Apr 22
Apr 22

Tell us the impact of the Covid-19 Crisis on your organisation

We’re sharing two surveys with our members to complete this week to find out how Covid-19 is impacting your business. This will help us to continue to lobby and feed directly into local and national decision making during the crisis. The first is a joint survey between Kingston Council, Kingston... read more →
  • April 22, 2020
Apr 20
Apr 17

Lockdown and Job Retention Scheme extensions and more new guidance

Click here to download a PDF of our latest weekly Keeping You Informed newsletter, or read it below. We’ve detailed a summary of updates this week, including yesterday’s confirmation from Government that the lockdown and social distancing restrictions will be in place for ‘at least three weeks’. There has... read more →
  • April 17, 2020
Apr 16

A message from Councillor Caroline Kerr, Leader of Kingston Council

Before the Easter weekend, Caroline Kerr, Leader of Kingston Council, sent a message to Kingston businesses as part of our new Voices for Kingston series. Council staff have been working hard to process applications for business grants. Over £15.3m of grants have now been paid to businesses that are eligible... read more →
  • April 16, 2020
Apr 07

Businesses in Kingston upon Thames lift community spirit

Businesses across Kingston upon Thames are providing food delivery services, virtual experiences and online tutorials to support Londoners during the Covid-19 pandemic. To highlight this important effort, we put together a press release showcasing some of the many stories of resilience in the town centre. Thanks to the Surrey Comet... read more →
  • April 7, 2020
Apr 03

Kingston First Covid-19 (Coronavirus) news bulletin

Chancellor announces overhaul to £30 billion Coronavirus Business Loans and other updates We have detailed a summary of updates announced this week, including on the Chancellor’s announcement today of further action he has taken in relation to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).  We have included other updates this week... read more →
  • April 3, 2020
Mar 27
Mar 20

An update on further financial support and social distancing measures

This evening, Friday 20 March, the government have announced further social distancing measures and a further package of financial measures to support businesses and employees during the Coronavirus pandemic. We’re outlining these below. The Chancellor’s full statement on the financial measures announced can be found here. Further guidance is expected... read more →
  • March 20, 2020
Mar 19
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