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Wandsworth Council Chief: ‘Rockwell has behaved arrogantly and has no care for what residents or the council thinks of its tower. It they lose the appeal, they should pay our costs’
Wandsworth Council’s leading planning chief has blasted developers of the controversial tower by Battersea Bridge as ‘arrogant’ and acting with ‘no care’ for the views of residents, or the council. Councillor Tony Belton, chairman of the Planning...
Hunt for man after sex assault on woman at Sloane Square Tube
Police are hunting for a man after a woman was sexually assaulted at Sloane Square Underground station in broad daylight. The attack happened just before 2pm on Sunday 4 January, as the woman and the suspect passed one another on a stairway inside the station. Detectives say the man sexually assaulted the victim in the moment they crossed paths, before disappearing into the busy station. Now British Transport Police have launched an urgent...
RBKC warns of difficult times ahead in light of Gov’s £108m cash cut
In the Royal Borough's corridors of power, council chiefs have donned their tin hats as they face up to explaining the consequences of a £108 million black hole that will devastate the Borough’s finances. In a letter to residents’ associations this week, Tory Council Leader Cllr. Elizabeth Campbell warned that central government’s so-called 'Fairer Funding' reforms will seriously impair RBKC’s future spending powers. In the past, Cllr Campbell...
Chelsea FC fraudster dodges jail after FOUR YEAR £200,000 ticketing scam
A former high flyer in Chelsea Football Club's finance department has been spared prison after admitting to masterminding a £200,000 ticketing scam. Claire Walsh, 39, pleaded guilty to dishonestly abusing her position while working as an assistant treasury manager at CFC. Walsh - who lives in Elm Park Gardens, a short distance from the club's Stamford Bridge ground - obtained £208,521.65 between June 2019 and October 2023, Isleworth Crown Court...
The Citizen Reviewz – Sloane Place
The Venue: SLOANE PLACE The Citizen Sayz: "My kinda place..." 4 STARz The Location: A short stroll south from Sloane Square at 60 Lower Sloane...
Youth ambassador to RHS quits and blasts Chelsea flower show for being “exclusive”
A gardener from North Kensington who was hired as an ambassador for the Royal Horticultural Society has quit his role and blasted the Chelsea flower...
The “toxic tower” of Battersea Bridge toppled
The controversial scheme to build a 29-storey tower by Battersea Bridge crumbled last night (24th April) after a unanimous vote at Wandsworth...
The Citizen Reviewz Cartier at the V&A
'A dazzling exhibition of bling for billionaires, but it's little more than a glorified department store concession with a heart of stone' ...
‘I was tricked into supporting the Battersea Bridge tower’
A disgruntled Battersea resident has told how he was "tricked" into publicly supporting the controversial Battersea Bridge tower planning scheme....
The Inseparables: Finborough Theatre
'An ambitious and wildly imaginative production that suffers under the weight of debris from the breaking of the fourth wall' THREE...
Legendary King’s Road nightclub 151 is re-born as The Rex Rooms
One of Chelsea's most famous lost nightspots has finally shaken off its hangover and re-emerged on the King's Road with an exuberant flourish. 151 -...
Charter for Public Participation
RBKC Council has announced a 12-week consultation to review and refresh its Charter for Public Participation. Initially introduced in 2019 to...
TREE FELLA: Red card as “drunk” sports fan tackles two saplings
A man shouting foul language at the top of his voice was filmed ferociously destroying two saplings. At around 11.25pm last night (13th April),...
Chelsea houseboats battle bubbles to the surface in court battle
The long-running and increasingly bitter battle between houseboat owners at Chelsea Reach and the Chelsea Yacht and Boat Company (CYBC) has exploded...
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