This week we caught up with the team behind relative newbie to the Kingston Riverside, Eco Pizza. We talk origins, bold decisions and hear all about how Eco want to be a part of a vibrant, buzzing Kingston community. Dive into the delicious world of Eco Pizza. Opening a second... read more →
Apr
07
Apr
07
As part of our commitment to attractive streets and spaces, we have arranged a large-scale deep clean of the town in areas outlined below from Sunday 10th - Thursday 21st April. These works will take place at night to avoid disruption. If you do have any specific concerns, please contact... read more →
Mar
15
Creating a vibrant and welcoming town centre is very important to its success, and it’s a key part of our commitment to our businesses. One of the ways we are supporting this aim is through our Social Spaces project. The project has been organised by Kingston First in partnership with... read more →
Mar
10
Kingston upon Thames has been ranked 4th nationally (and 2nd in Greater London) in Harper Dennis Hobbs Vitality Ranking 2022, which measures the health of 1000 retail centres, taking in to account things like vacancy rates, resident's movements and suitability to local consumer demands. Having soared up from 20th place... read more →
Mar
08
Over the last few months the Kingston First team (working alongside our creative agency partner Small Back Room have been preparing our new consumer brand and website for Kingston upon Thames. The final product, due to launch very soon this Spring, is the creative culmination of lots of insight gained... read more →
Mar
07
For the latest in our member spotlight series, we caught up with the Lush team who have been a feature on the Ancient Market Place for over 20 years. We find out what sits at the heart of the business and their exciting plans for 2022. Lush Kingston is located... read more →
Feb
23
As part of our ongoing work to ensure accuracy in data provision, as well as value for money, Kingston First has partnered with Place Informatics to replace Springboard and provide footfall and visitor behaviour insights in Kingston Town Centre from March 2022. We have also partnered with Mastercard to provide... read more →
Feb
23
This week the government has set out its 'Living with Covid' plan, which will see an end to all Covid restrictions in England, the most significant now being the scrapping of the legal requirement to self isolate after testing positive. However, the government has said that guidance for this will... read more →
Feb
08
For the latest in our member spotlight series, we hear from Fletcher Crane Architects whose chic, modern practice sits proudly at the top of Union Street. We hear all about how they ended up in the heart of Kingston, their approach to their unique work and their excitement about being... read more →
Jan
11
For this latest edition (and first of 2022), we hear from Dr Asha Parmar from Kingston Dental Clinic where she tells us all about how they got started, how they dealt with the pandemic and multiple lockdowns as well as how the Kingston business community rallied together in a time... read more →