by Rob McGibbon | Oct 9, 2025 | Culture, News
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...
by Rob McGibbon | Sep 24, 2025 | Culture, Interviews
Distinguished journalist and broadcaster John Simpson CBE has a lasting love for Chelsea. He lived in the area for many years, until some uncertainty about his career at the BBC forced him to move. He returns this week for an Author’s Talk as part of the Chelsea Book...
by Rob McGibbon | Sep 23, 2025 | Culture, Interviews, News
Sir Simon Jenkins, 82, is an author, journalist and broadcaster, whose stellar career has spanned more than 60 years. He was Editor of the Evening Standard from 1976-78. After seven years as political editor of the Economist, he was Editor of The Times from 1990-92....
by Rob McGibbon | Aug 28, 2025 | Culture, News
The Chelsea History Festival – now in its seventh year – has revealed its full line-up for 2025, promising a five-day celebration of stories, people, and ideas that have shaped Britain and the wider world. Taking place from 24th-28th September, 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 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...
