by Rob McGibbon | Mar 27, 2025 | News
King Charles has spoken up to champion the vital importance of local journalism. A gala celebration for 400 local journalists from across the country (No! The Chelsea Citizen was not invited. Hmpf) was held at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday (26th March), at which King...
by Rob McGibbon | Mar 27, 2025 | Culture, News
General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, KCB OBE DL, drew a colourful parade of around 300 guests to his talk at The Wren Chapel at Royal Hospital on 26th March. The stellar attendance helped raise more than £10,000 for the Chelsea and Kensington branch of the NSPCC. Organisers...
by Rob McGibbon | Mar 25, 2025 | News, Shopping
Whole Foods Market was swamped with visitors and enthusiasm when it finally opened its doors on King’s Road on Tuesday morning (25th March). The American supermarket chain laid on free coffee and patisseries to super keen shoppers who began queuing from 7.30am...
by Rob McGibbon | Mar 24, 2025 | News, Shopping
Whole Foods Market (for that is, indeed, its full name) will open next Wednesday (25th March 25), marking the American company’s first new location in the UK since 2014. The new 21,800-square-foot store – opposite Royal Avenue at No.120 – will open...
by Rob McGibbon | Mar 20, 2025 | News, Planning
Defiant residents in the block of flats immediately next to the proposed One Battersea Bridge development have unveiled colourful protest posters. Eight impressive tarpaulin wraps have been strapped across the balconies of the five storey building called Thameswalk...
by Rob McGibbon | Mar 20, 2025 | Council, News, Politics
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...
