by Rob McGibbon | Aug 2, 2025 | Property, shortz
The sale of the McDonald’s building on the King’s Road looks set to be sealed in the coming weeks. The Citizen has been told that the price has been agreed and all parties are waiting for the paperwork to be finalised before making the deal public. The...
by Rob McGibbon | Jul 19, 2025 | Culture, News
McDonald’s on the King’s Road suddenly closed on 6th July. The restaurant – at the junction with Royal Avenue – is now boarded up and will not be re-opening. The Citizen approached McDonald’s with a series of questions asking for an...
by Rob McGibbon | Jul 18, 2025 | News
Chelsea Physic Garden (CPG) – has announced that it has grown a vital new partnership to help save critically endangered conifers from extinction. The 352-year-old Physic Garden has started collaborating with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh by becoming a...
by Rob McGibbon | Jul 17, 2025 | Culture, News, Property
It has been three years in the making, but a stunning new public artwork has finally been unveiled across the façade The Gaumont building on the King’s Road. Entitled Cascade, the ceramic abstract diptych fills two 609 x 288 cm panels on either side of the 1930s...
by Rob McGibbon | Jul 10, 2025 | News, Planning
The revised new designs for what is known as Phase 5 of the vast Chelsea Barracks development are set to be revealed. Qatari Diar, the global property company behind the development, announced dramatic changes to its Masterplan last April and urgently began consulting...
