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Council to launder £700,000 cash from fines to deep clean the streets
Big smile Kensington and Chelsea! Council chiefs have unveiled an enterprising initiative that will see the Royal Borough get an early Spring clean. The Town Hall has revealed a £700,000 street cleaning and waste boost for 2026, vowing to make its pavements “the cleanest in the UK”. And here’s the twist: the £700,000 is not coming from Council Tax. Instead, it will be funded by income from fines that have been collected for littering and...
The Roof Gardens dampens fire damage and gets ready to rock again
Less than 24 hours after flames tore through the legendary Kensington Roof Gardens, the club’s bosses have vowed it will reopen this week. A dramatic late-night inferno sparked a major emergency response as 80 firefighters in 12 engines raced to Kensington High Street, battling the blaze for more than two and a half hours after the alarm was raised at 12.57am on Monday. At one point, witnesses said the fire lit up the night sky above one of...
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Residents prepare to call time on The Phene’s “awful awning” garden roof plan
Residents and The Chelsea Society have joined forces to oppose the planning application from The Phene pub (built in 1853) in Phene Street SW3 to...
URGENT CLADDING ISSUE AT KING’S ROAD BLOCK
The owners of apartment block at 536 King’s Road have been ordered to carry out urgent remedial work after the discovery of dangerous cladding.
RBKC LEADER ORDERS URGENT REVIEW AFTER CHELSEA FORUM “FIASCO”
Furious Councillor Elizabeth Campbell, the leader of the council, has ordered an urgent and thorough review of communication procedures after only...
ICONIC PATRIDGES FOOD STORE LEAVES CHELSEA AFTER 53 YEARS
Independent family-run Partridges has closed its Chelsea shop after 53 years. Its location in Gloucester Road, Kensington, will continue to trade as...
BILLIONAIRE QUITS CHELSEA MANSION TO ESCAPE GOV TAX GRAB
A prominent tycoon has shuttered one of Chelsea's grandest homes and laid off all 17 of his domestic staff to flee Britain following the Labour...
PLAN TO DIVIDE HOUSEBOATS INTO ‘RICH AND POOR’ AREAS ROCKS RESIDENTS
The landlord of Chelsea Reach is seeking permission to divide the community of houseboats into two distinct sections: the east side by Battersea...
MOTHER ESCAPES CAR INFERNO WITH THREE YOUNG CHILDREN
Exclusive: A mother was trapped in a car with her three children as it caught on fire as she drove along Edith Grove. Terrifyingly, the front doors...
CHIM CHIMINEY ROOF TOP MURAL FIGHT GOES TO APPEAL
Earls Court resident Patrick Spens has outraged RBKC planning officers by painting an “illegal” Mary Poppins mural on his rooftop in a conservation...
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