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Legendary King’s Road nightclub 151 is re-born as The Rex Rooms
One of Chelsea's most famous lost nightspots has finally shaken off its hangover and re-emerged on the King's Road with an exuberant flourish. 151 - the small basement venue, so-called simply because of its street number - has reopened as The Rex...

Charter for Public Participation: Tell RBKC how it can connect better with Chelsea
RBKC Council has announced a 12-week consultation to review and refresh its Charter for Public Participation. Initially introduced in 2019 to rebuild trust between the council and local residents following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the initiative...

TREE FELLA: Red card as “drunk” sports fan tackles two saplings. Do you know him?
A man shouting foul language at the top of his voice was filmed ferociously destroying two saplings. At around 11.25pm last night (13th April), residents heard loud shouting in Burnaby Street from a man - possibly aged in his late 20s - in what...

Chelsea houseboats battle bubbles to the surface in court battle
The long-running and increasingly bitter battle between houseboat owners at Chelsea Reach and the Chelsea Yacht and Boat Company (CYBC) has exploded into the public glare at a court hearing in London. Boat owner Simon Howard, who lives on a 100ft...

Lineker, the colossus of crisp acting, treads the boards at Finborough Theatre
Gary Lineker, the legendary character actor from...

Fastgas Mercedes crashes into double-decker bus on King’s Road
A speeding Mercedes crashed into the side of a...

Creative thinking is at the heart of the first businesses signed up for The Gaumont
Chelsea's prime landlord Cadogan has revealed that the...

VC Day (Victory in Chelsea!) as council offers £500 for VE Day celebrations
RBKC has announced plans to chip in £500 cash to support...

Veg oil is greasing the wheels of RBKC bin lorries
A new pilot scheme across the Royal borough has been...

Parking tickets go up from £65 to £80
Parking tickets will go up across the Royal Borough of...

Chelsea Barracks: Plans for 20 townhouses abandoned for 95 luxury flats
The vast residential development at Chelsea Barracks -...

Pammie’s swimsuit! Design Museum dives in deep to reveal shallow swimming exhibition
The Design Museum has made a splash by opening an...

The RBKC Mayor’s Awards – Full List of Winners
The winners of this year's Mayor's Awards were announced...

Men’s Business, Finborough Theatre: A play of raw emotion that gets under the skin
By Rob McGibbon The Play: Men's Business by Franz Xaver...
Read a letter from The Citizen’s founder and editor Rob McGibbon in which he explains the philosophy for his newspaper and how it will only live with sponsorship, advertising and philanthropic support.
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