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Opening credits to finally roll on new flagship Curzon cinema for the King’s Road
After eight long years in the dark, the Curzon is coming back to the King’s Road - with grand plans to be a 21st century creative venue, as well as a state of the art cinema. The new venue - to be known simply as Curzon Chelsea - will be inside the redeveloped The Gaumont building and is scheduled to open as early as October. The original cinema, which had been in place since 1983, closed in 2018. Since then, the £235m redevelopment by Cadogan...
“I’m really thrilled and excited. We knocked it out of the park” – Leader Elizabeth Campbell as unbreakable blue wall remains solid
Jubilant Tories were celebrating victory today after comfortably tightening their grip on power in a landmark RBKC election. After rises in Council Tax and the controversial premium on second homes, the man or woman on the King’s Road omnibus might have expected the Conservatives to face serious political headwinds. Not so. As the final declaration came in — and with 34 out of 50 seats safely in the bag — a smiling Conservative leader Cllr...
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A Beacon of light shines for the low income households of the World’s End Estate
A bold new initiative is taking shape on the World’s End Estate that will help more than 250 residents become more...
Brompton Cemetery death – “not suspicious”
A coroner is investigating after a 52-year-old man was found dead inside Brompton Cemetery. Police were called to the...
‘Your Council Comes To You’ – Next Stop Courtfield and Redcliffe Wards
The council is sending a top team from its leadership team, high ranking officers and councillors to Courtfield and...
Election Special: Blue is STILL the colour. Tories romp home
The Tory Party scored a resounding victory in the local elections yesterday to return as the leading power group. The Party secured 34 out of 50...
The grab for power looms, but Who will win and How?
This Thursday — 7th May — voters in Kensington and Chelsea go to the polls in the most finely balanced local elections the Royal Borough has seen in...
EXCLUSIVE: “This is traumatic. I am devastated” – Karl Cronin’s father talks to The Citizen
The father of the man who fell to his death on the King’s Road in mysterious circumstances has told The Citizen: “This is traumatic for me. I am...
Gardeners find “dog toys and food covered in white powered” in Brompton Cemetery
Police have issued an urgent warning after suspected poisoned meat was discovered in two of Kensington and Chelsea’s best known green spaces —...
AI film shows how Rockwell Property’s tower for Battersea Bridge might unfold
The Chelsea Citizen partnered with the Friends of Battersea Riverside - our campaigning compatriots across the water - to create a short film to...
Two major victories for campaigners at the Council’s Planning Applications committee
Applause and cheers rang out across Kensington Town Hall last night as residents welcomed two planning decisions — both the subject of sustained...
Workers demand Council does not scrap its £1,800 FREE travel perk
Furious council workers erupted in protest outside Kensington Town Hall yesterday after bosses slashed a long-standing travel perk — leaving many...
Supergroup campaigners Jagger, Campbell, Wade and Powell draw big crowd for anti slots arcade demo’
Human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger has issued a rallying cry to town hall chiefs — urging them to “fight all the way” to block a giant slot...
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A Beacon of light shines for the low income households of the World’s End Estate
A bold new initiative is taking shape on the World’s End Estate that will help more than 250 residents become more...
Brompton Cemetery death – “not suspicious”
A coroner is investigating after a 52-year-old man was found dead inside Brompton Cemetery. Police were called to the...
‘Your Council Comes To You’ – Next Stop Courtfield and Redcliffe Wards
The council is sending a top team from its leadership team, high ranking officers and councillors to Courtfield and...