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Chantal Coady Interview: “I am sad the Rococo shop has closed. It was part of my heart and soul”
The Closed sign on iconic shop front on the King’s Road has sadly gone up for the last time. Rococo Chocolates has finally melted away and gone dark. Rococo has been a much-loved feature of the Chelsea scene for the past 43 years, attracting royalty and A-listers thought its doors, as well as legions of loyal locals. The end for a business that changed the shape of luxury chocolate has been far from sweet. In recent years, Rococo had been...
Public Inquiry Day 7: Curtain falls on the public inquiry into the Battle of Battersea Bridge
Seven days. One towering row. The planning inquiry that swung from dry technical detail to full-blown courtroom theatre finally reached its climax yesterday. At precisely 1pm, Planning Inspector Joanna Gilbert — cool, yet affable and quick to smile, bespectacled and inscrutable — took her seat on the raised dais, scribbled a few final notes and readied to bring down the curtain on one of London’s most bitter planning battles. Inside Wandsworth...
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Breaking News: Developer Rockwell APPEALS against planning refusal for its “toxic” Battersea Bridge tower
News has just emerged that Rockwell Property lodged an appeal yesterday to the Housing Minister against the decision by Wandsworth Council to refuse...
Charity shopping goes “Premium” as Shelter launches new boutique in Kensington
A new Boutique by Shelter is opening in High Street Kensington on December 4. Unlike your regular charity shop, the boutique will bring vintage...
RBKC Forced Into Emergency Shutdown After Hack Attack
Kensington and Chelsea has been plunged into digital chaos after a major cyberattack forced the Royal Borough into emergency mode — with staff...
RBKC braces for severe chill of Gov financial cuts and asks for feedback from residents
The Royal Borough may be among Britain’s richest, but the Council is staring down a massive £82 million funding shortfall and families have been...
The Hari Hotel arts prize – the results are in
Belgravia’s five-star hotspot The Hari was the place to be last week as the art glitterati packed into the luxury hotel for the 2025 Hari Art Prize...
Dreaded traffic cameras start to roll on Chelsea’s yellow boxes. “Is this to improve traffic flow – or cash flow?”
New CCTV cameras have been installed at five busy intersections across Kensington and Chelsea — including two on the King’s Road — as the council...
The Royal Hospital seeks cure for its Peabody problem
The boss of Chelsea's world famous Royal Hospital has assured anxious social housing tenants they won't be kicked out of their homes when a crucial...
‘We’re coming for Chelsea’: Reform Party launches recruitment drive for May election fight
Reform UK stormed into Chelsea last night (18th November) with a rally aimed squarely at recruiting councillors to break the Conservatives’...
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