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“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...
‘Tonight RBKC is finally free of government grants and is truly a Sovereign borough’ – Cllr Kemahli’s budget speech in full
Below is the full speech made by Councillor Cem Kemahli, Royal Hospital ward councillor and RBKC's lead member for Finance, Digital and Efficiency "Mr. Mayor - Thank you... I stand today to present one of the most difficult but most important budgets this council will ever debate. A budget set against the context of a Labour government's vindicative and shambolic “Fair Funding Review” – a review which leaves RBKC and its residents £108m...
Rickety pier to be demolished and replaced for new Lots Road park
Plans to rebuild the pier behind Lots Road Water Pumping Station and to create a new connected riverside walkway have moved a step closer after approval by the Council’s leadership team. The proposals form part of wider ambitions to reopen this stretch of the River Thames to residents and visitors for the first time in more than a century. The council has released some architect's impressions as to what the new jetty might look like. Members...
Solved: Riddle of the King’s Road scaffolding that never comes down
The mystery of the never-ending presence of scaffolding on a prominent block of flats on the King’s Road can finally be explained - thanks to The Citizen. For more than four years, local people have noticed and questioned why a newly built residential block called Kingsgate House - known for its distinctive yellow and green solar shutters on its frontage - has been consistently covered by extensive scaffolding. More often that not, part of the...
New pub on local team sheet prepares to cross the line
The Lost Hours pub, which closed more than a year ago and has been at the mercy of squatters for many months, is to finally re-open - as a pub....
Homes for Ukraine – RBKC and residents fight to help those displaced by war
RBKC and residents are continuing to step up to help Ukrainian people displaced by the devastating war that has been raging for three years....
Fulham’s latest 38-storey “monstrous tower” set to loom over Chelsea
Hammersmith & Fulham Council has waved through the fourth phase of the King's Road Park development in SW6 that will include a 38-storey tower...
Cooper the German Shepherd to star in Finborough Theatre’s new play
The Finborough Theatre has announced some radical casting for a new production - Cooper, the...
Ward Police Sergeant vows: ‘Every victim of crime in Chelsea WILL be contacted”
Chelsea residents have been promised "continuity and accountability" from the Metropolitan Police when it comes to fighting...
Silver trowels and wet cement for topping out of £46m Sloane Street re-build
The Great and the Good of Chelsea (and some of its most esteemed infantry) turned up for the topping out ceremony to celebrate the end of the...
The Phene’s bid for garden roof extension collapses
The Phene pub's hopes of installing a permanent, all-weather structure to encase its historic garden have been dismissed by RBKC. The...
More possessions of the late Baronness Thatcher go under the hammer in Chelsea
A six figure sum was easily gained when further possessions from the estate of the late Baronness Thatcher went under the hammer at Sloane...
Met Police launches dedicated enquiry phone line for Chelsea
The Met has started trialing the 'Chelsea Police Enquiry Line’. It is offering a dedicated telephone number that will be manned from 11am-1pm on...
Lord Cashman speaks up in support of the Chelsea houseboat owners
Lord Cashman made a spirited defence of the Chelsea houseboat owners in a speech in the House of Lords on the evening of 4th February. Baron...
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