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Blaze rips through The Roof Gardens club on High Street Kensington

Blaze rips through The Roof Gardens club on High Street Kensington

by John Cookson | Jan 26, 2026 | News

One of London’s most exclusive private members’ clubs and celebrity haunts was dramatically evacuated in the early hours after a major fire tore through its rooftop bar. Kensington Roof Gardens, the legendary High Street Kensington hotspot famed for royalty, rock...
Mystery of hero’s missing bravery plaque solved by The Citizen

Mystery of hero’s missing bravery plaque solved by The Citizen

by John Cookson | Jan 21, 2026 | News

For months, baffled Kensington residents have been asking the same question: Where did the bravery plaque for bomb-disposal hero Captain Roger Goad go? The courageous officer was killed in August 1975 while trying to defuse an IRA bomb placed in the doorway of the...
RBKC warns of difficult times ahead in light of Gov’s £108m cash cut

RBKC warns of difficult times ahead in light of Gov’s £108m cash cut

by John Cookson | Jan 16, 2026 | Council, News

In the Royal Borough’s corridors of power, council chiefs have donned their tin hats as they face up to explaining the consequences of a £108 million black hole that will devastate the Borough’s finances.  In a letter to residents’ associations this week, Tory...
Chelsea legend John Terry’s amazing memorabilia going going under the hammer

Chelsea legend John Terry’s amazing memorabilia going going under the hammer

by John Cookson | Jan 14, 2026 | CFC, News

Chelsea legend John Terry is selling a jaw-dropping stash of memorabilia from his trophy-laden career – with the American tycoon behind the auction telling The Citizen exclusively that the sale could top a staggering $2 million. By far the biggest item is...
Report claims property slump has hit flat values hard in Chelsea & Kensington

Report claims property slump has hit flat values hard in Chelsea & Kensington

by John Cookson | Jan 11, 2026 | Property, shortz

London’s flat market is in meltdown — and nowhere is the pain being felt sharper than in Chelsea and Kensington. Disturbing new figures reveal flat prices in the Royal Borough have plunged by up to 17% in just a year, wiping hundreds of thousands of pounds off homes...
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