages access to cutting-edge science and technology equipment and expertise is one of the most powerful ways of convincing them of its life-changing potential, according to two top British scientists. Dr Helen Sharman and Dame Professor... Read More →
Library investment programme gets underway
Kingston Council is transforming its library service, rolling out a new look and feel across all seven of the borough’s libraries. Libraries in Kingston are bucking the national trend with an increase in visitor numbers, especially from local families with... Read More →
Kingston Breakfast Briefing- 25 November
Make a date in the diary to attend the next Kingston Futures breakfast briefing and networking session takes place on Friday 25 November at Kingston’s newest hotel – the prestigious DoubleTree by Hilton. Key developer British Land will be giving... Read More →
Enterprise Start-Up Fair – 17 November
An Enterprise Start-Up Fair will be taking place in Kingston during Global Entrepreneurship Week, the world’s largest campaign to promote entrepreneurship. The event takes place on Thursday 17 November at Kingston Hill, Business School Atrium, Kingston University, KT2 7LB. It... Read More →
