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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 lease runs out in 16 months. Facing a packed — and at times heated— public meeting, CEO David...
Sir Simon Jenkins: ‘The sadness about Chelsea now is depopulation. It’s a place that is half empty most of the time’
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. He is a columnist for the Guardian and has written numerous bestselling history books, including A Short History of England, A Short History of Europe and Britain’s 100 Best...
Brave Mayor’s Fundraising Efforts Soar
The Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea has taken his duties to new heights - by plunging 17 floors down from the roof of The Royal London Hospital to support the London Air Ambulance Charity. Fearless Cllr Tom Bennett took on the abseiling challenge at the home of the charity in Whitechapel, East London, with his wife, Mayoress Beatrice Bennett, and six other Council members. The Mayor and his group were aiming to raise £10,000 from the daredevil...
Creature Comforts Eases Into Chelsea
Creature Comforts, the colourful veterinary clinics that re-define the world of animal healthcare, is marking its arrival in Chelsea with a special Citizen reader offer. Noted for its ultra-modern lilac and purple branding - the most "soothing" colours for pets - the clinic recently opened on the Fulham Road. As a welcoming gift, pet owning readers of The Citizen qualify for a month's free membership by following this link and quoting TCC25. Dr...
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...
MP BEN COLEMAN QUITS….AS COUNCILLOR
The Labour MP for Chelsea and Fulham has resigned as a councillor of Lillie ward in Hammersmith and Fulham after ten years of service to concentrate...
The Citizen’s campaign to stop the “monstrous” Battersea tower reaches crucial juncture
A date for the planning meeting at which Wandsworth Council will decide on plans to build a 28 storey tower by Battersea Bridge has been set. The...
Government lobbied to press for extradition of Rashid Ali from Pakistan
The Citizen is lobbying the Home Office to fight for the extradition of Rashid Ali, the driver who ran over and killed Jack Ryan on Battersea Bridge...
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