• Korean Heritage Project

  By sanakim at 14:07 on 15/08/11

  

  Please tell us your thoughts on a project that Kingston Council is planning, which aims to record and celebrate Korean Heritage in the local area. Hangeul (Korean alphabet), Hanji (traditional Korean paper), Hanbok (traditional Korean clothing), Hanok (traditional Korean houses), Samulnori (traditional percussion quartet) Hansik (Korean food), as well as Korean music. In Korea, these six cultural symbols are collectively referred to...

• Waste collections continue as usual

  By RebWright at 16:05 on 26/04/11

  

  While the country enjoys two consecutive bank holiday weekends, recycling and landfill waste collections are continuing as usual in the Borough. Collections will take place on the normal collection day over the forthcoming Royal Wedding day (29th April) and the May Bank Holiday (2nd May). If you are hosting a street party for the Royal Wedding, please make a special effort to ensure that all waste and recycling is placed in the...

• Council tax telephone scam

  By RebWright at 16:58 on 07/01/11

  

    Kingston Council has been contacted by a number of residents today who have been contacted on the telephone by someone claiming to be ringing from 'The Council Tax department' or from a company saying that the customer can get a rebate on their Council Tax. The caller is also telling residents that their Council tax band has been changed to a lower rate. The caller says that all the resident has to do is provide their...

• Festive Waste Collections

  By RebWright at 14:19 on 19/12/10

  

  Over the festive period, everything from cards to trees can be recycled, so don't stop doing your bit for the environment as recycling and landfill waste collections in the Borough will continue as normal over the Christmas and New Year period. Collection crews will be working on all bank holidays over the festive period, meaning there will be no change to your' normal collection days. The Council has extended its Christmas tree...

• Recycling from home!

  By ScottDsouza at 08:43 on 13/10/10

  

  I think that the home recycling method and approach is a very good thing and long overdue. I find it so much easier to now recycle on a weekly basis and have myself increased my efforts to be more environmentally aware. The site closures are unfortunate for those that still use them and it will present them with an inconvenience but as soon as they switch to the ease of home recycling, I'm sure most will ultimately prefer it. Sometimes...

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