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Solved: Riddle of the King’s Road scaffolding that never comes down
The mystery of the never-ending presence of scaffolding on a prominent block of flats on the King’s Road can finally be explained - thanks to The Citizen. For more than four years, local people have noticed and questioned why a newly built residential block called Kingsgate House - known for its...
Slight Surprise: Kensington Man Falls Over
World Exclusive Photos - UNCENSORED VERY late Breaking News: A Kensington man fell over, The Citizen can be the last to reveal. The 60-year-old stumbler - who has publicly fat-shamed himself repeatedly for “carrying excess timber” - tripped on a small step and landed like the proverbial “sack of spuds”. The unremarkable incident (280,000 people fall each year - 767 per day - and need hospital treatment in...
South Ken Tube re-development – the latest
Transport bosses have waved through a major makeover of one of London’s most famous Tube stations — but angry locals say the plans will only pile...
Bite into the Big Apple for unforgettable memories – but you may have to hold your nose to visit Trump’s America
New York is an intense and exhausting helter-skelter ride for even the hardiest of travellers. You may even feel the need to hold your nose at the...
The Roof Gardens dampens fire damage and gets ready to rock again
Less than 24 hours after flames tore through the legendary Kensington Roof Gardens, the club’s bosses have vowed it will reopen this week. A...
Blaze rips through The Roof Gardens club on High Street Kensington
One of London’s most exclusive private members’ clubs and celebrity haunts was dramatically evacuated in the early hours after a major fire tore...
‘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 Redcliffe wards next week to...
Mystery of hero’s missing bravery plaque solved by The Citizen
For months, baffled Kensington residents have been asking the same question: Where did the bravery plaque for bomb-disposal hero Captain Roger Goad...
Morning machete raid on Knightsbridge Rolex store
A masked gang on mopeds wielding weapons - including a machete - robbed a luxury jewellery shop on the ground floor level of One Knightsbridge in...
The Last Bantam: A play about patriotism, prejudice, betrayal – and HEIGHT
The Last Bantam is a one-hour, one-man play that reveals the incredible and forgotten story of the ‘Bantam’ soldiers - 30,000 men between 5ft-5ft 3”...
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‘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...
Report claims property slump has hit flat values hard in Chelsea & Kensington
London’s flat market is in meltdown — and nowhere is the pain being felt sharper than in Chelsea and Kensington....