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Kingston Youth Jobless Claims Highest Since 2021
580 Kingston claimants were aged 16 to 24 in September, up 65 in a year and the most since 2021, while the borough total held at 3,695. Ward figures inside.
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Kingston Hygiene Ratings: Eatnua Rated 0, Kang Nam Up to 3
Eatnua on Riverside Walk is the borough's newest zero food hygiene rating; Kang Nam in New Malden is up from 0 to 3. All 26 September ratings so far are 4 or 5.
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Kingston Over-50s Jobless Claims Highest Since Early 2022
980 Kingston claimants were aged 50 or over in August, the most since February 2022, while the borough total fell 80 in a year to 3,675. Figures ward by ward.
Food hygiene
New Malden Food Hygiene: 4 of Borough's 5 Zero Ratings
Four of the Kingston borough's five zero food hygiene ratings are in New Malden, where one restaurant or takeaway in ten is rated below 3. Read 5 September.
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Kingston Jobless Claims Down 85 in a Year, Under-25s Up
Kingston had 3,720 claimants in June, 85 fewer than a year ago, but under-25 claims rose to 555. Norbiton is on 5.0 per cent, Tudor on 2.0. Ward by ward.