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Friday 14 May 2021

New figures reveal that the pandemic saw Kingston unemployment almost tripled last year.

The number of local people claiming unemployment benefits rose to 6,090 in the year to November with less than one job for every three jobseekers.

The Economic Recovery Task Force has now paid out almost £49 million pounds in support grants to nearly 9,000 Kingston businesses, with an additional £1.6m going to more than 350 local firms.