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£50 for 15,000 low income residents – RBKC signs off budget with £750,000 cash handout
The leaders of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council have waved through its budget for 2025-2026. Following a full council meeting on 5th March, the budget was signed off. Council tax will go up by four per cent - one of the lowest increases in London....
Lord Cashman speaks up in support of the Chelsea houseboat owners
Lord Cashman made a spirited defence of the Chelsea houseboat owners in a speech in the House of Lords on the evening of 4th February. Baron Cashman of Limehouse, for it is he, spoke up during a debate about the Renters' Rights Bill. He revealed that his...
MP BEN COLEMAN QUITS….AS COUNCILLOR
The Labour MP for Chelsea and Fulham has resigned as a councillor of Lillie ward in Hammersmith and Fulham after ten years of service to concentrate on his MP work. Mr Coleman talks to The Citizen about his landmarks achievements at H&F Council...
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Legendary Maggie Jones’s restaurant rises from the ashes
Two long years after a devastating fire, one of the Royal borough’s most beloved restaurants is preparing to welcome diners once again. Tucked away in a little cul-de-sac off Kensington Church Street, Maggie Jones’s - named after its most famous patron, Princess Margaret - was always a place where time stood still, as evidenced by the creak of...
New Renters Act does not protect houseboat owners from eviction
The new Renters' Rights Act has received widespread news coverage since it received Royal Ascent. It has also been praised for the extra protection it gives to residents who rent their homes from unpredictable landlords. However, the new Act neglects to offer protection to houseboat owners. The Chelsea Society tried to get the Government to add...
Face of the World’s End Estate murderer – Joshua Monroe
A man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years after stabbing Omarkafi Sahal on the World’s End Estate last year. Joshua Monroe, 20, of Tadema Road, Chelsea, was sentenced on 28 October at Isleworth Crown Court. He was convicted of murder on 7 August, after pleading guilty to having an offensive weapon in a public place. Monroe...
Residents escalate fight to FINALLY deal with “neighbour from hell”
The fight to tackle a former RBKC councillor who has been the "neighbour from hell" for the past 16 years is being escalated. Residents in a Chelsea street are so "exasperated" by the inaction of the council that they have launched a petition and have called upon The Chelsea Citizen to shine a spotlight on their plight. So far, 46 people from 38...
Council’s £5m ‘ghost house’ is still empty after EIGHT YEARS
RBKC council has spent more than £5m on a house to provide urgent accommodation for council tenants that is still empty after EIGHT YEARS, an investigation by The Citizen can reveal. Despite back-to-the-brickwork renovations that have cost £850,000, the four-storey Victorian terraced house in a popular part of Chelsea still shows no signs of...
Lord Archer weighs in to sell out Royal Marsden event
Author Jeffrey Archer has thrown the book at rallying the local troops to help sell out a gala night in support The Royal Marsden Hospital. Lord Archer (of Weston-super-Mare) will take to the stage at Cadogan Hall next Monday (20th October) to give a reading at a special event to mark the 90th anniversary of the the Friends of the Royal Marsden...
Legend Salomon Kalou: ‘I can’t wait to play at The Bridge again. It is the place I love’
Former Chelsea star winger Salomon Kalou has revealed how deeply he misses the life of a professional footballer and how he can't wait to relive his dream to play at Stamford Bridge again. Kalou, who won the Champions League and the Double during six stand-out years at Chelsea, returns to The Bridge this weekend to play in the Chelsea Legends...
John Simpson: ‘Chelsea priest helped me through trauma of Iraq bombing’
Veteran news broadcaster John Simpson has spoken for the first time of the moment he sought solace from a Chelsea vicar as he struggled with the psychology fallout from a devastating bomb attack in Iraq. Simpson was covering the Iraq war in 2003 when he and his TV crew of four people were caught up in a "friendly fire" attack by the US air force....
Four new pedestrian crossings for King’s Road problem junction
Four pedestrian crossings are set to be installed by the Council at a notoriously dangerous junction on the King’s Road. The junction at the King’s Road and Beaufort Street has long been a safety concern for walkers. There were 25 casualties from collisions between 2020 and 2024, seven of which resulted in serious injuries. In response to this...
Mucci’s licensing application for cafe expansion stirs up objection
A licensing application made by Mucci's restaurant for a new pizza takeaway shop and bar is drawing widespread opposition from residents. Mucci's, which is situated on the King's Road near World's End, is planning an expansion by opening Mucci's Cafe opposite its flagship eatery. A licensing application outlines plans to sell alcohol from 11am to...