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Full Council Meeting – The Citizen takes poll (sic) position
The Chelsea Citizen grabbed a front-row perch on the press bench at last night’s Full Council meeting — here's what unfolded... The session kicked off with an emotional plea over the plight of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank as four residents demanded the Royal...
‘We’re coming for Chelsea’: Reform Party launches recruitment drive for May election fight
Reform UK stormed into Chelsea last night (18th November) with a rally aimed squarely at recruiting councillors to break the Conservatives’ decades-long grip on the Royal Borough. Around 120 locals packed St Luke's Hall where party activists vowed to deliver a...
Creature Comforts Eases Into Chelsea
Creature Comforts, the colourful veterinary clinics that re-define the world of animal healthcare, is marking its arrival in Chelsea with a special Citizen reader offer. Noted for its ultra-modern lilac and purple branding - the most "soothing" colours for pets - the...
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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 go? The courageous officer was killed in August 1975 while trying to defuse an IRA bomb placed in the doorway of the shoe shop in Kensington Church Street. He was later awarded the George Cross — the...
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 broad daylight yesterday. The attack on the Rolex shop happened at 10.53am on Tuesday 20th January. Part of the raid was captured on phone video, which showed two members of the public attempting to...
Hunt for man after sex assault on woman at Sloane Square Tube
Police are hunting for a man after a woman was sexually assaulted at Sloane Square Underground station in broad daylight. The attack happened just before 2pm on Sunday 4 January, as the woman and the suspect passed one another on a stairway inside the station. Detectives say the man sexually assaulted the victim in the moment they crossed paths,...
RBKC warns of difficult times ahead in light of Gov’s £108m cash cut
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 Council Leader Cllr. Elizabeth Campbell warned that central government’s so-called...
Chelsea legend John Terry’s amazing memorabilia going going under the hammer
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 Terry’s Premier League winner’s medal from 2004-05, the season he captained Chelsea to their...
BREAKING: RBKC Leader Elizabeth Campbell warns of impact from £108m Gov funding cut
RBKC leader Cllr Elizabeth Campbell has today sent out an urgent letter to all chairs of Residents Associations across the borough with a stark warning about the council's gloomy finances. Following a Funding Reform review by central government, RBKC will receive £108m LESS from Treasury coffers. She has warned that, as a direct consequence of...
Brazen nighttime robbery at Lots Road house by three men
Police are hunting for three men who committed a shocking and brazen robbery on a home in Lots Road. The three men, all aged between their late teens and early 20s, knocked on a door at 8:30pm on 4th January and barged in the moment the unsuspecting house owner opened the door. The gang, who are all described as black with London accents, then...
Have your say on proposed changes to Stratford Road, Kensington
RBKC council has launched a proposal to improve Stratford Road in Kensington, including making a stretch of the road one-way. The initiative is part of the council’s 'Amazing Spaces' streetscape improvement programme, which aims to create more attractive and welcoming public places. Under the plan, Stratford Road, which is known as a quaint...
Blues bet big on “novice” Liam Rosenior to replace Maresca
Chelsea FC have rolled the dice — and gone all in on Liam Rosenior. The Blues have confirmed the surprise appointment of the 41-year-old as their new head coach on a monster six-and-a-half-year deal, tying him to Stamford Bridge until 2032. Englishman Rosenior jetted in to London to seal the move from RC Strasbourg Alsace, Chelsea's sister club....
Chelsea fans group to protest against club owners over Enzo Maresca debacle
Angry Chelsea supporters are planning a protest against the club’s ownership following the abrupt departure of head coach Enzo Maresca. The demonstration is scheduled to take place at Stamford Bridge ahead of the Premier League match against Brentford on Saturday, 17th January. Maresca, 45, left the club in acrimonious circumstances after a...