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Exclusive: Bianca Jagger gambles on helping residents to stop Earl’s Court casino expansion
Activist Bianca Jagger has stepped in to support anxious residents who are trying to fight off the opening of a new slot machine casino in Earl's Court, The Citizen can reveal. Ms Jagger, a resident in the Royal Borough, has weighed in with an excoriating FOUR PAGE objection letter that was sent...
Public Inquiry Day 6: Flood defences drama makes sudden ingress into council chamber
The final full day of the explosive Battersea Tower public inquiry witnessed a dramatic late intervention yesterday from the Government’s Environment Agency — raising fresh fears the controversial high-rise could put flood defences at risk. During Day Six of the inquiry, an urgent email landed in Planning Inspector Joanna Gilbert’s inbox from Government planning adviser Shea Bunyan. The message carried a stark...
Public Inquiry Day 5: Temperatures rise as Rockwell’s KC clashes with council officer
The long-running battle over the controversial Battersea Bridge tower roared back into life this week — with campaigners insisting they are quietly...
Public Inquiry Day 4: “This is the Donald Trump of planning applications…cold-hearted and vain!” Rockwell slammed in stinging statement
Veteran Fleet Street journalist and campaigner Rob McGibbon yesterday launched a blistering broadside against the controversial Battersea Bridge...
Public Inquiry Day 3: Fury as Battersea Society slams Rockwell for “deceitful PR campaign”
Emotions exploded at the Battersea Bridge tower inquiry as a leading residents’ group tore into developers Rockwell — branding their tactics a...
Public Inquiry Day 2: Heated clashes over light, height and the sky high costs for a seat at the table
Residents living close to a proposed 29-storey tower at Battersea Bridge yesterday warned that the development would deprive their homes of vital...
Public Inquiry Day 1: After one battle after another, the last battle over the Battersea Bridge tower begins
The long-awaited public inquiry into Rockwell’s hugely controversial 29-storey tower finally got underway at Wandsworth Town Hall today. Lawyers,...
Sir Mick Jagger: “This tower is wrong on EVERY level”
Rolling Stones legend Sir Mick Jagger and actress Felicity Kendal have come out fighting against Rockwell Property's "toxic tower" for Battersea. On...
Wandsworth Council Chief: ‘Rockwell has behaved arrogantly and has no care for what residents or the council thinks of its tower. It they lose the appeal, they should pay our costs’
Wandsworth Council’s leading planning chief has blasted developers of the controversial tower by Battersea Bridge as ‘arrogant’ and acting with ‘no...
Campaigner and champion “tree hugger” Chris Packham makes landmark planting at the V&A
A brand new tree has put down roots in South Kensington — and it’s a big one for London’s green campaigners. TV wildlife star and proud “tree...
Fears that Roman Abramovich era could STILL hit Chelsea with points deduction
Chelsea FC could yet face an own goal linked to activities during the Roman Abramovich era, according to newly filed company accounts that shed...
Pensioner suffers “life changing injuries” after horror truck accident on Kensington High Street
A man in his 70s has been left with potentially life changing injuries after being struck by a truck on Kensington High Street today. The busy...
Brompton Cemetery death – “not suspicious”
A coroner is investigating after a 52-year-old man was found dead inside Brompton Cemetery. Police were called to the historic graveyard on Fulham...
EXCLUSIVE: Deadwood – mourning the demise of 41 holm oak trees in Brompton Cemetery from lethal bark insect
The great evergreen oaks that have shaded mourners in Brompton Cemetery since the reign of Queen Victoria are being cut down — victims of a...
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Brompton Cemetery death – “not suspicious”
A coroner is investigating after a 52-year-old man was found dead inside Brompton Cemetery. Police were called to the...
‘Your Council Comes To You’ – Next Stop Courtfield and Redcliffe Wards
The council is sending a top team from its leadership team, high ranking officers and councillors to Courtfield and...
Superyacht builder sues Chelsea widow for £400m after sinking
The builder of tragic tycoon Mike Lynch’s ill-fated Bayesian superyacht has launched a £400m legal claim against his...