by Rob McGibbon | Apr 2, 2025 | Council, News
A new pilot scheme across the Royal borough has been fuelling a positive environmental bounce – running diesel-guzzling bin lorries on vegetable oil. Forty-four refuse trucks – out of the full fleet of 80 – have been part of a successful trial that...
by Rob McGibbon | Apr 1, 2025 | Council, News
Parking tickets will go up across the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea from £65 to £80 from 7th April. If you do not pay within two weeks, you miss out on the “discount” and will have to pay £160. Mayor Sadiq Khan is responsible for the rise, which...
by Rob McGibbon | Apr 1, 2025 | News, Planning
The vast residential development at Chelsea Barracks – which has been in the building mix since 2007 – has suddenly announced a dramatic change in its ‘Masterplan’. Blaming a change in the residential market conditions and “demand for...
by Rob McGibbon | Mar 31, 2025 | Culture, News, Reviewz
The Design Museum has made a splash by opening an exhibition dedicated to swimming – with a rare swimsuit worn by beach legend Pamela Anderson during her spell making waves in the 1990s TV series Baywatch. Spotlit and suspended by wires in a cabinet with...
by Rob McGibbon | Mar 28, 2025 | Council, News
The winners of this year’s Mayor’s Awards were announced at a ceremony at the Town Hall, Kensington, last night (Thursday, 27th March). Kensington and Chelsea Mayor, Councillor Will Lane, proudly handed out certificates to 15 worthy winners, who have all...
