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  • June Sampson: By royal appointment

    Thousands of people know the statue of Queen Anne, which has gazed unblinkingly over Kingston Market Place for the past 307 years. But how many of us are familiar with another royal statue that keeps the Market Place under constant surveillance

  • Q&A with Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney

    He has sold 75m books worldwide, and seen his middle school protagonist Greg Heffley immortalised on the silver screen. And next week, Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney comes to Kingston to sign copies of Hard Luck at Waterstone's in the

  • "Normal" people sought for arts project

    Taxi drivers, office cleaners, retired army generals and teenage skateboarders who have never given a second thought to the world of art are wanted for a new project. If you would normally shudder at the thought of visiting a fine art gallery,